Wilbur Scoville in 1912 developed the Scoville test, which is still used today to measure the heat of chili peppers. And according to the Scoville board game, the town of Scoville was founded in honor of Wilbur Scoville. Each year the residents gather to host the Chili Pepper Festival, and the grower who plants and breeds …
Eight-minute Empire may come in a small box but it’s a great strategic filler game that lasts probably about 30 minutes. The box itself is 6 inches by 9 inches, so it can easily tuck away in your bag to bust out when you’ve got some time to spare. The game plays 2-5 players and game play can …
Kanban is one of my more recent purchases and it’s taken me a while to bring it up here on the blog since it’s such a heavy, heavy game and I want to do it justice when talking about it. When you first open the box, there are a million little pieces, including car meeples! …
Hi, folks! I’m back from being out of town and totally feel recharged. And guess what? I got some board gaming in during my time away. So the beginning of this post actually starts about a month ago. I get a text message from some friends in Los Angeles, telling me that they’re at GameHaus Cafe and …
Last Saturday was International Tabletop Day. All my meetup groups around the Valley were hosting their own special event. I ended up going to a friend’s event at his home and then moved over to my usual biweekly gaming group event. It was nice to see friends who don’t usually make it to all the …
Are you guys all excited for International Table Top Day tomorrow? Woohoo!! There are so many events in the Phoenix area; I’m splitting my time between two events and wish I could do even more. So many games, so little time! Anyway, it’s that time of the week — Friday link love. Enjoy! — The Board Game …
All games come with a set number of players. It says so right on the box. But as you game more and more, those numbers often become mere suggestions. Sometimes playing with the max number of players isn’t always a good idea. Sometimes adding another player negatively affects everyone’s gaming experience. On boardgamegeek.com, when you search …
Hey folks! It’s been an insanely busy week, so this will be much shorter than a usual post. Also, I’ll be combining my Friday link love to this entry as well. First off, the Easter Bunny came and sent me Kanban! By Easter Bunny, I mean amazon.com. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this …
It’s that time of the week again! Here are the interesting stuff I found for this week. — Earlier this week, Gen Con threatened to move convention if Gov. Mike Pence signs a religious freedom bill, which he did on Thursday. A similar bill here in Arizona made it to then-Gov. Brewer last year, but she wisely vetoed it. …
I recently played two board games that required digital devices — XCOM: The Board Game and Alchemists. I totally geeked out over playing both of these games for the first time as I’ve never played a game that incorporated such technology. Fancy! I thought both games offered a fresh new dynamic to board gaming. XCOM is a 4-player cooperative …