I think that it would be fair to say that Alan Moon is probably best known for his very successful game Ticket to Ride which certainly was a key game in broadening my personal gaming horizons beyond war gaming. In fact, as I tend to cycle games in and out of my collection to maintain a reasonable size and keep to limited storage space, Ticket To Ride has been a keeper since I picked up my own copy (in a charity shop no less).
By Peter Ruth II As you know by now, Wizards of the Coast has really been hitting the hobby gaming
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Unboxed often runs behind the curve, reviewing games from five or even ten years ago, Valdora though only came out in 2009 and there was quite a buzz about this new Michael Schacht title, now however the game seems to have faded quietly into the night, with only the barest of mentions.
It’s a flicking game akin to tiddlywinks, but it’s actually interesting, unlike tiddlywinks. Players take on the role of theater commander of a faction of cybernetically enhanced or alien insects that have various powers, allowing them to hide in bushes, fire missiles, spit acid balls, and all sorts of other things.
Non-Trivial Quest is a game designed by Douglas Arduini, a now retired Electric Engineer from the USA with a vision to create an educational game since 1987. After retirement, he has been able to dedicate the time, energy and resources needed to finish the game that he came up with.
Have you ever noticed what life has become in the digital age, where many of us don’t know our neighbors’ names, and the use of text messaging is valued above actual conversation? Much of human interaction is now done through a machine interface, taking away a bit of humanity each time your crackberries and IPhones chime notifying you that you’ve got a new message.
I was never much a fan of the old pirate stories, and I sure as hell don’t like the Somali scumbags that are boarding merchant vessels in the modern world today. That being said, the moment I heard about Z-Man’s Merchants and Marauders, I wanted it. I read a bit about it on the Z-Man website, read some rumours on the interwebz, and each new story made this seem like an amazing adventure game. While I am indeed usually optimistic, I simply had to get this to prove to myself that it may be the game to change my mind, forever, about pirates, and more specifically, pirate games.
I wanted to get a new game and after watching Tom Vasel’s review of A La Carte, I knew which game I wanted… And yes, I do mean “I wanted”. I fell in love instantly with the components and I knew I wanted to own the game, so I used my little brother’s birthday as an excuse to obtain it…
This game is incredible. I know this might make you just skip the rest of the review, but please bear with me; there is a reason for that, but first things first.
Survive Escape from Atlantis is a game for up to four players, published in the 80’s by Parker and it was a nice game. Now it has been brought to us by Stronghold Games and it is a VERY nice game.
