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Games I’m Looking Forward to at PAX Unplugged 2025
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! I attended PAX Unplugged for the first time last year, and because we had such a great time, we decided to go again this year. As part of my retrospective from last year, one of my biggest tips was to plan ahead of time, so I thought I’d take…
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Dethroned Games from my Top 40 (as of 2025)
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! I recently wrapped up my top 40 games of all time, and since there were ten games that were new to the top 40, that meant ten games dropped off from last year’s list. Therefore, I thought I would take a moment to discuss the games that fell out;…
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Ruins Review: Where Card Shedding and Crafting Collide
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m taking a look at a small box, card-shedding game. So without further ado, let’s jump into it. Disclosure: A review copy of this game was provided to The Meeple Digest in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. This review is not intended to be an endorsement. Ruins…
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My Favorite Games of All Time (1-10) as of 2025
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This is the grand finale to my latest four-part series where I count down my top 40 games this year. If you missed last week’s list, then I recommend you check that out here. There hasn’t been much movement in my top 10; however, there are two new games…
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Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor Board Game Review — Favorite or Flop?
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m taking a look at a recent sequel to a popular card, tableau-building game. So without further ado, let’s jump into it. Disclosure: A review copy of this game was provided to The Meeple Digest in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. This review is not intended to…
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My Favorite Games of All Time (11-20) as of 2025
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This is the third post in my latest four-part series as we count down my top 40 games this year. If you missed the previous list, then I recommend you check that out here. There are two new games that have made it onto the list in this batch,…
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Lost Ruins of Arnak: Twisted Paths Review — Does the Latest Expansion Elevate the Journey?
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m taking a look at the latest expansion for one of my favorite games. So without further ado, let’s jump into it. Lost Ruins of Arnak: Twisted Paths Lost Ruins of Arnak is one of my favorite games of all time. The base game is an excellently designed…
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My Favorite Games of All Time (21-30) as of 2025
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This is the second post in my four-part series as we count down my top 40 games this year. If you missed last week’s list, then I recommend you check that out here. There are a few games that have fallen, a number that have remained steady, and two…
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My Favorite Games of All Time (31-40) as of 2025
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! About a year ago, I discussed my top 40 games as of that moment. Given there’s a bit of a calm in the industry before the majority of new games are released later this year, I thought now would be a perfect time to revisit that list to see…
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Reviewing the #1 Rated Board Game
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m taking a look at the number one rated game on BGG. So without further ado, let’s jump into it. Brass: Birmingham Do you ever get that cozy feeling when returning to something you love like your favorite movie or TV show that you re-watch on repeat? For…
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Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread — An Epic Adventure on the Table
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m taking a look at one of my favorite cooperative games and likely my favorite open-world, adventure game. Since exploration and discovery are a large part of the game, I will try to keep this review as spoiler-free as possible. So without further ado, let’s jump into it….
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New Bottles, Old Potions? Revisiting Quacks with the Latest Edition
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m taking a look at the new edition for one of my favorite gateway level games. So without further ado, let’s jump into it. Disclosure: A review copy of this game was provided to The Meeple Digest in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. This review is not…
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My Top 10 Cooperative Games
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! We all love our competitive euro games, but sometimes it’s nice to relax a little bit and play something cooperative. In the past, I’ve listed my top 5 gateway games, mid-weight games, and heavy games, but honestly it was difficult to narrow this down to only five games, so…
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Hegemony: Social Class Conflict, Packaged Cleverly
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m taking a look back at one of my heaviest and most thematic games. So without further ado, let’s jump into it. Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory Hegemony is an asymmetric politico-economic game where each player plays as a different socio-economic group: Working Class, Middle Class, Capitalist…
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5 Games in My Collection on the Chopping Block
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! I’ll admit, like many board gamers, I have trouble getting rid of games. However, there comes a time where I have to look at my crowded shelves, and I have to ask myself, are some of these games worth keeping? What’s the likelihood I play them anytime soon? So…
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One Trick to Rule Them All: A Review of The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m taking a look at arguably the best looking, cooperative trick-taking game. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. Disclosure: A review copy of this game was provided to The Meeple Digest in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. This review is not intended to be…
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Edge of Greatness? A Deep Dive into Andromeda’s Edge
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing a small, card-drafting, tableau-building game with an extremely cute aesthetic. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. Andromeda’s Edge I had the opportunity to play a short, three-turn demo of Andromeda’s Edge at PAX Unplugged last year, and while I left that demo with…
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Vale of Eternity Review: Is This Strategic Card Game Worth Your Time?
