Review
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Ham’s Sandwich Shop Review – The Hero We Deserve
88 Cute, abstract, simple to learn, harder to master, Gigamech Games brings Ham’s Sandwich Shop to the masses. As the board game industry ventures towards the newest, hottest games around, sequels, and well known names, the more that smaller unknown games slip through the cracks. Developed by Little Rocket Games, and art by Graphic 335,…
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Marvel: Age of Heroes Review – Highway To The Danger Room
62 Marvel and X-Men are undoubtedly one of the biggest known names in all of pop culture. When either of them are mentioned or made into some form of game, whether it be a video game, board game, card game etc. etc… fans of those intellectual properties(ip’s) are in for one or two typical outcomes.…
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Riftforce Review Let’s Go Riftwalking
85 At first glance, Riftforce, by 1MoreTimeGames and published by Capstone Games, is a beautiful cacophony of creatures and magic. However, Riftforce is a deeper game that relies on strategy of elemental placement and action selection. In a beautiful and creative world designed by Carlo Bortolini and Miguel Coimbra, the battle for the Rift joins…
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Horizon Zero Dawn Review Focus On The Theme
65 At a glance a video game to a board game is a vast undertaking. Much like tv shows and movie adaptations of video games, many set out with the goal of presenting a video game in another form and capturing an even wider audience. With this goal in mind, there are more failures than…
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Pendulum Review A Timely Occurrence
76 The time has come! Pendulum, by Stonemaier Games is a worker placement game that, unlike many other worker placement games, utilizes a real time component to make the game a unique experience. Designed by Travis Jones, with art by Robert Leask, Pendulum is one of the lesser talked about games produced by Stonemaier games.…
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Bargain Quest Review – Is It a Bargain?
65 With more board games hitting shelves than ever before, there are bound to be hidden gems, overproduced duds, and blockbuster hits. At first glance Bargain Quest plays like a hidden gem, only to be found masquerading as a loveable try-hard. Produced by Renegade Game Studios and designed by Jonathan Ying and Illustrated by Victoria…
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Goryo Review – Cat Vs Samurai
75 My initial experience with Goryõ was at a booth presented by Bridge Distribution and Fulfillment. I was apprehensive at first because being allergic to cats I have developed an apprehension towards them, and the goryõ is represented by a cat! After playing a few rounds, I realized my apprehension was misguided and my perception…
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Rise of Tribes Review – Circle the Wagons!
75 There are a few styles of games that I typically do not enjoy. It is not that these games are bad, but typically I do not gravitate towards entries that make people feel like they are being bullied. I also just do not care for nonsense in board games. What I mean by nonsense…
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Boonlake Review – Settling Land Disputes by Settling the Land
93 Ever wondered what it was like to be the first people to settle an area of land? If so then Boonlake might just be the game for you. Well that and for many more reasons that I will dive into here. What can seemingly be classified as yet another worker placement game stands out…
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Dinosaur World Review – Life Finds a Way
85 Welcome to Dinosaur World, a thematic concoction of dinosaurs, dinosaur themed rides and concessions, as well as other buildings and enclosures. Chances are if you like dinosaurs and you like boardgames you are going to find your way to a slew of different games, one of which is the game Dinosaur World by Brian…
