Board Game Roundup #5: Gardens of Babylon & After Midnight Games
September 10, 2020
Board Game Roundup #5 Gardens of Babylon and After Midnight Games By MARK WILSON Board Game Roundups are where I discuss games I’ve been playing
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Board Game Roundup #7: Tiny Towns, Bruges, Targi
September 1, 2020
Board Game Roundup #7 Tiny Towns, Bruges, Targi By MARK WILSON Board Game Roundups are where I discuss games I’ve been playing recently. These aren’t
Sun Tzu Board Game Review
August 20, 2020
Sun Tzu Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2005 Players: 2 Playing Time: 30 Minutes Calling your game Sun Tzu is a dangerous
Captain Sonar Review
August 15, 2020
Captain Sonar Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2016 Players: 2-8 Playing Time: 45-60 Minutes The Premise Captain Sonar is an audacious, real-time version of
Board Game Roundup #6: Raiders of the North Sea, Unexploded Cow, Mythsea
August 1, 2020
Board Game Roundup #6 Raiders of the North Sea, Unexploded Cow, Mythsea By MARK WILSON Board Game Roundups are where I discuss games I’ve been
Solium Infernum – Overview and Review
July 26, 2020
To Reign in Hell: Solium Infernum Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2009 Players: 1-6 To Reign Is Worth Ambition Solium Infernum (SI) is an
Board Game Roundup #4: Condottiere, Sherlock Holmes and Fillers
July 15, 2020
Board Game Roundup #4 Condottiere, Sherlock Holmes and Fillers By MARK WILSON Board Game Roundups are where I discuss games I’ve been playing recently. These
Tsuro of the Seas Review
May 15, 2020
Tsuro of the Seas Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2012 Players: 2-8 Playing Time: 30 Minutes The Premise Like its predecessor, Tsuro, you start
Board Game Roundup #3: Brass: Birmingham and Concordia: Venus
May 1, 2020
Board Game Roundup #3 Brass: Birmingham and Concordia: Venus By MARK WILSON Board Game Roundups are where I discuss games I’ve been playing recently. These
Guide to Gaming on Board Game Arena
April 21, 2020
Guide to Gaming on Board Game Arena By MARK WILSON Like many during the COVID-19 crisis, I’ve shifted to playing a lot of online games.
Board Game Roundup #2: Treasure Island, Archipelago, Concordia
April 1, 2020
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
March 1, 2020
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
February 17, 2020
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
February 17, 2020
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
February 9, 2020
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
February 9, 2020
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
February 9, 2020
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 (RPG) Review
February 9, 2020
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
February 9, 2020
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
February 9, 2020
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
Breached Fortress of Anoros (RPG Supplement) Review
February 9, 2020
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
February 8, 2020
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
February 8, 2020
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
February 8, 2020
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 ComponentsThe components
Project Dreamscape Review
February 8, 2020
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
February 8, 2020
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
February 8, 2020
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
February 5, 2020
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
February 5, 2020
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
February 5, 2020
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
February 5, 2020
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
February 5, 2020
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
February 5, 2020
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
February 5, 2020
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
February 4, 2020
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 Review
February 4, 2020
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
February 3, 2020
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
February 3, 2020
Troyes Board Game Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2010 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 90 Minutes Welcome to the city of Troyes. We got your
Carcassone Review
February 2, 2020
Carcassonne 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
February 2, 2020
Blood on the Clocktower Review By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2020 Players: 5-20 Playing Time: 30-120 Minutes The PremiseBlood on the Clocktower is social deduction.
Beyond Baker Street Review
January 31, 2020
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
January 31, 2020
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
January 31, 2020
Azul Review An existential relationship crisis in a box By MARK WILSON Year Published: 2017 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 30-45 Minutes The Premise Azul is
Curse of Strahd Review (5e)
January 31, 2020
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&DLevel: 1-10
The Engagement of Adelaide Endicott
January 31, 2020
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)
January 31, 2020
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)
January 31, 2020
Blue Alley Review (5e) A funhouse dungeon set in Waterdeep By MARK WILSON System: 5th Edition D&D Character Level: 2-3 Created, it seems, somewhat explicitly
Stratego Review
January 27, 2020
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 Review Criteria
January 26, 2020
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
January 26, 2020
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