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing a small, card-drafting, tableau-building game with an extremely cute aesthetic. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. The Vale of Eternity I didn’t know much about The Vale of Eternity prior to jumping in, and I was pleasantly surprised by how relatively simple the…
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My Personal Opinions on 5 Gaming Trends Impacting the Board Gaming Industry
Intro Welcome to this week’s gaming post! I thought I’d mix things up this week by discussing a few of the recent trends in the board gaming industry. As a caveat, these are just my personal opinions, and if you’re interested in learning more about any of these topics, there are tons of other content…
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A New Shine on a Classic Farm – Early Impressions of La Granja: Deluxe Master Set
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m unpacking the deluxified and expanded version of a classic farming game. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. La Granja: Deluxe Master Set I’ve never played the original La Granja, so I didn’t quite know what to expect when I decided to jump into the…
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Is Flip 7 Worth Your Time? A Full Review
Welcome to this week’s review! I thought I would mix things up this week by discussing one of the smallest and lightest games in my collection. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. Flip 7 Flip 7 feels like one of the most unexpected surprise hits from last year. I wasn’t expecting much…
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My Top 5 Overrated Games
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! Recently I published a list of my Top 5 Underrated Games, so this week I decided to follow that up with my Top 5 Overrated Games. I’ll preface that putting a list like this together is extremely subjective and is largely based on my personal tastes in board games….
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Returning to Twilight Imperium after Six Years
Introduction Happy Friday! I thought I would mix things up this week by talking about one of biggest games on my shelf – Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition (TI4). I recently brought the game out after a six-year hiatus for an epic four-player game. Considering the only other time I played TI4, it took our group…
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The Expansions That Complete 7 Wonders: Leaders & Cities Review
Welcome to this week’s review! A few weeks ago I discussed the base game for 7 Wonders, and this week I thought I’d cover the first two expansion for the game. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. 7 Wonders: Leaders First up is 7 Wonders: Leaders. The second edition version of the…
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My Top 5 Underrated Board Games
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing my favorite underrated gems and have ranked them below in terms of their ranking on BGG. So without further ado, let’s jump into the games! Honorable Mention: Forbidden Desert Forbidden Desert is a cooperative game where each player takes on the role of an explorer…
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Civolution Isn’t Perfect – But I Had a Blast Anyway
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing a game that I had the chance to demo at PAX Unplugged last year, but now after more plays, I wanted to see if my thoughts on the game have changed at all. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. Civolution My first game…
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7 Wonders Review: A Classic Still Worth Exploring
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing a game that was released 15 years ago but is still one of my favorites. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. 7 Wonders 7 Wonders was one of the first games in my collection. The game was my go-to whenever I was looking…
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My Top 5 Board Game Expansions
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m ranking my favorite board game expansions. A few criteria I used when determining this list were: How essential is the expansion for the game? How often would I elect to combine it with the base game? Does the new content enhance the game? Does the expansion…
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Is this the best game of 2025 so far? Galactic Cruise Review
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing one of the hottest new games of 2025 and one I was personally incredibly excited to try. Also, if you’re interested in seeing what’s in the giant box, you can check out an unboxing for the game here. So without further ado, let’s jump into my…
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My Thoughts after Finishing Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing the big campaign expansion for Arcs. I previously reviewed the base game of Arcs here, and if you’re interested in seeing what’s in the giant campaign box, you can check out an unboxing here. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. Disclosure: A review…
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Ranking the South Tigris Trilogy from Garphill Games
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! I recently reviewed the last two games in the South Tigris trilogy from Garphill Games and thought it would be fun to look back to see how they all stack up. To preface, while I do have a favorite and least favorite, I still enjoy all three of these…
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Diving Back In – Underwater Cities: New Discoveries Expansion Review
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing the first expansion for Underwater Cities. If you missed last week’s review of the base game, you can check it out here. And if you’re interesting in checking out an unboxing of the expansion, you can find it here. So without further ado, let’s jump into…
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Exploring the Depths: Underwater Cities Review
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing Vladimir Suchý’s arguably most popular game which I recently did an unboxing for here. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. Disclosure: A review copy of this game was provided to The Meeple Digest in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. This review is…
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Does Race for the Galaxy still hold up after almost 20 years?
