Tabletop Reviews

Playing games with the kids is what it’s all about for me, so I am always especially delighted when we get offered a game that is simple enough for them to play, but chunky enough for me to enjoy alongside them. In Paleo Vet, one to four…

As you might have noticed over the years, we go through a lot of quick board games intended for groups or parties  that would work well on holidays or before a meal. Get Wavey is another card game that fits perfectly in this category. It’s…

In the reviews business, context is everything. Because everything written or spoken is subjective, it’s important to understand where the reviewer is coming from and what makes them tick — otherwise you can never be sure that what you’re…

In Godsforge you play an elite spellweaver battling for control of said Godsforge, the last source of magical energy in a crumbling world. This is accomplished by summoning creations and casting spells to pummel your rivals into submission.…

Who doesn’t like a big plate of nachos? Nacho Stack is a game that happens in two parts; the first part is creating the nacho stack and the second part is about 'eating' the nachos themselves. The entire game is made up of triangle chips,…

Maybe I am biased here, but I often find myself thinking that confrontational card games like For Glory: Premium Edition are at their best when the experience is focused on just two players. In this head-to-head game about life and death…

Ah, puffins. There was a period of time, when I was young, when puffins were the loveable goofballs of the animal kingdom, before they were turfed out by meerkats, axolotls and whatever is currently in. Puffins are back, though, with Puffin…

If there is one thing I love about tile-placement games, it’s how a simple premise can lead to some very interesting gameplay. Even better when such a game can be accessible to some audiences, but deeply strategic and challenging for…

Race to the finish in Farplace, a board game all about animal rescue and rehoming.  The Game of Goose, Snakes and Ladders, Pachisi; some of the most popular games out there are Race Games, and it's their simple objective that helped them…

In Leaf, a forest-themed and environmentally friendly game from Tim Eisner and Weird City Games, the players will use cards to place leaves and build an expansive tapestry that represents a forest floor during fall (or Autumn, as we call in…