Wombat Rescue: Review

There’s a long list of game themes out there, but this one’s pretty unique: poop cubes. Fairway delves deep into the world of wombats and wombat excrement in today’s review of Wombat Rescue.

Avignon: Pilgrimage: Preview

Fairway’s been anxiously awaiting this moment: the release of Button Shy’s standalone expansion to his favorite wallet game ever: Avignon: Pilgrimage.  Join Fairway as he pushes and pulls his way to great religious victory in this preview of Button Shy’s upcoming Kickstarter.

City of Zombies: Review

If Plants v. Zombies was a math game, Fairway’s pretty sure that his kids would be doing college-level differential equations. But alas, it’s not. Enter City of Zombies: The Board Game.  Marching zombie hoards are threatening your zombie-fighting, kid heroes. Their only weapon: math.  Find out if Fairway solved this one.

Dirigible Disaster: Review

In a busy travel week like Thanksgiving, Fairway picks up yet another game involving terrible modes of transportation (read his review of Eriath: The Worst Ship in the Universe).  Today, he hops aboard the highly flammable Aerclanken ship of Dirigible Disaster. 

Robots ❤️ Ice Cream: Preview

Aliens know that the best thing in the universe is ice cream. Players have been saving the world from them for years now on their mobile devices. But Fairway was asked to save the universe, yet again, in today’s preview of the cooperative card game: Robots ❤️ Ice Cream.

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. 

Universal Rule: Preview

Fairway has a long history with playing 4X games. 4X means “explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate.”  And with the release of Civilization VI, it only seems fitting to preview than Button Shy’s upcoming wallet game: Universal Rule. It’s a space-themed, 4X game in 18 cards.

Train Heist: Review

Today, Fairway and his regulators mount up to right some wrongs by robbin’ some trains. That’s right, in Train Heist, the good guys rob the trains and the bad guys are trying to stop them.  So find out if Fairway and his crew are good at do-gooding, train robbing in this review of a Kickstarter delivery from Tower Guard Games. Train Heist was picked up recently by Cryptozoic. He’s included a bonus video of his kids “teaching” the game at the end. He thinks it’s hilarious.

Vast: The Crystal Caverns: Review

Fairway’s probably too old for a man cave now. But maybe that’s why playing a man-cave in a game is so appealing. Today, Fairway takes a look at a relatively recent Kickstarter delivery from Leder Games: Vast: The Crystal Caverns. Find out if Fairway is as deep and dark as he thinks he is.