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing a game that was originally released in 2007, and you can check out an unboxing of the revised second edition here. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. Disclosure: A review copy of this game was provided to The Meeple Digest in exchange for…
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Inventing Devices with Dice: Inventors of the South Tigris Review
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing the third game in the South Tigris trilogy from Garphill Games and my most recent unboxing (here). So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. Disclosure: A review copy of this game was provided to The Meeple Digest in exchange for an honest, unbiased review….
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My Brother’s Top 5 Games of All Time
Intro To switch things up this week, I thought it would be fun to get my brother on the blog. We grew up playing board games together and both got into modern board gaming around the same time. While we share some similarities in tastes, there are also quite a few differences when it comes…
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Translating Ancient Scrolls: Scholars of the South Tigris Review
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing the second game in the South Tigris trilogy from Garphill Games and one I recently did an unboxing for here. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts. Disclosure: A review copy of this game was provided to The Meeple Digest in exchange for an…
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Returning to the Galapagos: Darwin’s Journey Fireland Expansion Review
Welcome to this week’s review! Last week I reviewed the base game for Darwin’s Journey, and for this week, I’ll be reviewing the first large expansion for the game – the Fireland Expansion. So without further ado, let’s jump into my thoughts on the expansion. Darwin’s Journey: Fireland Expansion Darwin’s Journey: Fireland Expansion is the…
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Worker-Placement in the Galapagos: Darwin’s Journey Review
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing a game that has been on my radar for quite some time now. So without further ado, let’s jump into it! Darwin’s Journey Darwin’s Journey is one of latest games from designer Simone Luciani. I’ve generally enjoyed Luciani’s designs – both Lorenzo il Magnifico and Nucleum…
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Arcs Review – Conflict and Collapse in the Reach
Welcome to this week’s review! This week I’m discussing the last game I picked up at PAX Unplugged last year and arguably one of the hottest games to come out in 2024. So without further ado, let’s jump into my review. Arcs Arcs is designed by Cole Wehrle, best known for designing games such as…
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My Top 10 “New to Me” Games of 2024
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! As I mentioned in my 2024 Year in Review, I managed to play 85 different games last year. While a decent chunk of those were games that I had played before, many were also new to me as of last year. This week, I’ve decided to rank all of…
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Investigating Crimes – MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House Review
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing one of the most unique games I’ve played. So without further ado, let’s jump into my review. MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House is the second game in the MicroMacro series and the sequel to the Spiel des Jahres…
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The Return of Resource Wheels: A Review of Black Forest
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing another game I picked up at PAX which I also did an unboxing for here. So without further ado, let’s jump into my review. Black Forest Black Forest is the latest game from Uwe Rosenberg. I’ve never played Glass Road, but Black Forest feels like…
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2024 Year in Review
Intro Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m taking a bit of a break from reviews to talk about my year in 2024, including highlights, my most played games, and goals. So without further ado, let’s talk about 2024! Highlights Starting off with the most recent highlight: PAX Unplugged. This was my first…
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From Earth to the Stars: My Thoughts on SETI
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing one of the hottest games released in 2024. I also recently did an unboxing for the game that you can check out here. So without further ado, let’s jump into the review. SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is the latest…
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Early Impressions of Unconscious Mind
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing a heavy euro game with a unique theme and beautiful production. So without further ado, let’s jump into my early impressions. Unconscious Mind I first heard about Unconscious Mind quite a while ago, as it has often appeared on reviewers’ most anticipated lists. However, this…
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PAX Unplugged 2024 Recap Part 2
Intro Welcome to this week’s gaming post! Last week I talked about my overall experience this year at PAX Unplugged 2024, including highlights from the convention and a few tips and tricks I learned along the way that I recommend you check out here. This week, I’ll be talking about the games I managed to…
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PAX Unplugged 2024 Recap Part 1
