The Long and Short of It: I have very much enjoyed this semester spent writing blog posts and reviewing games. You see, I have been writing this as a class project, and it was the kick I needed to start creating videos again on my YouTube channel. Unfortunately, trying to balance writing introductory/contextual blog posts…
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The Details: Game – Battlelore Second Edition (aka Battlelore 2.0) # of Players – 2 Ages – 13+ Play Time – 45-90 min Setup/Takedown Time – 10-20 min Publisher – Fantasy Flight Games Designer – Richard Borg Year of Publication – 2013 SRP – $79.99 Wrap-up: As could be seen in the video, the game is very solid. It has…
The Game: Today, we will be discussing Battlelore 2.0, a lighter wargame designed using the Commands & Colors system created by Richard Borg and put out by Fantasy Flight Games. Battlore 2.0 is a wargame that utilizes the battle card and modular board mechanics. As a quick note, Richard Borg’s system is extremely well known in gaming circles, as it has been used as…
The Details: Game – Android: Netrunner # of Players – 2 Ages – 13+ Play Time – 30-60 min Setup/Takedown Time – 5-10 min Publisher – Fantasy Flight Games Designer – Richard Garfield Year of Publication – 2012 SRP – $39.99 Wrap-up: As you could tell from the video, both Audrie and I really enjoyed this game. The theme comes…
The Game: I’ve met very few people who do not like at least 1 dystopian work of fiction (be it book, movie, or TV show). We very often find ourselves drawn into these worlds because they are so alien from our own in many ways, but they still consider the experience of the human condition,…
The Setup: Yes, my long-awaited post concerning game stores is now here for your enjoyment. In this post, I will be dissecting the anatomy of a FLGS. My goal is to give new/non gamers an insight into what you will most likely find when you enter a game store. It is my hope that this will lessen…
The Details: Game – Zombie Dice # of Players – 2-∞ Ages – 5+ Play Time – 5-15 min (depending on group size) Setup/Takedown Time – 1 min Publisher – Steve Jackson Games Designer – Steve Jackson Year of Publication – 2010 SRP – $13.13 Wrap-up: I feel that we summed up the game very…
The Game: Dub-a-da dub-a-da-da……UUUUHHHHNNNNN!! (Name that movie.) No need to fear here, for you are not running away from the zombies in this game. No. You are the zombies in this game. That’s right. Unlike almost every other zombie game in existence (of which there are 400 million – I don’t think that’s an exaggeration) you…
As you may know, this blog is intended for those who are new to gaming and those who love it but want to learn a bit more about it. I firmly believe that tabletop gaming could be a much more widely-appreciated hobby than it currently is. However, there are obstacles that stand in the way.…
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