If you've read many of my past reviews, you'd know that I'm certainly not a fan of cheap, component-lite games. I owned a couple Cheapass games, but they...
San Juan, number 5 of Alea's small box series is probably the most anticipated game among those recently released. Of course the reason is that San Juan is a...
Now that SPI is gone and Avalon Hill became a sub division of Hasbro, only companies like GMT or Decision Games are making games for those hardcore war-gamers...
When I was younger, I read up a bit on the Salem witch trials, and was profoundly affected by the stories. I had a hard time believing that such events...
"To Thee The Coppertwaddling Man and Mayde, Be Thou Sure Thy Debts are Payde." Does that perk your interest? It certainly does lend an aura of ancientness to...
Every gamer has their favorite game, for various reasons. Duel of Ages is mine, and remains quite high on my play list – I played twenty-nine games of it...
I'm slowly collecting quite a few of the Adlung Spiele card games. They're cheap, small, and provide excellent fillers for trading deals. When it comes to...
I really enjoy ice skating, and have some very pleasant memories from it. Sadly, however, I'll never become a great skater, or even a mediocre one. But...
Games are exciting and fun to play, which is why I own hundreds of them. Few games are exactly alike, and most games offer at least some variation to a common...
I've played hundreds of games with my teenager game club and have had great success with most of them. But above all, without a doubt, my most successful...
I haven't played many successful non-war games that invoke a space theme. One of the most fun games I've played of this genre is Solarquest, a Monopoly...
Quite a few games inspire anger in those playing - often directed at others involved. Now occasionally this means a game won't be played often, if ever (i.e....
There are certain things I expect from Steve Jackson games. One thing I'm usually sure about is that the components for the game aren't worth the price....
Mastermind was always a favorite of mine, until it became too easy - just as Super Mastermind and Grand Mastermind. These games were supposedly multiplayer,...
One of the all time great games for introducing people to Eurogames has been Settlers of Catan. Love it or hate it, see it as the "greatest game of all time"...
I'm a big fan of racing games, especially "light" ones, such as Formula De or Um Reifenbreite. When discussing these games on the internet, people often...
I just recently reviewed the game Kids of Catan, and recommended it because it was an excellent gateway game for very young children. The problem with the...
Recently, I've been reviewing light games, ones that are good especially for children. However, I do like good, "meaty" games quite often, and some of them...
Here in Korea, at a local amusement park (Lotte World), there is a fairly fun roller coaster called the "French Revolution." And while the roller coaster is a...
My favorite computer games have always been simulations, such as Roller coaster Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon. I love having total control over something, and...
The French Revolution was a horrible time, a period of history that I am certainly glad that I did not have to live through. One of the symbols of the time...
Do you realize that whatever you are asked to do when it comes to words, it seems easier to do the opposite? When I had to write a 1,000 word paper on the...
Alan Moon is an extremely prolific designer, and has produced many excellent games, such as his recent Ticket to Ride, and the often highly lauded Elfenland....
Sometimes a game's name or silly theme draws me in like a fly to flypaper. Other times, I look at the name and assume that the game is silly and stupid. Time...
I was browsing in Kyobo bookstore the other day and was extremely pleased to see that Paper Iyagi, a local game distributor in Korea, had printed several...
For a long time, I was wondering if any game would be produced that would successfully simulate a Western theme. Way out West was a good game, and did this to...
High Noon (Mayfair Games, 2003 - Emiliano Sciarro) is the first expansion for Bang! As the expansion is only 12 cards - so my review will be rather short....
Games Magazine seems to have a hit-or-miss record when it comes to selecting their "Game of the Year". Of course, such awards are always subject to personal...
