2016’s Inis, designed by Christian Martinez, is easily one of my favorite games of all time, and my favorite drafting game ever made. Upon hearing that he was designing the second title in the “Political Trilogy”, except this time it was set in space, I was immediately interested; however, due to some concerns I had […] Source| Board Game Quest
Full disclosure: I have never played a game produced by the Game Crafter until now. For the uninitiated, the Game Crafter is a print-on-demand game publishing company i.e., they will produce whatever game designers send them, for a fee, without questioning game quality. Their components have a solid reputation, but as for the games themselves, […] Source| Board Game Quest
Schon wieder geht’s nach Catan. Im aktuellen Ableger der wohl bekanntesten Spielereihe Deutschlands (und vielleicht auch Europas) wird nicht mehr nacheinander, sondern gleichzeitig gesiedelt. Dazu kommen weitere frische Ideen, die das Spielgeschehen auflockern sollen. Ob wir es dabei mit sinnvollen Neuerungen und spannenden Veränderungen zu tun haben, finden wir heraus.| Teilzeithelden
As I have spent more and more time perusing the tabletop area at PAX over the past few years, one booth has always caught my eye. Adorned with black curtains and decorated with skulls, this booth belonged to Archon Games. Finally, at this year’s PAX West, my curiosity got the best of me, and I sat down to try out a demo of their cult-management deck-building and area control game, Eschaton. In no time at all, I was sending my cultists out to spread the good word of my cult. My deck was bust...| Irrational Passions