Recently, there was an update on the Frosthaven Kickstarter where Isaac Childres explained some changes to the narrative designed to make the game more inclusive. This update contained a few topics: The hiring of a specifically named cultural consultant A thorough review of the narrative to look for cultural insensitivity problemsAn admission of culturally insensitive…
Tag: Board Games
Zombicide 2.0 has arrived
As a gamer of a certain financial level I often keep an eye on publishers latest KickStarter offerings. I do not pledge to a lot of Kickstarters but certain game publishers have a bad habit of overloading their KS campaigns to the eventual detriment of retailers and late arrivals. Zombicide is one such product. The…
What We Are Playing: Fallout
The Fallout board game by Fantasy Flight was released in 2017. I picked up a copy shortly after release and did not like it. It was a game I wanted to like but it was held back by a very clunky victory point system. After a few failed attempts at playing, it ended up stored…
Thrift Store Find: Go For It!
Lately I have been having stellar luck finding old board games at my local thrift stores. Not only have these games been priced low but they have also been missing either only a few replaceable pieces or completely intact. The most recent find is Go For It, a boardgame straight out of the American 80’s!…
Manhunt – The Electric Computer Detective Game
Manhunt, the electric computer detective game! This evening my wife and I were looking for something to do. Inspired by a recent binge watching of Mindhunter on Netflix, I decided to pull this classic from 1972 out of the closet. After pulling out the game board, getting the computer ready, and deciding on whether to…