This is the third post in a series of posts about my relationship to Spirit Island and how gaming has improved my mental health. You can catch up on all the…
Dokitto! Ice—Trick-taking with a sugar high
Grab some tricks and be rewarded with scoops of ice-cream—but don’t get too greedy. You need to hit a fine balance in this twisty card game.
Snack Rabbits – Roll some dice & eat your veggies
Very light rules, a lot of luck, and some veggie-set-collection brings some pure fun and emotions to your table.
Changing Times, Changing Games
Our world is changing. What seemed solid has melted into new terrifying futures. But then, history has never stayed still for long, and students of movies or novels have long…
Birds of a Feather: First Impressions
Seven Happy Players Spot Hawks, Pigeons Way back in ye olden days, I backed a little game called Birds of a Feather: Western North America. I was neck deep in…
“Lure of the Unknown”: Learning How to Play
This is the second post in a series of posts about my relationship to Spirit Island and how gaming has improved my mental health. You can catch up on all…
Ecos: First Continent — A Top 10 Review
Tableau building (with a twist)… check! Gameboard map building… check! Bingo game mechanics… what?!
On Spirit Island, Or Letting a Game Be Your Life
In gaming and in life, there are thresholds I cross through that paginate who I am and who I am becoming. Stepping from one gate to the next, there’s a…
Container: First Impressions
by Justin Difazzio On its surface, Container sounds like maybe the most boring theme anyone could make a game about. Make containers. Sell containers. Buy containers. Ship containers. I fell…
Winter Rabbit: Indigiplay mischief and a non european take on competition
It’s not often that a board game has the potential to parent in a whole new style of game playing, and though Winter Rabbit, might not make as significant a splash as it deserves, it will create a whole new set of table top experiences for many of those that try it out.