Besides small-press storygames, I play a whole lot of board games as well. Lots and lots. I’ll talk about those as well, because I think there’s a whole lot of fruitful crossover between game formats.
The middle of 2019 is shaping up to be big in terms of Kickstarter delivery here. The latest was Crusader Kings, a board game from Free League based on the video game by the same name from Paradox Entertainment. The impossibly complex, deep, brain-melting video game that maybe 10 people I know actually play. The… Continue reading Crusader Kings (the board game)
My very good friend Kit hooked me up with a copy of Fog of Love, a two-player board game about romance. It's not a game for romance! It's not for couples looking to spice up their relationship. It's way more interesting than that. And it's gotten me thinking about how narrow gaming often is. First,… Continue reading Fog of Love: Romance as Game, Games as Romance
In lieu of a roleplaying night (I just wrapped up a ton of make believe at NewMexicon), we played out first for player game of HLAS last night. I still dig it quite a lot, but it's apparent that it's the kind of game that improves with expertise and punishes those without it. We played… Continue reading Heroes of Land, Air and Sea, second go
I did that thing where, while doing my taxes, I stumbled across a vast, huge, unexplainable charge on my credit card. What on Earth could I have Kickstarted for $200 last year? Oh, right. Yeah. I went all-in on Heroes of Land, Air and Sea. I may or may not have spirited this mess out… Continue reading Heroes of Land, Air and Sea
Terraforming Mars' fourth expansion is marvelous but also so very extra.
