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…
Thrift Store Find: Family Feud!
If there is one trivia game that hits the nostalgic nerve in me, it has to be Family Feud. I don’t mean the TV game show that is still airing today. I mean the plastic and cardboard contraption that was produced in the 1970’s based on the TV game show. That’s right, I found a…
Thrift Store Find: Stay Alive
A couple of days ago I wrote about finding the board game Bonkers! at a local thrift store. Today I am going to tell you about one of the other amazing finds, Stay Alive. Stay Alive is a four player game produced by Milton Bradley during the wonder years of American plastic board games. Many…
Thrift Store Find: Bonkers!
This weekend my family and I took a ride to visit a few local thrift stores. Most of the stores in my area are Goodwill stores with a few independent stores mixed in. While all of the stores are donation based as far as stocking their shelves go some are better than others when it…
Gaming From The Past: Dragon Strike
Dragon Strike is a game from TSR that was released in 1993. It included a very cheesy VHS tape and a bunch of miniatures. Clearly designed to do battle with the HeroQuest games this one never took off.On its own it’s not a terrible game but there was so much better stuff on the market…
I’ve Got Some Money To Spend
A few years ago I signed up for the affiliate program over at Funagain Games. For a while I was looking at how much money I had made in commissions and after a while of not making anything I forgot about it.This morning, on a whim, I took a look and discovered I had earned…
Game Review: Bulp!
I tend to look at older games with a bit of nostalgia, although there are some that simply make me nauseous at the very thought of them. Waterworks is one of those games; it has brought joy to many – but never to me, and I got rid of the game long ago. When I…
Game Review: Power and Weakness
In my search for Power and Weakness (JKLM Games and FRED, 2007 – Andreas Steding), I noticed that it’s the only game with the word “weakness” in the title. Yes, that’s not an interesting fact, but really – the game gave off this air of incredible boredom that resonated from the medieval artwork to the…