Looking for a gateway game to get into board games? Wondering what you should try out next after sessions of trading sheeps for stones in Catan? Then you come to the right place! Let’s check out the review for Lords of Waterdeep – a game from Wizards of the Coast. Similar to any other hobbies out there, newcomers need the right gateway games to start with. A solid one can totally blow you away and … Read more
Step by step becoming the right hand man for Mendel Players will take on the role of Mendel’s assistant, to assist him in his genetic research. All players will start with 3 Action Markers (AM), 3 research markers (RM) and 1 coin. Surprise? Just 1 coin. In addition, each player also has 1 Pea Plant card as a starter. These Pea Plant cards will have different genetic requirements. If the player collects enough genes matching … Read more
Are you bored of playing “Circle of Death” at every single party you’ve been to ? Do you feel frustrated about explaining the rules every single turn when someone asks what it is about? Are you looking for a party game that can withstand your drunk roommates? Then you should check out the review for “F Your Liver” card game, from Wood Eye Games LLC. How to “F your liver” Just to clarify, this is … Read more
Gugong is one of the games that I have to praise the production team for how well they researched the historical and cultural contexts. The game’s profundity is expressed throughout many different elements. It ranges from the items on the gift cards, the usage of Jade, to the actions and especially the exchange (or bribery). An historical overview through Gugong Gugong takes place in 1570, during the reign of the Longqing Emperor (1566/1567 – 1572) … Read more
Gather up Bartenders! The Happy Hour clock is on. Pull yourself together and get ready to take orders from your precious customers. The night will be tight, since you will have to compete with your fellow expert mixologists. “On The Rocks” lounge is waiting for the best bartender of the night. When Bartending meets Board Game “On The Rocks” is a competitive bartending game, which simulates the experience of being a bartender at the lounge. … Read more
Have you ever been amazed by watching the wildlife documentary on Animal Planet? Have you ever wondered how hard it must be to film the animals in their natural habitat without disturbing them? Even though it is a challenging task, it is rewarding to watch the final results. Bad Comet – a small board game studio from Seoul, Korea – just released their latest Kickstarter campaign to stimulate this experience – WILD: Serengeti In WILD: … Read more
Let’s settle down with one thing before moving on: board games are fun. Period! The fact is, after playing the same game over and over again, people can grow bored out of it. Sometimes, the problem is from the game itself, such as low replayability, too predictable, inaccessible to certain audiences etc. That’s when publishers or game designers decide to make expansion(s) for the base game. A lot of games become more popular, more accessible … Read more
Have you ever had an immense amount of palpitation when you solve a puzzle in your own way? No, it is not any generic puzzle but a specific one indeed. The ones making you tear your own hair out since you can’t connect all the hints. The ones frustrate you because of a rabbit hole you dig, and come back to zero again. And the climax reaches when you have your “ah-ha” moment, figure out … Read more
MOBA has been dominating the world of video games for a long time. Everyone of us must have heard of one of these iconic titles: Aeon of Strite, Defense of the Ancients or League of Legends. Despite the difference in themes and mechanics, these games require players to have good reflexes, a constant and admirable harmony between the hand movements and the brain, and of course, transparent communication skills among team players. Due to these … Read more
You are invited to your wife’s friend’s party. Everyone is really nice, and welcoming, but there is one problem: they only want to drink. You are not a big fan of drinking and, of course, your livers too. You don’t want to cause your wife to be concerned. She might think that you are refusing to hangout with her friends. You don’t want to end up sleeping on the sofa tonight. At the same time, … Read more
Remember the fabulous island – where a race of ancient, wise, fierce and playful cats made their home? Yes, the last time, we did an extraordinary job in rescuing them from the armies of Vesh Darkhand. Even though these noble creatures are safe now, we are not done with our mission yet. According to the latest scout Yanna Stormtree, her ancient friends are on the way to the Isle of Cats again, seeking for refugees … Read more
Cats are cute in so many different ways. Their fur is so pleasing to touch. Their rumbly purrs can be comforting to hear sometimes. They are choke full of cute characteristics that make humans want to take care of them. However, most of the time, they consider themselves as High Majesty, that humans have to serve them. Hence, they can be wild and unpredictable. They can easily cause a series of catastrophic events if they … Read more
Call out for all tea lovers!!! Following the success of their two previous campaigns, Dan & Connie are back with the newest one for tea lovers – Chai: Tea for 2. Even though it shares the same theme as the first one, the duel version features totally different gameplays, and more strategic plannings. The best part is the game still maintains the high quali-tea. Unlike Chai, players will take part in a different perspective: … Read more
After decades of apocalyptic events, general resources are getting scarce. Citizens of Plaka have to manage their best to survive day to day. They have to keep their hope up, by acquiring more permanent resources, for a better and brighter tomorrow. Welcome to The Market | A Pocket Game, where you will experience the daily struggle of going to the market in the year of 2121. Your main goal is the first person to gather … Read more
When you were a child, have you ever had any lifelong aspirations ? Following the footsteps of Neil Amstrong to reach the Moon ? Being brave, strong and adventurous like Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to conquer Mount Everest ? Or being clever, empathetic and diligent as your teachers? Or becoming as talented and inspirational as Elvis Presley? Every aspirations all followed by the collections of imaginations, where we defied who we were, and … Read more
As you are sipping your daily dose of luxurious foamy espresso, you receive a decrypted message via a secure channel. The Director of the United Nations Intelligence Committee has informed you that hundreds of Secret Government Spies have been disappearing and nowhere to be found. If they are lucky enough to be found, they turn up dead. Due to the urgency of this issue, the Director is putting a team together, to fight against … Read more
I want you to bear with me, for the sake of this article. Let’s imagine when the pandemic is over, or at least it is safe to have game nights again. There are so many games that you are looking forward to bragging and playing with your group. From the top cell of your Kallax, you see a white box with a golden engraved letter. Yes, it is the deluxe edition of Brass: Birmingham. The … Read more
The Emperor is dead. The High Majesty once unified the island of Oshra and also defeated the demonic fiendish Undead. Upon his death, Oshra is on the brink of a bloody and destructive civil war. The Empire keeps their oath of fealty, swears to protect the kingdom. On the other side, the rebellious Tribes, who have been vassalage to the submission of the Emperor, will rise up. Meanwhile, the Water Folk, who have been avoiding … Read more
From left to right: AL Khazneh (Jordan), Bedouin Camps (Jordan), Pharos Lighthouse (Egypt) Let’s go over the criterion for the new potential board game you are looking for: You are so bad at having poker face and being bluffed countless times with the Apple, the Contrabands and the Royal goods in Sheriff of Nottingham. You are also deep in despair when you keep being isolated in all the Trades since you have too many cities … Read more
What do you envision of Robots? Emotionless? Cold-hearted? A Cyborg Assassin like Terminator? Cyber-enhanced soldiers like Major in Ghost in the Shell? Or highly inquisitive but full of cuteness like WALL-E ? Matt Dixon believes Robots can also have complex feelings and emotions like humans do. He has been developing the Transmission series – where he tries to examine feelings and emotion that might be difficult to express in other ways – since 2006. Till … Read more