While at GenCon this year I was floored by the amount of new games that were being previewed and available to purchase at the convention. Checking out these new games is one of the big reasons that I go to GenCon, so today I’d like to talk about some of the games that I got to demo while I was there. This post is titled “previews” because I haven’t had a chance to play any of these games in their entirety, but they all stood out to me either from before I went to the con or while I was walking the exhibit hall.
Capsule Review Week: Dominion
Let’s continue our week of mini reviews now shall we? Dominion What it is. Dominion is a non-collectible constructable card game where each player plays the part of an ambitious minor noble who aims at turning its modest estate into a dominion of provinces and duchies. Players play cards from their decks to generate enough […]
Board/Card Games report #2, Part 2: Booty Geek Club Blast
See part 1 here Okay so after having played Lunch Money a couple of times, we were ready for something meatier. So we got out my copy of Settlers of Catan, the classic German game of, well, settling an Island. What I really like about that game is how fast paced it is. A turn […]
Board/Card Games Report #2, Part 1: Anime Zombie School Fight!
Now that’s a Chatty title. Last Friday, while I was enjoying the last few days of the holidays, my good friend and expert mastermind PM invited me and my buddy Franky for a full day of card games, Anime and general geekiness. As usual, these days are a blast. Spending from late mornings to late […]
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