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What do you do when you want to learn about a new game? Look for a review? Read one maybe, because you don't have the time for a video? I've got you covered.
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest Review
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest is not only as piratey as a middle-aged man in eyeliner, it's a darn good game too.
My top games of 2022
One of the doctrines of the Grand Order of Games Media (or so I'm told, I'm just an Initiate) is:
Thou shalt release a top ten games of the year, every year, lest you be fed to the Ancient One, Kuh'Nhizhya
The Guild of Merchant Explorers Review
The Guild of Merchant Explorers doesn't just look like a fancy version of Kingdom Builder, it actually plays like one too.
Eleven Review
Eleven surprised me. Eleven has shown me that it is possible to make a good game based around a sport, as long as it doesn't try to directly mimic the sport itself.
Is it okay to enjoy wargames?
Should I enjoy playing wargamess?
Is it morally reprehensible? Does it make me a bad person?
Or is it actually okay?
Obsession Review
Let me guess. You found your way here because you're board-game-curious and heard that Obsession has a Pride and Prejudice / Jane Austen vibe. How am I doing so far?
Cuba Libre Review
If you found your way here as the result of looking for a review of Cuba Libre, there's a good chance the question fuelling your Googling was: "Is this the best COIN game for a newbie to the series?". The short answer is yes.
Shake That City Review
Shake That City is a tile-laying puzzle game with really light rules. The (very tenuous) theme has you choosing a series of tiles to make your own little city on your 5x5 grid boards. "But Adam, how am I - a lowly civil engineer - meant to choose which buildings and infrastructure go into my city?". Don't worry, friend, that's where the cube shaker comes in.
GridCon 3 (2022) Convention Report
GridCon is an annual board game convention held in the South-West of the UK. It just so happens that I a) live a couple of hours down the road from it, and b) am a Patreon supporter of the organiser, Paul Grogan, so there was no way I wasn't going back again this year.