5 can be an awkward number as many games can only play up to 4, or work best with an even number of players. But 5 is the perfect number for many great games: Colt Express (2014) First off, Colt Express is a great game. It’s a fun, quick (under 1 hour) little romp where …
This post pertains to both upgrading your favorite game components, replacing lost components, and creating your own games. If you or someone you care about loves the games Agricola, Orléans, Stone Age, Tzolk’in, Colt Express or others, you’re about to find out how to make those games even better! Upgrading your games This might be …
As I mentioned in a recent blog, though we still love and create for Star Wars Epic Duels, Geektopia is evolving into a creator of original games. I’ve shared my process for making epic decks, now I’m going to share my process for making epic games. Unlike my decks for Star Wars Epic Duels, I …
I write about this concept a lot, and want to spell it out with examples of the games that do it best. There are many different ways to achieve it, here we go: Building Agricola The Uwe Rosenberg worker placement game is sort of my classic do-something game. Even if you don’t win, who doesn’t …