I consider myself extremely fortunate to have found my Happy Place, and it is Gen Con, each and every year. As the years have gone by and playing games in person has gotten more difficult, especially in the post-COVID era, the time playing live games with friends is ever more valuable. Nothing stays the same, …
Black Rose Wars published by Ludus Magnus Studios in 2019, takes the magic theme and dials it up to 11 with unique ideas, deep game play and stunning components. It’s a really great, really fun game, and has quickly become the 1670 group’s go-to game for in person game sessions. We played it the last …
This review has been a long time coming, but the good news is, I’ve played Lost Ruins of Arnak a lot at this point — dozens of times on boardgame arena as well as several times in person — and so I’m giving you a pretty full perspective on this game. In short, even after …
We’ve never played so many games at a Gen Con as we did in 2021. Despite the international shipping crisis, some were new, many were old, but many were also new to us or at least, new to me. It’s been a while now since Gen Con, so let’s dive right in to highlight 3 …
Friends, we had Gen Con. It was different than past Gen Cons, but it was Gen Con and after a crushing year off, it was back this year, baby! Those of us who attend are extremely lucky to get to experience such joy for 4-5 days every year, I hope each reader has found their …
First in-person multiplayer gaming since February 2020, aside from a few rounds of Sushi Go Party during a family weekend. First in-person Epic Duels in quite a bit longer than February 2020, plus we got in some Spirit Island and Imhotep, which I will cover in future posts. This session was with the 1670 group, …
First off, if you’re not playing board games on boardgamearena.com, why aren’t you? It’s free, it’s browser-based, and it’s awesome. All of this was true prior to the pandemic, and seeing as that’s still going on, all the more reason to play games online. I love how it sets up and records everything for you …
I’ve done this twice recently with the Freedon Nadd and Ahsoka, Defender of Corvus decks, so I thought I’d explain briefly. I make a lot of SWED decks. I get ideas and sometimes they come together really well and really elegantly. Sometimes they don’t. In making decks for LOTRED, it has been no different. Some …
This old blog post gets at what I was looking for in a space game, and explicitly why current space games like Xia and Firefly the Game fall short. I was looking for a mix of those 2 games along with Merchants & Marauders, the best pirate board game I’ve played so far. But, as I …
At Geekopia Games, we are humbled and flattered and overwhelmed with the success of Kickstarter for Fearsome Wilderness: a tabletop gaming experience crafted for gamers, hobbyists, and horror fans alike! A sincere thank you to all who contributed or even just checked out our campaign, we really appreciate it. I kept certain things under wraps …