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JinxO Review: Star of the Party
★★★★★ — On each player’s go, there’s a call-and-response of “yes!” and “pffft” and “what?!” that doesn’t get old. The emotional highs of a perfect Jinx and, inversely, the hilarity of a complete whiff are incredible.
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June Reading Wrap-Up
My thoughts on fourteen books I read in June! A new Mana Worm feature! A small break from board games! Read More
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Trinket Trove Review: Flea Market
★★★★☆ — The twin wolves of Greed and Caution loom over your dapper mouse. Read More
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Toy Battle Review: Squeaky Clean
★★★☆☆ — Toy Battle is nothing if not honest. Straightforward. This is an efficient war game staged between green molded soldiers, laser-armed robots,… Read More
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Cozy Stickerville Review: Slacking Off in Nothing Goes Wrongville
★★★☆☆ — This predictability gives the players a fair sense of control and safety; it’s maybe the “cozy” aspect of the game I… Read More
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52 Duels Review: Can I See Your Deck List?
★★★★☆ — The variety of stuff to do evokes playing a TCG with hundreds of unique game pieces. It’s sort of incredible given… Read More
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Flamecraft Duals Review: Cultivating the Same Garden
★★★★☆ — Flamecraft Duals’ board, far from a Go board ready to be carved into districts, is a shared playground. It is not… Read More
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Next Station Paris Review: Guided Tours / Game Design
★★★★☆ — While some other blank-and-writes revel in boxes combo’ing into other boxes, Paris is comparatively restrained. The metro is coming together thoughtful… Read More
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First Class Letters Review: Who Ordered the Letter Q?
★★★☆☆ — By my count, First Class Letters is about two things: words with lots of Js in them and knowing your alphabet.… Read More
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Tag Team Review: Corner Combo in Cardboard
★★★★☆ — I had resigned to not reviewing Tag Team after my initial plays, but something remote and hidden in a pretty bad… Read More
