When reading feedback from the Dice Tower, one of the hottest topics revolves around games for kids. In fact, about once a week or so I get an email from someone who is looking for good, interesting games to play with their children. Invariably I will point them to the Bright Idea line of games…
Day: December 23, 2006
Game Review: Justinian
I was very pleased when Justinian: Intrigue at the Emperor’s Court (Phalanx and Mayfair Games, 2006 – Allessandro Saragosa and Leo Colovini) arrived, because it was on the exact day that I was teaching about the Byzantine emperor. I showed it to my class, announcing that this was exactly what we were talking about, even…
Game Review: Castle Merchants
All right, I’ll be honest; when I first read through the rules of Castle Merchants (Z-Man Games, 2005 – Jerry Dziuba), I was less than impressed. Moving goods around from castle to castle really sounded like a drab affair, even though I heard that the game was an excellent “gateway” game. Armed with this information,…