I always have mixed feelings about the game of Rummy. I'm not a big fan of the mechanics; I'd rather play a trick-taking card game; but it's a game I'm fairly...
I must say that I'm not a fan of abstract strategy games. Occasionally I'll play one that piques my interest, but as a general whole I'd rather have a theme...
With over one thousand or more games available for me to play at any given moment, and my sheer love for variety, it's rare for any game to make my "dime" list...
Two years ago, if you had asked me to play a trick-taking game, I probably would have refused, knowing only Hearts and Rook - games that I didn't particularly...
I enjoyed Counting Zzzzzs quite a bit, because even though the game was one of average quality, the creativity and humor it inspired made it a worthwhile game;...
If you're going to shop online, there are several choices. If not, visit http://www.mageclub.com ; they have a couple of offline branches and have SoC in...
From time to time, you encounter games that contain such an unique and fresh idea that you clap your hand in surprise and say "wow, this is cool!". Well,...
Torres, released in 1999 by Kramer & Kiesling, still remains to be one of the best game. While El Grande is the best outcome from Kramer and Richard Ulrich,...
Goa is a new game from Ruediger Dorn. His last big box game was Tranders of Genoa(2001). Since Traders of Genoa was quite unique and solid game, Goa made many...
I finally had a chance to play the Alea No.3, Taj Mahal. To make a long story short, it's a great game, belonging to heydays of Alea line-up. It's also very...
The theme of exploration really appeals to me, which is why I enjoyed Sid Meyer's Civilization, despite the enormous amount of time it takes to play that game....
I'm still waiting for a good board game with a jousting theme or even a good chivalry theme. Therefore, any game that boasts such a theme draws my interest,...
Many games have beautiful pieces, making them tempting targets for purchase; as I'm a sucker for a pretty board covered with many different colored wooden...
Occasionally, when I play a game for the first time, it overwhelms me slowly as the game progresses, until I get to the point and smile, saying, "This, is a...
Hooray for new American board game companies! When I first heard of Your Move Games, and saw the pictures of their first two games: Space Station Assault and...
Two questions come to mind immediately when most gamers hear about the Ark of the Covenant (Inspiration Games {Uberplay}, 2003 - Klaus-Jurgen Wrede). The...
My first thought when reading about VisualEyes (Buffalo Games, 2003 - Steve Pickering and Dugald Keith) in the GAMES magazine was how corny the title was....
Well, the International Gamers Awards for 2004 have just been announced, and St. Petersburg (Rio Grande Games - 2004, Michael Tummelhofer) has won the general...
While at Origins 2004, I had the opportunity to pick up Clippers (Eurogames, 2002 - Alan Moon) for a very inexpensive price. A few folk there told me that the...
Hey guys, I went and started a Yahoo group for people living in Korea who enjoy role-playing games and need help finding other players to meet. You can find...
Jeremy: Cartagena is a simple, abstract race game with plain-loooking graphics, a pirate theme, and mechanic similar to Candyland. So how could this game...
Hi, I'm new to the list. Are there any gamers in the Gwangju/South Jeolla area who would like to meet for FTF play on weekends? I play mainly wargames but I...
Tom: Maharaja is one of the few games that I wanted to play again immediately after my first playing, which is especially unusual for a game of its depth and...
Do dice and abstract strategy games mix? I haven't played too many of them, and the very idea of random "diciness" combining with a serious strategy game...
New game companies should take note of Fragor Games and how they promoted their newest game LeapFrog (Fragor Games, 2004 - the Lamont Brothers). It simply was...
If there's one theme I'm a sucker for, it's pirates. Pirate's Cove is one of my favorite games; and Cartagena, Mutineer, and other games I enjoy much more...
When I first laid eyes on Truth or Fib? (Morning Star Games, 2003 - Allen Wolf), I immediately thought that it must be a copy of Fib-or-Not. Fib-or-Not, which...
Weber Games, I noted as I received several of their games, have a penchant for putting their games into extraordinary packaging. Coronets came in a deli tray,...
(I'm assuming that those who are reading this review already know how to play Bang!) Bang! is one of the most successful games that I introduce to large ...
