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Month: November 2016
Honey Wars: Review
By many accounts, world bee populations are in decline. Times are tough for honey bees. Today, Fairway picks up a recent Kickstarter delivery that takes on the hard life of bees and the threats to them: Honey Wars by Gold Seal Games. Find out if the game is sweet or whether he just gets stung.
CATS: Video Review
In episode 45 we’re going bird hunting in this brutal game called CATS: a sad but necessary cycle of violent predatory behavior from DPH Games. Ready to catch Edgar Allen Crow? How about Steven Seagull?
BattleGoats: Review
There can be only one… goat army. Or at least that’s what BattleGoats would have you believe. Today, Fairway picks up this Kickstarted card game from Card Lords to find out whether his goat army is the chosen.
Rulebook Cookbook: Game Overview
In this week’s rulebook cookbook, Dusty walks us through our first steps beyond the theme and into the game overview. He looks at games like Mice & Mystics and Lords of the Waterdeep to help you write better overviews.
Brass Empire: Review
In a world of competing corporations, Fairway would be the best boss. Or, at least, that’s what Brass Empire has taught him. Fairway picks up this Kickstarted, steampunk, deck-building game from Mike Gnade. See if it was able to turn cards into Brass.
Royce Banuelos’ Inktober: Codenames
Feature article on designer and illustrator Royce Banuelos and his Inktober journey with the board game, Codenames.
Wordsy: Video Review
In episode 44, we look at a light word game for the whole family called Wordsy from Formal Ferret Games. Players attempt to create the highest valued word using letters revealed. The logophile in you will love this game! For more information about Wordsy, visit BoardGameGeek here, and you can find the Kickstarter here.
Played at Protospiel-Madison 2016
If you’ve never been to a Protospiel event, you owe it to yourself to check one out. Whether you come as a game designer or playtester, it is a weekend jam-packed with great people, good games, and lots of fun. Last weekend was, as far as I know, the biggest such event, Protospiel-Madison. All told, 174 people attended. I was one of them, and so was Fairway. (Read his write-up here.) The following is a rundown of some of the games I played.