Twilight Struggle: No. 1 for a reason

Twilight Struggle: No. 1 for a reason

I haven’t been this excited to talk about a particular game in a while. Granted, I’m always excited to talk about board games, but this one in particular, I’m uber excited to share. Which game is it? Twilight Struggle. Twilight Struggle is ranked No. 1 for board games, war games and strategy games on boardgamegeek.com. …

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Incan Gold: A fun, quick push-your-luck game

Incan Gold: A fun, quick push-your-luck game

This next game has actually gotten a lot of play among all my social circles. Incan Gold is a fun push-your-luck game where you are exploring a temple for gold and treasures. It plays out over five rounds, and the game is about 20 minutes long. The goal is to have the most treasures after …

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When it helps to cooperate … well, sort of

When it helps to cooperate … well, sort of

There are a number of gamers out there who refuse to play cooperative games. I get it … if you’re going to spend hours playing a game, you want there to be one clear winner, preferably yourself. I myself don’t mind some cooperative games (you all know I have much love for Arkham Horror). But recently …

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Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small

Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small

Many board games list a minimum 2 players for the game, but in reality, you often a need a third or fourth person for the game to have some depth and playability. That isn’t the case for Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small.  This game, designed by board-game genius Uwe Rosenberg, is a spin-off of …

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Agricola: Farming, feeding and breeding

Agricola: Farming, feeding and breeding

One of the oldest games I own is Agricola. It’s a classic worker-placement strategy game by one of my favorite designers Uwe Rosenberg, who I mentioned in my post about Le Havre. I love Agricola so much that I played it twice this past weekend. Each player starts with a farmer and a spouse, meaning you …

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Five Tribes: Dropping meeples in the desert

Five Tribes: Dropping meeples in the desert

Hey folks! Let’s talk Five Tribes, a game I just received from Christmas. It’s a 2-4 player game that lasts about 60 mins. I swear though, it really should’ve been a 5-player game since it is called Five Tribes. But I digress. The tribes are actually the different colored meeples in play for the game. …

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