I pride myself on being able to tell how much I’ll enjoy / not enjoy a game by simply reading the rules. But occasionally I’m wrong – dead wrong – and Mimic: Safari Version (Funmaker Games, 2006 – Doug Cook) is one of those times. It looked like a bland card game, and the rules…
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Game Review: Ticket to Ride: USA 1910
As a game reviewer, I play piles of new games each year, which means that most of my games stay in pristine condition, receiving only a handful of playings a year. Ticket to Ride is an exception to that rule, however, receiving so many playings that my box, board, and – most of all -…
Game Review: Number Chase
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…