‘Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised to find a box of games waiting for me when I got home. The kind folks at Slugfest Games sent me a copy of The Red Dragon Inn and Tiki Mountain.My first impressions of these two games is very favorable. My gaming group and I love the previous Kung Fu…
Tag: Board Games
The Quartile contest is now over
A few weeks ago I posted a contest for a free copy of one of my prototypes of Quartile. All you had to do to enter was either talk about the game and link back to the post or purchase a copy of the game through the purchase link. Many people entered and I would…
Quartile wins Major fun award!
My new game Quartile recently won a Major Fun award. My only complaint is that it won in the family category and not the thinking category.Don’t forget, my current Quartile contest runs out on September 15, 2007. what are you waiting for?If you want to order a copy be sure to go to the website.
For Sale: Rocketmen
Earth has been overrun by the evil Legion of Terra, and it’s up to the Alliance between Earth’s rebels, the Mercurians, and the Venusians to stop Terra’s and Mars’ Axis of Evil!Using the same punch-out ships as the previous WizKids game Pirates, this game took the action into outer space. This game also cleaned up…
Quartile
It has been a long time coming but I an now proud to announce the release of my new game, Quartile.The original prototype of this game began under the name of “Quads” but was soon changed to “Quadrovex” after I found several other games already using the name Quads. Before final production was complete the…
Game Review: Ice Cream
Game Title: Ice CreamDesigner: Joe M. HuberPublisher: Face 2 Face GamesI scream, you scream, we all scream, for ice cream! In this quick game players compete to serve ice cream to the most customers over four days, or turns. This game is designed for 3-5 players ages 6 and up.This is a quick game to…
Game Review: Pink Godzilla Dev Kit
I really didn’t know what to think of Pink Godzilla Dev Kit (Pink Godzilla Co, 2006 – Christopher Rama Rao) when I received it in the mail. I did a little research on the internet and discovered the Pink Godzilla is a rather active video game store in the Seattle area – and had produced…
Game Review: Hameln
The Pied Piper is one of those stories that I’ve heard time and time again, in various media and styles – but with essentially the same plot each time. When I heard that the Lamont brothers were designing their yearly game about this story – I was quite interested, considering the surprise success of their…
Review: Dungeon Twister: 3-4 Player Expansion
Dungeon Twister is one of my favorite games – a game that I wasn’t expecting much from when I first heard about it, but a game that has become one of the most strategic yet variety-filled games that I’ve ever played. The reason I don’t play it more often is simple – it is only…
Game Review: Il Principe
I opened up the box of Il Principe (Z-man Games, 2006 – Emanuele Ornella) for the first time and started reading the rules. As soon as I got to the phrase “Each player is the leader of an influential family in Italy during the Renaissance Age” I put the rules back in the box and…
Game Review: Marvel Heroes
Marvel Heroes (Fantasy Flight Games, 2006 – Marco Maggi and Francesco Nepitello) easily topped my “Most anticipated games in 2006” list at the end of 2005. As the year went on, I was a bit concerned that the game would make the same list the following year, but it was fortunately released near the end…
Game Review: Reef Encounters of the Second Kind
The more that I play Reef Encounter the more I’m impressed with what a deep, intriguing game it is. I have to say, though, that I was completely surprised by the fact that an expansion came out for the game. Not that I wasn’t interested – I’m certainly a sucker for expansions – just that…