CO2: Second Chance taught me one thing: humanity is doomed
CO2: Second Chance tackles one of the toughest battles we face today: climate change. Which is a huge, massive, impossible challenge we all face. And to accurately capture it we need a huge, massive, and impossible board game. Welcome to CO2: Second Chance.
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Roll dice and build wonders in Unearth
We are living in a golden age of board games. There are literally thousands of games being created and released every year. It’s only fitting that some great games get overlooked, and buried under the sheer amount of plastic and cardboard produced. But what kind of board game do we find when we unearth… Unearth.
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For better or worse, Okey Dokey is reverse Hanabi
Both are small box cooperative board games. Both have you putting cards down in a particular order. Both require limited communication. The big difference between the two is in Okey Dokey, your hand faces you, instead of your teammates. Is that enough to turn my negative review of Hanabi into a positive?
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Is Escape Plan a successful heist?
You’ve just scored the big one. After this you’ll disappear to a beach somewhere with no extradition, and yes, pina coladas. But that has to wait. Right now, you need to escape; quickly. Can you avoid the cops and find the most money before they close in? Find out in Escape Plan.
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Pandemic: In the Lab simplifies lab work and safety protocols
Pandemic: In the Lab is the second expansion to Pandemic. In order to get the most from this expansion, you’ll need to own Pandemic, and Pandemic: On the Brink. There’s also Pandemic: State of Emergency expansion for the base game, then 7 other stand alone variations. It’s like there’s a pandemic of Pandemic out there.
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Pandemic: On the Brink makes a good game great
Pandemic: On the Brink is the special sauce that turned the great board game of Pandemic into a classic for the ages. In this review we’ll break down what gets added in the expansion and why it makes a good game great.
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Despite everything Pandemic is still the best gateway game
While Munchkin and Settlers of Catan were my first introductions to modern board gaming. It wasn’t until Pandemic that it became a hobby. I’m going to tell you why it made such a impression on me, and why I still consider it the best gateway game.
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#2 Back to the future: Forbidden secrets, and abstract bears
It’s time to go back, look at the next five games I reviewed nearly four years ago, and add them to The Board Game List. As always you can visit the original reviews from this page. Or better yet, have a look at how The Board Game List is shaping up. Today we’ll be looking […]
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You have 3 minutes to read this review of Bullet <3!!
Those son of guns over at Level 99 Games have done it again. They’ve created an entirely new board gaming experience that kicks butt. Surely they can’t keep getting away with this?
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Dune: Imperium lives up to the hype!
When I reviewed Paul Dennen’s previous game Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure my overall feel was that it was good, but it was missing that something that makes a board game great. Well, since then, it seems Paul found what was missing and then some!
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In a firefight of wits don’t get caught in the Crossfire
For a while there, it seemed like there was race to make the simplest, most stream lined version of a social deduction game. With One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Secret Hitler and One Night Resistance coming out all within a couple of years. Crossfire was a late entrant into the race, but how did it fair?
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