Intro Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This past weekend I attended my first ever large board game convention: PAX Unplugged. I attended all three days with friends and was at the convention center every day essentially from open to close, only stopping briefly for food breaks. Since there is a ton about my experience…
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My Favorite Games of All Time (10-1)
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This is the grand finale to my four-part series where I cover my top 40 games as of this moment. If you missed the previous lists, then I recommend you check that out here. We’re onto the final batch – my all-time favorites! There isn’t usually a ton of…
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My Favorite Games of All Time (20-11)
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This is the third post in my new four-part series as we count down my top 40 games as of this moment. If you missed the previous list, then I recommend you check that out here. We’re getting into the best of the best, and I’m really enjoying this…
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Games I’m Looking Forward to at PAX Unplugged 2024
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! We’re taking a short break from my top 40 series to talk about a few of the games I’m looking forward to at PAX Unplugged 2024. This year, I’m super excited to be attending the convention for the first time, and while I don’t know exactly what to expect,…
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My Favorite Games of All Time (30-21)
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This is the second post in my new four-part series as we count down my top 40 games as of this moment. If you missed last week’s list, then I recommend you check that out here. I’m really enjoying this series so far, so without further ado, let’s jump…
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My Favorite Games of All Time (40-31)
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! I’ve discussed my favorite gateway, medium-weight, and heavy-weight games, and now it’s time to unveil my all-time favorites. This is the first in a new four-part series where I’ll be discussing my top 40 games as of this moment. While this is the first time I’m disclosing my list,…
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How Nucleum Powers Up Board Game Night
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing a heavy, economic euro game that I recently did an unboxing for. Be prepared to strap in because I have a lot of thoughts on this game, so without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Nucleum Nucleum is a euro game focused around…
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Ranking the Games I Bought during Nerdz Day 2024
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This is the follow-up to an article I wrote a couple months ago listing some of the games I was hoping to see during this year’s Nerdz Day sale. While not all of the games I mentioned ended up showing up during the sale, I still managed to pick…
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Distilling My Thoughts: My Early Impressions of Distilled
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing a very thematic spirit-making game. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Distilled I recently did an unboxing video for Distilled, and now I’ve also had the chance to get it to the table for a few plays. Distilled is a game…
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Exploring the Ancient Marvels: Early Impressions of World Wonders
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing a relatively new polynomial/tile laying game, and I also recently did an unboxing for it. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. World Wonders I recently picked up World Wonders during this year’s Nerdz Day sale. During the game, each round players…
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My Top 5 Heavy Games
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This is the conclusion to my three-part series where I talked about my favorite Gateway games, Gateway + games (effectively medium-weight games), and now for this week I’ll be discussing my favorite heavy games. Everyone has a slightly different definition of what a heavy game entails (no these are…
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Small Game that Packs a Punch: No Burgers Sold at this White Castle
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing one of the hottest euros from last year. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. The White Castle I recently picked up The White Castle during this past Nerdz Day sale and had the chance to get it to the table for…
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Let’s Talk About One of My Favorite Games
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing one of my favorite euro games. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Lost Ruins of Arnak I recently played a two-person game of the Lost Ruins of Arnak. In this Indiana Jones themed game, in each round players alternate taking actions,…
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My Top 5 Games that Have Fallen Off
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This is the follow-up to the post I did a few weeks ago where I discussed a few games that have grown on me over time. This time I’ll be flipping it and will discuss games that I enjoy less now compared to when I first played them. This…
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Construction to Destruction: Exploring Praga and Blitzkrieg!
