In episode 55, we get crazy stir fryin’ in the family dexterity game Wok on Fire from Green Couch Games. Flip ingredients and make fancy shmancy recipes! The one with the greatest point-yielding recipes wins the game.
Year: 2017
Bridges to Nowhere: Video Review
In episode 54 we look into a great two player game called Bridges to Nowhere from Doomsday Robots Game Co. Can you create the most impressive bridge? I’ve learned that I DEFINITELY cannot. But that doesn’t mean I won’t wanna play this game over and over!
Farmageddon: Review
What could possibly go wrong if Fairway’s put in charge of a farm? Well, it turns out a lot, unless it’s in Stardew Valley (which is a fantastic video game, by the way). For you see, in today’s review, Fairway picks up Farmageddon, an unabashed take-that card game by Grant Rodiek.
Lesson #13 – Including a Print & Play
I often browse many kickstarter forums (mostly the groups on Facebook) and I often see the question come up of “Should I include a Print and Play (PnP) in my campaign?” Whether you decide to offer it for a price or give it out to everyone free of charge, I definitely think it is a good idea to include a Print and Play in your Kickstarter campaign. This post will explore all of the reasons why I feel the way I do.
Played at Protospiel-Minnesota 2017
The midwest is getting chock-full of Protospiel events; Michigan, Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago, and the most recent I attended–Protospiel Minnesota. I traveled to frigid Minneapolis in January for another great weekend of gaming. And a busy weekend it was! From Thursday night to Sunday evening I played 15 games plus my own game twice. They ranged from ideas hatched in the last 24-hours to nicely produced prototypes and even an expansion to a published game. There was also a wide variety of themes, audiences, and play weights. Rather than sort games in the order I played them, for this article I have roughly ordered them by their “weight” from light family games to more intense strategy games. This post, part one of two, handles the lighter half, seven great prototypes from Protospiel Minnesota.
True Story: Review
In today’s review, Fairway does things a little different: reviews a party game, True Story, and thinks really, really, really hard about what it means for a game to be a game. True Story is an adult party and drinking game that is, at its core, Never Have I Ever with Dixit-style scoring and… drinks. The game launched on Kickstarter, yesterday.
Arkham Ritual: Preview
So you’ve heard about those mysterious rituals that occur deep in the cellars of Miskatonic University. You know you shouldn’t go investigate, but your journalistic instinct is too powerful and you cannot miss this opportunity to get a first hand look at what actually happens during these meetings. Now you are in too deep and risk losing your mind. Can you make it out of the cellar before you go insane? Arkham Ritual is now live on Kickstarter!
Claim: The Search for the Gold Nugget: Review
Now listen here, buck-o. There ain’t enough gold in this here town for the two of us…No, really! In Claim: The Search for the Gold Nugget, players attempt to be the one with the Gold Nugget card in either their hand or Secret Stash, thus winning the game.
Chicken Roundup: Video Review
In episode 53, we take a look at a great two player game that is available for FREE on Board Game Geek called Chicken Roundup!
Herbaceous: Review
We’re starting to think about a category of reviews that involves games about food. Okay, not really, but they’re starting to make up a good percentage of the games Fairway gravitates toward. In today’s review, Fairway picks up the flavorful game, Herbaceous, a recent Kickstarter delivery from Eduardo Baraf.