Games Reviews News Updates

Sometimes yesterday, the popular board game review channel Shut Up & Sit Down dropped a review of Vantage, and while the beginning of the video obviously dripped with sarcasm, the game ultimately didn’t work for the review team over there for a variety of reasons. There wasn’t enough going on… Read more »

We are big fans of smart watches in our home, and after using a number of different watches from a number of different companies, we realized that all are doing about the same stuff, so it is the little things that separates one watch from another. Due to circumstances beyond… Read more »

The Octopath Traveler series has been the leader in the HD-2D style of games since it started. We reviewed the second game in the series (link please) and liked it a lot. And soon a third game, Octopath Traveler 0, will be added. A demo is now available and we… Read more »

Marvelous Europe just gave fans of farming and fantasy RPGs something to celebrate! The publisher announced two free updates for its latest titles — Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma and STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar — plus a special digital sale on Steam and the Nintendo eShop.  If you love… Read more »

When assessing how video games should be packaged for the consumer, I have waivered a lot on what I think should be included and how optional add-ons should be handled. Selfishly, I love well produce board games that include metal coins, and that’s why I often go the deluxe board… Read more »

When Tokaido Duo arrived at the house for review yesterday, I was actually expecting a bit more. When I finally got the box unwrapped and everything punched, I was actually shocked by the lack of pieces in the box. I’m not sitting here claiming this is a bad thing, but… Read more »

The Anno games have always interested me, but for one reason or another I’ve never gotten around to actually playing them. I love civilization building, tycoon style games in the vein of Pharaoh and Cleopatra, Caesar III, and more. In fact, I even played the Anno board game before playing… Read more »

Exploding Kittens has never been a game I particularly enjoyed, and honestly after playing this board game adaptation, I could take it or leave it. My kids, however, absolutely love Exploding Kittens, and all the spinoffs like Exploding Minions. Watching them enjoy Exploding Kittens: The Board Game has been really… Read more »

While I’ve already written at length why Whispers in the Well is one of the best Disney Lorcana releases to date, it’s hard to follow-up the Fabled accessories release. While I think the Illumineers Trove has come back down to earn – so it’s more in line with releases previous… Read more »

I think it was going to be hard for Ravensburger and Disney Lorcana to follow-up on the Fabled release. Despite my desire to not see so many reprinted cards, there was some fantastic artwork, a great franchise in The Goofy Movie added to the mix, and one of the best… Read more »