Hi all, The other day, I was taking a game out of my collection and my eyes passed by one of those games I always enjoyed but haven’t played in years. We all know them: we keep them in our collection both due to fond memories and because a lot of people in the hobby …
Hey everyone, hope you had some lovely holidays! It’s been a while since I did an “On The Table”, so let’s clear my backlog of what I’ve played before heading into the new year. For those that don’t know me: “On the Table” is my short, quick impressions format for games where it’s either way …
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This is part 2 of my conversation with Dani in which we are talking about prototyping digitally in Tabletop Simulator, balancing, the eventual release of Barcelona, and of course designing the expansion Passeig de Gràcia. If you haven’t read part 1, you can find it here. Playtesting & Solo Modes Earlier, you mentioned TTS. Do …
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While the minis and maps look amazing, it felt a bit odd to me that the initiative/round tracker which one constantly interacts with isn’t dual-layer. So using the techniques I learned while creating my overlays for Horseless Carriage, I quickly created a similar overlay for the initiative/round tracker. Designing It This was rather straight forward. …
When a friend asked me whether I could pick up a copy of Asian Tigers for them while I was at SPIEL Essen 2024, my first thought was: why haven’t I heard about this game? My second thought – after looking up picture on BoardGameGeek – was: of all the games available, you want me to …
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I have been thinking about the following on and off for a while now: what was the year 2024 as a whole like when it comes to new releases? Was it good, average, bad? And what are the outstanding games we’ll still be playing many years down the line? Perhaps it’s just me, but it …
I just started playing Creature Caravan but didn’t like the automa that comes in the box. It doesn’t use its card effects, it doesn’t really interact with the player except for the side boards, and it took me a bit too much out of my own turn. And in the end it’s rather random which …
I was always curious how well my BGG blog (which is basically a cross-post of this website minus the reviews) is doing. Granted, it’s a bit childish and this isn’t a competition, but putting hours upon hours into writing makes you wonder if anybody is reading it. So far, there hadn’t been a good way to …
To say I’m a fan of publisher Floodgate Games’ output would be a bit of an overstatement, but they are on my radar and so far I have been quite fond of their output. 2022’s cooperative hourglass-turning Kites was a beautifully illustrated game about keeping kites up in the air. It looked gorgeous and charming, …
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After much waiting and a couple of false news alerts, the latest expansion for bike racing game Flamme Rouge is finally really here: Grand Tour is available for purchase. For some unknown reason, this expansion has been multiple years in the making – or rather waiting as there were multiple times where it looked like …
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