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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…