Most of us in the hobby probably remember the first game we played that introduced us to the world of modern board games. Many like to call them “gateway” games. They are games that are simple enough to not overwhelm someone unfamiliar with modern board games, yet are just different enough to intrigue them into […]
Read More Ten Board Games For New GamersHello and welcome to this week’s edition of Kickstarter Corner where I discuss a current Kickstarter project that’s caught my eye. Today, I’m featuring the latest game from Drawlab Entertainment entitled Fired Up.
Read More Kickstarter Corner – Fired UpToday I’m doing something a bit different. The game I’ll be discussing today has not hit Kickstarter yet, but will be very soon, so I’m giving you guys a sneak peak as to what the game is about and my thoughts. I’ve called it a preview since I don’t know really how else to describe […]
Read More Preview – Hasty BakerWhen I first started gaming, the idea of gaming solo never crossed my mind. Board games, in my mind, were meant to be a social experience. Then I thought about all the card games I used to enjoy as a kid, and one of my favourites was Clock Solitaire. My grandmother taught me how to […]
Read More Review – FridayMost of you probably know what a bucket list is, but for those who don’t, it’s a list of things you want to experience before you “kick the bucket”. The creation of bucket lists became more popular after the 2007 film The Bucket List (which is an excellent movie if you haven’t seen it). Today, I’ve decided to share with you ten things on my bucket list that relate to the world of tabletop gaming.
Read More Ten Things on My Gaming Bucket ListHello and welcome to another edition of Kickstarter Corner, where I discuss a Kickstarter campaign that I’ve found interesting. This week, I am featuring a pick-up and deliver game called Taxi Derby
Read More Kickstarter Corner – Taxi DerbyThe Sagrada Familia is an unfinished church in Barcelona. The church, a work of the famous architect Antoni Gaudi, One of the major features of this beautiful place is the stained glass windows. That is the inspiration behind Sagrada, a game where you are put in the shoes of an architect, perhaps Gaudi himself, to […]
Read More Review – SagradaHello and welcome to Kickstarter Corner where I discuss a current Kickstarter project that has come across my radar. This installment will be discussing an amusingly titled roll-and-write game called Roland Wright: The Dice Game.
Read More Kickstarter Corner – Roland Wright: The Dice GameI was looking through my Facebook memories today and I came across a post of mine from a year ago where I discussed the mental health struggles I was going through at the time. I was dealing with post-partum depression on top of my already existing depression and anxiety and I ended up hospitalized for a week. It’s hard for me to believe that it’s already been a year since I hit that low point in my life. Since then, I’ve come a long way and gaming has been a part of that journey in getting better. As a sort of celebration of my ongoing recovery, I thought I would discuss some of the mental health benefits board games can bring.
Read More How Board Games Can Help With Mental HealthToday is International Women’s Day and I thought that for my first post in quite some time, I would discuss my thoughts on the board game community and the inclusion (or lack thereof sometimes) of women.
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