Board Game Roundup #2 Treasure Island, Archipelago, Concordia By MARK WILSON Board Game Roundups are where I discuss games I’ve been playing recently. These aren’t
Board Game Roundup #1 Roll For the Galaxy, Tammany Hall, Inis By MARK WILSON Board Game Roundups are where I discuss games I’ve been playing
Codenames Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2015 Players: 2-8 Playing Time: 15 Minutes The PremiseTwo teams and a 5×5 tableau of cards. Each team
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 1981 Players: 1-8 Playing Time: 60-120 Minutes The PremiseSherlock Holmes Consulting Detective (SHCD or simply
Dievas (RPG) Review By MARK WILSON RPG System: Dievas The PremiseDievas was created for RPGGeek’s 24-hour RPG competition. The setting is that of 13th Century
Austen: The Promenading (RPG) Review By MARK WILSON RPG System: Austen: The Promenading The PremiseOwing to Jane Austen’s famous layered and nuanced dialogue, The Promenading
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (5e) Review By MARK WILSON RPG System: 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Released: 2018 Background: I read this book multiple times in order
Ryuutama: Natural Fantasy Role Play (RPG) Review Delightfully whimsical, occasionally tedious By MARK WILSON RPG System: Ryuutama Released: 2007 The Initial ConclusionThe Good: A lot
16 Impossible Things Before Breakfast (RPG) Review Are you confused yet? Good. By MARK WILSON RPG System: 16 Impossible Things Before Breakfast The PremiseBased loosely
A Thousand and One Nights (RPG) Review Not quite a party planning guide, not quite an RPG By MARK WILSON RPG System: A Thousand and
The Breached Fortress of Anoros (RPG Supplement) Review The RPGGeek Dungeon Dive By MARK WILSON RPG System: System Neutral BackgroundThe Breached Fortress of Anoros was
The Play’s the Thing (RPG) Review Altering the Bard: A Romp Through Shakespeare for the Improv Gamer By MARK WILSON RPG System: The Play’s the
Seasons of Inis Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2019 Players: 2-5 Playing Time: 90 Minutes I’m a huge fan of Inis; it might be
Viticulture: Essential Edition Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2015 Players: 1-6 Playing Time: 45-90 Minutes How To Play Viticulture Essential Edition Add-Ons Components The
Project Dreamscape Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2015 Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 30 Minutes Theme & ConceptIt’s easy for card games to get lost
Lanterns: The Harvest Festival Review With The Emperor’s Gifts expansion By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2015 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 30 Minutes The Premise Lanterns
Laser Cat Attack Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2014 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 10 Minutes This is a bit of a divergence for my
Inis Review A masterpiece of a game By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2016 Players: 2-4 (2-5 w/expansion) Playing Time: 60-90 Minutes Normally I break down
Pretense Review MetaMicroGaming By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2015 Players: 2-12 Playing Time: 60-360 Minutes The Premise Pretense is a game that happens concurrently with
Secrets Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2017 Players: 4-8 Playing Time: 15-35 Minutes The PremiseSecrets is an elaborate shell game, the kind carnivals have
Two Rooms and a Boom Review Or how I learned to stop worrying, and love the bomb By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2013 Players: 6-30
Red Dragon Inn Review Drinking without the camaraderie By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2007 Players: 2-4 (more with expansions) Playing Time: 45 Minutes The PremiseIn
Viticulture: Tuscany Essential Edition Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2015 Players: 1-6 Playing Time: 45-90 Minutes One of the first reviews I ever did
Cockroach Poker Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2004 Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 20 Minutes The PremiseYou get a bunch of cards that are one
Welcome to… Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2018 Players: 1-100 Playing Time: 25 Minutes The PremiseWelcome To is a roll & write – or
Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2019 Players: 1-100 Playing Time: 30-45 Minutes The PremiseCartographers is a recent entry into
Tournay Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2011 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 30-60 Minutes The PremiseFans of the game will push back on my description
Troyes Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2010 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 90 Minutes The PremiseIn the medieval city of Troyes, you vie for the
Carcassone Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2000 Players: 2-5 Playing Time: 30-45 Minutes The Premise You draw a tile, then place the tile in
Blood on the Clocktower Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2020 Players: 5-20 Playing Time: 30-120 Minutes The Premise Blood on the Clocktower is social
Beyond Baker Street Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2016 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 20 Minutes The Premise The next in an endless string of
World’s Fair 1893 Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2016 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 35-45 Minutes The Premise The year is 1893 and you’re trying
Azul Review An existential relationship crisis in a box By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2017 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 30-45 Minutes The PremiseAzul is a
Curse of Strahd Review (5e) What makes this the best-reviewed 5e adventure? And where could it still improve? By MARK WILSON System: 5e D&D Level:
The Engagement of Adelaide Endicott – Review By MARK WILSON System: Neutral Cost: Free! This was a fun read, but I need to say right
Death on the Wall: DDEX 03-14 Review (5e) By MARK WILSON System: 5e D&D Level: 1-4 Play Time: 2 hours Cost: $2.99 on DM’s Guild
Blue Alley Review (5e) A funhouse dungeon set in Waterdeep By MARK WILSON System: 5th Edition D&D Level: 2-3 Created, it seems, somewhat explicitly to
Stratego Review An old warhorse, and many gamers’ intro to wargaming By MARK WILSON An older copy, likely from the 80’s Year Published: 1946 Players:
My Gaming Reviews Criteria, preferences and other considerations By MARK WILSON Knowing a reviewer’s tendencies and biases is important to gauge whether or not you
Council of Verona Review An underappreciated filler By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2013 Players: 2-5 Playing Time: 20 Minutes If I were given to subjective