Reviews & Previews of Indie and Kickstarted Games
In the second digging-themed game of the week, Fairway plumbs the depths of DIG A two- to four-player card game about unearthing gems and gold and avoiding the baddies. Find out if Fairway hits a rich vein of gaming goodness or if this game caves in. Dig is on Kickstarter until April 16, 2017.
“Dive! Dive! Dive! Arm the torpedoes! Fire!” Today, Fairway dives deep and then surfaces with this preview of the upcoming Kickstarter game by Rampage Games: Brace for Impact! Find out whether this one sinks or floats.
Nope, he’s not reviewing the four-season long History Channel TV series. But, Fairway did get a copy of The Money Pit of Oak Island game to review. Oak Island is a Canadian island and the famed location of an elaborately protected treasure. And, for far less money than’s been spent in search of the real treasure, see if he can reveal the mysteries of this famed location.
TIGR has got a growing archive of bear-themed games. And that’s fantastic. Today, Fairway previews a current Kickstarter game: Bearly Working. Find out whether he’s the greatest job creator in all of Bear history or if he’s just bearly bearable.
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.
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.
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.
What do you get when you combine a post-apocalyptic future, farming, and war? The Siege of Sunfall. Today, Fairway takes a look at this recent Kickstarter delivery from Grey Gnome Games. See if he and his band of mini-meeple fighters can survive.
Does playing Love Letter too much make you want to toss your cookies? Well, what if I told you that today Fairway picks up a micro game by David Sheppard that will make you Toss Your Cookies.
It’s January in Wisconsin, not exactly prime smoothie season. But, today, Fairway takes a look at a recent Kickstarter delivery from Thunderworks Games: Blend Off! See if Fairway can keep up with the orders in this fast-paced, dice-rolling game.