Century: Eastern Wonders Author: Emerson Matsuuchi Publisher: Plan B Games Players: 2-4 Ages: 8+ Playtime: 30-45 Minutes Mechanics: Resource Management, Deck Building Retail Price: $39.99 I have begun introducing my granddaughter to the rich world of boardgames. We have played a few different games, and Century: Spice Road was a hit. As a result, we…
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The Fast & Furious – Century: Spice Road
Century: Spice Road Author: Emerson Matsuuchi Publisher: Plan B Games Players: 2-5 Ages: 8+ Playtime: 30-45 Minutes Mechanics: Resource Management, Deck Building Retail Price: $39.99 My granddaughter is now of the age to introduce her to board games with deeper gameplay and fun themes. Based on the recommendation of one of our patrons, we tried Century:…
I Put A Curse On You! – Wizard Kittens: Library Edition
Wizard Kittens Library Edition Author: Publisher: Magpie Games Available Formats: Boxed Game Print – $29.99 I’m always looking for engaging games to play with my 11-year-old granddaughter. A friend and reader of Rolling Boxcars who demos Wizard Kittens for Magpie Games at conventions talked it up nicely, convincing me to buy it. It was so…
Book ’em, Danno – A Review of Chronicles of Crime
Chronicles of Crime Designer: David Cicurel Publisher: Lucky Duck Games (2018) Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 60-90 mins Age: 14+ Genres: Murder Mystery, Deduction Primary Mechanics: Cooperative, Storytelling Available at Amazon.com While shopping online for a historical wargame on the Napoleonic battle of Ligny in 1815, the retailer’s website auto-recommended Chronicles of Crime for me. Well,…
Exploring Confederate Rails This Weekend
I haven’t branched out too far from RPGs in recent years, but lately, I have been playing more and more boardgames and wargames again. I recently met with Richard Berg, the famous and infamous Godfather of wargaming, for coffee and he passed me a copy of his newest game to play and review. Therefore, this…
ODAM Publishing Launches Laruna: Age of Kingdoms
My friends at ODAM publishing just launched a new Kickstarter today for their new boardgame based in the land of Laruna. I have been a huge advocate for the ODAMs two previous RPG lines in the past. By the way, both of which are awesome! One of those RPGs, Of Dreams and Magic, inspired their…
Are Local Gaming Stores Going Extinct?
I wrote the following article nearly three years and while some of my assertions then still hold true, our plethora of local gaming stores are drying up! The latest victim is a combination used bookstore and gaming store. They have done very well for themselves over the last eleven years, but they recently announced they…
Friday Roundup – 1-7 April 2017
In this week’s roundup, we see a pretty slow week on all fronts. Gloomhaven launched on the 4th and as of writing, this was well over $1.4 million raised. Woot, I backed it! This is probably by far the biggest news story of the week for most gamers. The 2017 iteration of the 200 Word…
Terraforming Mars – Terraforming A Planet Never Felt So Lackluster
Terraforming Mars, that’s a good idea, we need a new place to live other than this planet. Why don’t you go take care of that for me. Sometimes a game comes along and it brings with it a creative, new and exciting game mechanic that innovates gaming. I think of Dominion straight off as being…
Gloomhaven to be Reprinted in August ’17
This story crossed my desk the other day and I thought our boardgamer lovers would be interested. In short, Cephalofair Games will be launching a new Gloomhaven related game on Kickstater in early April. As part of that campaign, you can also order Gloomhaven; the reprint is being funded by the this Kickstarter as well….
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