When I first saw Tiny Laser Heist I held my breath, crossed my fingers, and said my prayers. It looks so utterly cool as if it should be wearing shades and smoking a cig. Let me set the scene. Plastic pillars frame a stylish board depicting a jewelry store. In their locked cases sit chunky…
Pinball is utterly cool. Inside a big sloped box, a shiny marble flies around like a caged devil searching for an exit. The demon is batted around, setting off loud whizzes and bangs and beeps. The visibly displayed score shoots upward as lights flicker on and off and the whole thing seizes and jerks under…
There is a sound of winding. Out there at the edge of the light where everything is blurred and consciousness falls away. A toy made by crooked hands and born under the shade of the devil. A winding. Billowing clouds of black unfurl towards the sky like decrepit beings breaking apart as they escape. Trees…
Brutal and cute are two words you don’t often see together. Perhaps when some weirdo is talking about Harley Quinn, or when my five year old lays a sick burn on her daddy-o, and maybe when we’re talking about Slide Quest. This fresh release from Blue Orange Games is every bit brutal and every bit cute.…
Blue Orange knows what’s up. This publisher has been producing children and family games for years – they even supply Chick-Fil-A with miniature versions of Spot It! and other clever sundry for their kids meals. I’d put them right up there with HABA when it comes to this category, which is about as high praise as you…
Player Elimination 