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing a heavy euro set in medieval Prague and a two-player, tug-of-war World War II game. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Praga Caput Regni I recently played a four-person game of Praga Caput Regni which is a heavy euro game designed…
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I Really Wanted to Love Dinosaur World
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing one of my least favorite plays I’ve had in a while. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Dinosaur World A couple weeks ago, I played a four-person game of Dinosaur World, a sequel of sorts to Dinosaur Island, for the first…
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My Nerdz Day Wishlist 2024
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! With Nerdz Day only one week away, I figured I’d talk about a few of the games on my wish list for this upcoming (unofficial) holiday. If you’ve never heard of Nerdz Day, it’s a large board game sale put on by Game Nerdz. This year, there will be…
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My Thoughts After 12 Hours with Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing a cooperative open-world adventure game. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies I recently started my first solo campaign of Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies, the sequel to the extremely popular 2021 game Sleeping Gods. If you’ve played the…
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My Top 5ish Gateway Plus Games
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This is the follow up to a post I did a few weeks ago where I discussed a few of my favorite games to introduce to new board gamers. This time, I’ll be discussing games that are a step up from Ticket to Ride or The Crew, but still…
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Dwarfs and Stormtroopers
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing a heavy euro and a head-to-head deckbuilder. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Caverna: The Cave Farmers First up is Caverna: The Cave Farmers, a sequel/reimplementation of Agricola. If you’ve played Agricola, then Caverna plays very similar, except Caverna has room…
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Mines, Cheese Cubes, and Temples
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing a heavy euro, a push-your-luck racing game, and a cooperative living card game (LCG). So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Skymines First up is Skymines, the 2022 reimplementation of Mombasa. I’ll preface that if you didn’t enjoy the gameplay of Mombasa,…
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My Top 5 Games that Have Grown on Me
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! I wanted to mix up this week’s content by discussing a few games that have grown on me over time. These are games that I liked initially, but it took more plays to fully appreciate them. I don’t necessary like the number one game on this list more than…
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Donating, Horse Racing, and Pirating
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing two heavy euros and a party, horse-racing game. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Carnegie First off, I recently played a four-person game of Carnegie. Carnegie is a heavy euro-game focused around managing employees across four types of departments which each…
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Madness, Caravans, and Dwarfs
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing a cooperative LCG, a heavy euro, and a bidding/set-collection game. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Arkham Horror: The Card Game I recently completed The Path to Carcosa campaign for Arkham Horror: The Card Game. If you’re unfamiliar with Arkham Horror…
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My Top 5 Gateway Games
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! I’ve received a few requests for suggestions on games I’d recommend for people just getting into board gaming – also known as gateway games in the hobby. Maybe you’re already familiar with the classics, such as Catan, Carcassonne, or Ticket to Ride, so here are a few newer games…
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Wine, Tricks, and Gigantic Dice
Welcome to this week’s gaming post! This week I’m discussing a medium-weight euro, a cooperative trick-taking game, and a beast of a roll-and-write. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Viticulture First, let’s discuss Viticulture with Tuscany. For clarification, this is for the Essential Edition of both, rather than the original versions….
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Space, Meeples, and Cows?
Welcome to my second official blog post! This week I’m discussing a couple of medium-weight euro games and a classic gateway game. So without further ado, let’s jump into the recent highlights. Beyond the Sun Let’s start with Beyond the Sun, a space-themed medium weight euro game where each turn you take an action on…
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Art, Mechs, and Fauna?
Hi, and welcome to my first official blog post! If you’d like to learn more about my journey into board gaming, see the About page. In these posts, I will focus more on discussing games I’ve been playing, and what I like and don’t like. I may even throw in the occasional top 10 list…