Spicy Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2020 Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 15-20 Minutes Board games carry stories, and not just in the

Santiago Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2003 Players: 3-5 Playing Time: 75 Minutes Santiago does a little bit of everything, and it

Northern Pacific Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2013 Players: 3-6 Playing Time: 60 Minutes The cube rails genre sits askew from mainstream

Rhino Hero: Super Battle Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2017 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 10-30 Minutes I was about to write that

Mexica Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2002 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 90 Minutes Designers Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer are two of

Geek Out! Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2013 Players: 2-99 Playing Time: 30 Minutes Much like Anakin Skywalker, Geek Out was supposed

That’s Not a Hat is a board game from designer Kasper Lapp, released originally in 2023. It plays in around 15 minutes.

Modern Art Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 1992 Players: 3-5 Playing Time: 45 Minutes Designer Reiner Knizia toyed with auctions for long

So Clover! Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2021 Players: 3-6 Playing Time: 30 Minutes “It’s not so much a game as an

Noli is a board game from designers Jack Caesar and Alessio Cavatore, released in 2022.

No Thanks! is a board game from designer Thorsten Gimmler, released originally in 2004. It plays in around 20 minutes.

A Gest of Robin Hood is a board game from designer Fred Serval, released originally in 2024. It plays in 45-120 minutes.

Eggs of Ostrich Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2012 Players: 3 Playing Time: 10 Minutes Eggs eggs eggs, lovely eggs. Broken eggs.

Cosmic Frog Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2020 Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 45-90 Minutes This one hurts. Cosmic Frog was my most

Challengers! Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2022 Players: 1-8 (I don’t know why you’d play solo) Playing Time: 45 Minutes Lemme check

Cat in the Box Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2020/2022 Players: 2-5 Playing Time: 20-40 Minutes “If it’s not a horrible game

Marracash Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 1996 Players: 3-4 Playing Time: 60 Minutes The austerity in Marracash is stunning. It makes me

Camel Up Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2014 (2nd edition 2018) Players: 2-8 Playing Time: 30-45 Minutes Probably the best compliment I

Sidereal Confluence Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2017 Players: 4-9 Playing Time: 120-180 Minutes Some reviewers will frame games as mere playthings.

Amerigo Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2013 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 90 Minutes I’m not a big fan of designer Stefan Feld’s

Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2002/2005 Players: 2 Playing Time: 30 Minutes Reiner Knizia, almost inarguably

Kemps Card Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: N/A Players: 4-8 Playing Time: 30 Minutes I did not know this game was a real

Intrigue Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 1994 Players: 3-5 Playing Time: 45-60 Minutes Do you need new friends? Are your old ones

High Society Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 1995 Players: 3-5 Playing Time: 15-30 Minutes I didn’t think I needed another auction game.

War of the Ring, Second Edition Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2011 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 150-180 Minutes Approaches to Theme –

The King is Dead, Second Edition Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2020 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 30-45 Minutes In The King is

Euchre Card Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 1848 Players: 4 Playing Time: 45 Minutes Euchre is not a great card game. But it’s

Eat Poop You Cat: Telephone, Telestrations and the Art of Drawing Stuff Badly Also Somehow a Sociological Manifesto By MARK WILSON Year Published: ?? Players:

Bring Your Own Book, Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2015 Players: 3-8 Playing Time: 20+ Minutes Books. Reading. Literature. A separate hobby

Trick of the Rails Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2011 Players: 3-5 Playing Time: 20 Minutes An economic train game merged with

Bohnanza Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 1997 Players: 2-7 Playing Time: 45 Minutes I have a game group that meets on occasion

Railways of the World Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2005 Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 120 Minutes Railways of the World is a

Pictomania Board Game Review By MARK WILSON There are a lot of “draw things in a hurry and guess at what it is” party games.

Mouse Guard: Swords & Strongholds Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2015 Players: 2 Playing Time: 15-30 Minutes What do we need out

Kemet: Blood & Sand Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2021 (original in 2012) Players: 2-5 Playing Time: 90-120 Minutes REVIEWER’S NOTE: This

Tammany Hall Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2007 Players: 3-5 Playing Time: 90 Minutes Welcome to Tammany Hall, an historical game about

Paris Connection Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2010 Players: 3-6 Playing Time: 30 Minutes Paris Connection sits in the “cube rails” genre

Mottainai Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2015 Players: 2-5 Playing Time: 15-30 Minutes Carl Chudyk has a reputation as a designer. It’s

The Table is Lava Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2018 Players: 2-4 (2-5 w/expansion) Playing Time: 20 Minutes Once in a generation,

Medina Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2001 / 2014 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 60 Minutes Medina is a lightly-themed abstract strategy game

Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2021 Players: 1-6 Playing Time: 45-150 Minutes Hoo boy. I almost

Pax Porfiriana Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2012 Players: 1-6 Playing Time: 120 Minutes Let’s play a game. No, not Pax Porfiriana.

Letters From Whitechapel Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2011 Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 90 Minutes Letters from Whitechapel (LFW) exists within a

Letter Jam Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2019 Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 45 Minutes I saw noted designer Eric Lang mention that

Kingdom Builder Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2011 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 45 Minutes Restriction breeds creativity. You’ve probably heard variations on

Hardback Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2018 Players: 1-5 Playing Time: 45-90 Minutes Word games. Inherently problematic. Not in the sense that

Hundreds of Horses Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2015 Players: 3-4 Playing Time: 20-30 Minutes It’s like a less-complicated Dixit. And all

Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2020 Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 60-200 Minutes It would be clickbait

Twilight Imperium: 4th Edition Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2017 Players: 3-6 (8 with expansions) Playing Time: 240-480 Minutes Well, this is

Fury of Dracula (3rd/4th edition) Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2015 Players: 2-5 Playing Time: 120-180 Minutes Fury of Dracula exists on

Dominant Species Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2010 Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 120-240 Minutes Every bad thing you’ll read about Dominant Species

Diamonds (2nd edition) Card Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2014 Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 20-30 Minutes I have a mostly amiable relationship with

Gardens of Babylon Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2019 Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 60 Minutes Everyone has a weakness. In fact, most

Decrypto Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2018 Players: 3-8 Playing Time: 15-45 Minutes A Divergence on Storytelling I talk about narrative arcs

Concept Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2027 Players: 4-12 Playing Time: 40 Minutes Concept feels like a victim of circumstance to me.

Chess in the Modern Digital Era By MARK WILSON Can one really review Chess? Not in the traditional sense, I suspect. I won’t be attempting

Castles of Tuscany Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2020 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 45-60 Minutes Castles of Tuscany is a problematic game.

Systems, Simulation, and Stampedes: Commands & Colors: Ancients Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2006 Players: 2 Playing Time: 60 Minutes Commands & Colors: Ancients

Babylonia Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2019 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 60 Minutes I discovered Babylonia in a somewhat odd manner: a