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Rialto Review 27 Aug 2013 | 04:27 pm

When I learned that Stefan Feld and Tasty Minstrel Games teamed up, I figured that I really should try whatever they came up with.  And thus, I got the privilege of trying out Rialto. In Rialto, play...

Hamsterrolle Review 20 Aug 2013 | 04:47 pm

I would like to thank Jim Flemming for providing the following guest review of Hamsterolle.  Great work, Jim! Hamsterrolle is a dexterity game designed by Jacques Zeimet and published in 2000 by Zoch...

Mars Needs Mechanics Review 13 Aug 2013 | 04:47 pm

A game that I've been able to play in both prototype and now final form is Mars Needs Mechanics (which isn't on Amazon yet). In Mars Needs Mechanics, players purchase goods in the hopes of selling th...

Escape: The Curse of the Temple Review 6 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm

One of my biggest surprises in gaming recently has been Escape: The Curse of the Temple. In Escape (I will probably be too lazy to add "The Curse of the Temple" throughout this post), you are a treas...

Tamsk Review 30 Jul 2013 | 04:34 pm

The last game from the original Gipf project that I've been able to try is Tamsk. (The link is to Board Game Geek, since Tamsk is out of print and not on Amazon. Plus, Tamsk was originally part of t.....

Power Grid: First Sparks Review 23 Jul 2013 | 04:37 pm

A game that I heard very good things about (as well as being named after a game that I love) is Power Grid: First Sparks. First Sparks is the Stone Age themed prequel to Power Grid, and was printed f...

Tooth & Nail: Factions Review 16 Jul 2013 | 05:29 pm

The first game that I've managed to play from the company Smallbox Games is Tooth & Nail: Factions (which Amazon actually doesn't sell). In Tooth and Nail, each player takes on a faction, and they ar...

Keyflower Review 10 Jul 2013 | 12:49 am

Sometimes a game's box doesn't immediately attract your attention, but something else causes you to try it out.  For me, Keyflower was a perfect example of this. In Keyflower, you play a series of fo...

King of Tokyo: Power Up! Mini Review 2 Jul 2013 | 04:02 pm

So, a little while ago I reviewed a great little filler game called King of Tokyo.  But... now there's an expansion - so, of course that means it's time to review King of Tokyo: Power Up! So, first o...

Tumblin Dice Review 25 Jun 2013 | 04:18 pm

Ok, dexterity lovers, it's finally happened - I've tracked down a copy of Tumblin Dice and reviewed it for your reading pleasure. In Tumblin Dice, each player gets four dice and attempts to roll/flic...

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