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.
Tag: Set Collection
Yukon Salon: Preview
Fairway ventures further North to the frigid tundra of the Yukon. He’s decided to quit making and reviewing games to pursue his real passion: styling hair. But not just any hair, lumberjack beards and bear hair. Yes. In today’s preview, Fairway takes a cut at Yukon Salon. The game is coming to Kickstarter, tomorrow.
Michael Eskue on Trash Pandas and the Fun of Collecting Trash
Interview with designer, Michael Eskue (Darkrock Ventures and Council of Verona), on his new game (co-designed with Lisa Eskue) – Trash Pandas. A push-your-luck, take that, set collection game that is one of the finalists in the Hasbro Gaming Lab Contest.
Treatment: A Psychiatry Card Game
Board and card games cover all sorts of topics. Today, Fairway picks up Treatment: A Psychiatry Card Game. A game that tackles psychological disorders like addiction, depression, anxiety and a host of other disorders. See if this game is just what the doctor ordered.
Hoard: Review
Fairway knows all too well how much dragons love their treasure. He’s reviewed at least one game for TIGR where that was the case. Today, he ventures into the lair of a sleeping dragon to see if he can walk out with the most treasure in this review of Hoard by Cheeky Parrot Games.
The Great Dinosaur Rush: Review
It makes sense: just cobbling together any old dinosaur bones you find to form crazy creatures is way easier than figuring out how they actually go together. That’s the essence of The Great Dinosaur Rush. Fraudster paleontologist Fairway picks his way through, and sifts through the dirt, in today’s review. Plus, there’s a bonus music video by They Might Be Giants at the end.
Heir to the Pharaoh: Video Review
In episode 48, we time warp back to ancient Egypt to win the affections of Pharaoh in a new game from Eagle Gryphon Games called Heir to the Pharaoh.
Best Tree House Ever: Review
When Fairway was a kid, he lived at a place with a great big woods in the backyard. There were plenty of places to build what he thought would be the Best Tree House Ever. It turns out that’s actually a really hard thing to do. Well, as luck would have it, Scott Almes and Green Couch Games have made it a lot easier. Today, Fairway reviews a Kickstarted game: Best Tree House Ever.
Dino Dude Ranch: Video Review
In episode 47, we go dinosaur wrangling in Dino Dude Ranch! A family friendly 2-5 player game that is really easy to learn, and really fun to play.
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.