Titan Comics for February 21st, 2018
Bloodborne premieres next week as Titan also wraps Quake Champions and Rivers of London: Cry Fox.
The Gardeners and the Panda?: A Review of Takenoko
James reviews the family friendly tile laying game Takenoko.
You Made a Time Machine Out of a DeLorean? Back to the Future – The Card Game Reviewed
James takes on the card game based on the film Back to the Future, from Looney Labs.
Dwarves, Elves, and Gnomes… Oh My! Belfort Reviewed
James takes on the city builder Belfort from Tasty Minstrel Games.
1001 Nights: Narrative and Games
When we think about games and their stories, we’re thinking about a nicely complicated interweaving of narrative and activity.
Alvin & Dexter: A Ticket to Ride Expansion Review
James tackles the new Alvin & Dexter expansion to Ticket to Ride
Bugs & Co: Yes, Faidutti & Co. Cannes
I don’t know which point I want to make first: that Bruno Faidutti and the guys responsible for Jungle Speed have a new game, or that there’s a board game convention in Cannes, France in February that we all need to be going to? OK. Faidutti…
Wishlists, Grails, and the Joy of Gaming
At a time of year when family demands can seem onerous, games can help us slow down as we come together over a cleared table.
The Map Is the Race: Kaigan Board Game Review
Help Tadataka Ino map the coast of Japan, a project he started in 1800. It took him twenty-one years, and it will take you five rounds as an assistant.
Over the River and Through the Woods: Visiting with Boardgames
I have a couple of issues I keep in mind when I’m putting together the list of games I’ll want to take along to visit friends and family. First, I don’t want to overwhelm our hosts, so I only take a few games. Somewhere between four and six seems…
Old School Game Hacks: The Boardgame Remix Kit
Them's Fightin' Words (Scrabble)? Zombie Mansion (Clue)? Dadaist Pursuit (Trivial Pursuit)? Now if only you has something as interesting to add to Grimelda's punch bowl.
Bison – Thunder on the Prairie!: A Subsistence Review
James reviews the Native American themed area control board game Bison: Thunder on the Prairie! from Mayfair Games.
Across a Table, Darkly: Learning from Other Players
Playing the same people year after year seems to me a way to learn to be comfortable with others, to deepen friendships and community.
Um, Sure, Come On Over to My House to Play
I’ve said all of this to point out that there’s a lot at stake for me in game day. Part of what’s at stake is selfish: I want to have fun, and I want other people to want to come back. Part of what’s at stake is unselfish: I want people to have fun.
