Behind every great robot take over of humanity is an evil scientist. And, today, that’s no different. Fairway prepares for the inevitable robot takeover by pretending to be the evil scientist in today’s review of Robot Rise!
Author: Fairway 3 Games
Mike (Fairway 3 Games) is a father, husband, lawyer and game designer. He successfully Kickstarted and published the game, Starving Artists. He now reviews games for The Indie Game Report.
Work Days: Review
Fairway recently started a new job. So what better way to celebrate that by taking a look at a game about shirking work! Today, Fairway picks up Work Days by Graviti Entertainment and available from The Game Crafter.
Flag Dash: Review
Wanting to relive his more athletic days, Fairway takes a look at Flag Dash, a team v. team board game implementation of the classic, outdoor game capture the flag. See if the game captures Fairway’s heart.
Fairway Thoughts: Grove’s Bag Building
Today, Fairway reflects on the very clever “Bag Building” game mechanism used by co-contributors Steven Aramini and Dan Letzring in their upcoming Kickstarter game, Groves. This peculiar variation on the common deck-building or deck-optimization mechanisms results in some fantastic game play. So fantastic, it’s worth exploring in a bit more detail.
Fairway Thoughts: How to get the best possible review
Fairway regularly hangs out in the chat on The Game Crafter. A very common question from new designers is how to get your new game reviewed. It’s a common question on game design groups on Facebook too. Those discussion often answer the “who” question, which quickly devolves to linking to this list of reviewers. What doesn’t really get answered is: how to get the “best” review of your new game or your upcoming, crowd-funded game.
Stranded!: Review
Back when Fairway was younger and Survivor was “new,” he wondered how long he’d last out in the wild. Well, lucky for him, he can now find out. Today, Fairway takes a look at Stranded!, a survival, card game. See if he can outwit/outlast everyone else.
The Captain is Dead: Review
Fairway boldly goes where a whole bunch of other people have already gone. However, since AEG recently released a mass produced version of The Captain is Dead, Fairway thought he’d take the time and review The Captain is Dead: TOPOD version. That is “The Original Print on Demand” version he picked up from The Game Crafter.
Galaxy Rise: Review
Fairway isn’t sure of his identity. In today’s review, Fairway takes a look at Galaxy Rise a trick-taking and hidden identity game with a sci-fi theme. See if he finds himself.
Preview: Moonshine Run
What’s a little bootlegging between friends, am I right? Well, in today’s preview, Fairway learns there’s apparently a lot: goons, gats, and “good guys” to just name a few. Fairways takes the upcoming Kickstarter game, Moonshine Run, from A Madman or Two for a test drive.
Fairway Thoughts: Why I’m So Over Digital Board Games
There’s no shortage of digital editions of board games. Almost every popular board game has a mobile version readily available. After returning from a long Australian vacation, Fairway is taking a break from them.