Board game reviews and previews
Board game reviews and previews
A week or so ago I wrote a blog piece about hype, looking at why games are forgotten so quickly in this hobby. One major reason is that aforementioned hype, and getting swept along on the wave of The Cult of the New. The other though, in my opinion, is the crazy rate of progress and evolution in board games.
Last year I had the pleasure of watching Sherlock In Homes: Murder at the Circus, which was brilliant. The lovely people at Sharp Teeth Theatre invited me back to take part in their new show, Murder on Ice over the weekend, and I was only too glad to attend.
If you listen to podcasts, you may have heard of The Adventure Zone. The McElroy family put together a podcast chronicling their adventures in a Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) campaign called The Bureau of Balance. It was a smash hit that spawned graphic novels and a huge fan following, and now, a game. This game.
One of the best things I've ever done in the past, was to go to a professionally-run murder mystery evening. We went to a big manor house, had dinner and drinks with the cast while the mystery unfolded. I loved that, and I really want to do it again soon. There's one big problem with that however, the biggest baddie we've come up against recently: Covid-19.
Hype surrounds us all in this hobby. yet most recent review covered The Castles of Burgundy, a game that came out ten years ago. While I was playing it and writing about it, I was forced to do something I don't usually, and that was thinking about the age of the game, and whether that had any bearing on whether I should be recommend it.
The Castles of Burgundy was released way back, in 2011. Stefan Feld's most famous game made its way to our shores shortly after, so why am I reviewing it now, ten years later?
It's been a while since I posted anything non-review on here, so this is long overdue. We're decidedly in 2021 now, and I'm at a point where things are going well for Punchboard. So, here's a little about what's been going on with me, and what's coming next.
Way back in 2013, Stonemaier Games published a worker placement game called Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia. Fast-forward six years and they released an expansion called Ignorance is Bliss. Here's what happens when you put them together.
The third, and final, installment in Garphill Games' West Kingdom trilogy is here, picking up the baton from Paladins, and running in a different direction. Rondels and deck-building in the same game? Be still my beating heart!
Here we go, it's my top ten most-enjoyed games for 2020!