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Set Sail for Strategic Raiding Fun: Why Knarr is my 2024 fave thus far
Knarr, strategic card game for 2-4 players. It shines with quick playtime. Viking theme, affordable, and deep strategy despite simple rules

Coty
Apr 16, 20242 min read
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Blitzkrieg! World War Two in 20 Minutes Board Game Review
Blitzkrieg! is a quick, strategic 2-player WWII game. Fast-paced, fun, and with great components. It comes with an expansion!

Coty
Apr 11, 20245 min read
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Carcassonne: The Gateway Drug to My Board Game Obsession
Carcassonne was my gateway board game. The familiar tile-laying mechanic, the meeples, and the replayability hooked me into the gaming world

Coty
Apr 9, 20242 min read
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Carcassonne Review
Carcassonne is a tile-laying strategy game for 2-5 players. Players take turns drawing and placing landscape tiles, featuring roads, cities

Coty
Apr 9, 20245 min read
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Tiny Towns: Architects Expansion Review
Tiny Towns: Architects is the latest expansion for this beautiful tile-drafting game. It injects new life into the base game by introducing

Coty
Apr 9, 20242 min read
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Secret Hitler Board Game Review
Secret Hitler a bluffing party game. Experience the drama and challenges of World War II while trying to figure out who's your ally vs enemy

Coty
Apr 4, 20243 min read
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My Love Affair with Stonemaier Games
I love Stonemaier Games. From Wingspan to Liberatlia the great components and ability to play the games solo, as a couple, or with friends

Coty
Apr 4, 20242 min read
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Tenby's Creator, Benjie Talbott from Cosy Cub Games
Get to know Benjie Talbot the mastermind behind Cosy Cub Games and debut game Tenby coming to Kickstarter on April 28, 2024

Coty
Mar 18, 20245 min read
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Scribble Me This: a Kickstarter prototype review
Scribble Me This! Drawing board game that plays 2-15 players. Now in Kickstarter. Draw a card, make a sketch, guess a riddle

Coty
Mar 11, 20244 min read
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Blood on the Clocktower Review: A Masterpiece (But Not for Everyone)
Blood on the Clocktower, by Steven Medway and published by The Pandemonium Institute, is a party social deduction game for 5-20 players.

Coty
Mar 4, 20244 min read
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Pictomania: Sketch, Guess, Score, Giggle, and Repeat!
Pictomania 3-6 players. Inject delightful chaos into drawing games! Draw, guess, and strategize for the most points

Coty
Mar 4, 20244 min read
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Telestrations: A Hilarious and Creative Party Game
Telestrations a party drawing game for 4-8 players. Sketch, pass, try go guess what was drawn, pass, laugh, and voila!

Coty
Mar 2, 20242 min read
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MonsDRAWsity Review - Sketchy Shenanigans and Monstrous Delights
MonsDRAWsity designed by Eric Slausan and published by Deep Water Games is a drawing game that's safe for adults and kids alike. Yes,...

Coty
Feb 23, 20243 min read
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Savoring Spirit Island: A Raw and Riveting Review!
Intro I will never forget the first time I had sushi. I went out to dinner with my wife and mother-in-law and they ordered some monstrous...
Katie
Feb 20, 20245 min read
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Widgets n' Digit$ a prototype first impressions review
Unleash your inner entrepreneur with Widgets and Digits board game currently in Kickstarter. 2-4 player game designed for new gamers

Coty
Feb 16, 20244 min read
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🌱 Exploring Biome with Leonie
I had the pleasure of virtually sitting down with Leonie, the mastermind behind Biome. If you haven't heard of it yet, Biome is coming to...

Coty
Feb 9, 20244 min read
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From Carcassonne to Tucana
whirlwind week of gaming, diving into new titles like The Game on Fire and Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest, and revisiting old favorites

Coty
Jan 30, 20245 min read
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Craving Complexity and a Quick Fix? Try Rolling Realms
Rolling Realms board game by Stonemaier Games delivers epic adventures. Roll and write game perfect for solo gamers and 1-6 players

Coty
Jan 26, 20242 min read
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What a Week of Dice and Decks!
Board game blitz! 49 in 7 days, laughter & memories galore. New and old board games were enjoyed at 2-5 players, managed to game every day

Coty
Jan 22, 20245 min read
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A Marathon of Replays
27 board games played during the week. Most of them were old favorites like Carcassone and My City. Created a game challenge and curious on

Coty
Jan 15, 20246 min read
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247 Days of Gaming: Our Year in Review
We've been on a massive gaming spree this year, logging a whopping 1,071 plays. We've battled zombies, practiced necromancy, built subway...

Coty
Dec 31, 20233 min read
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Scrawl Board Game Review: a Drawing Game of Miscommunication
Introduction About six years ago, a friend gave me Scrawl as a birthday gift. The game was an instant hit and the same eight of us would...

Coty
Dec 30, 20233 min read
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Silver & Gold Board Game Review: A Treasure Hunt Adventure
Silver & Gold: Easy, fast, fun Fast-paced treasure hunt on dry-erase maps. Great for all ages, languages & travel. High-quality components,

Coty
Dec 15, 20233 min read
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Game On: Tackling the Unplayed
Rochester newbie finds solace in board games, builds epic collection, but a mountain of unplayed titles looms.

Coty
Dec 10, 20233 min read
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