If I told you that Robert Hovakimyan was a pseudonym for Reiner Knizia, you’d believe me. At least that would be the case after playing Bebop, Bitewing Games’ old-school Euro-design that swims in the same sea as Babylonia and Samurai. That’s not the case, however, and Hovakimyan deserves a great deal of credit for fashioning…
Should every game have a solitaire mode? Does the consumer benefit more from crowdfunding or going straight to retail? Is Candyland technically a game? These are the questions that inspire violence. Is Reiner Knizia the hobby’s most accomplished designer? Now, this is a question the sane majority can orient behind. A new Knizia full-sized game…
What does one do when “wonder materials” are discovered on the moon? Strip and exploit it for profit. We have a fiduciary responsibility to shareholders after all. Lunar Rush from “Skippy” Brown and Dead Alive Games landed at an opportune time. With the wonderful television series For All Mankind reaching its conclusion, this game capitalizes…
Shapers of Gaia is a goofy game. The cover is a bit loopy, it’s a game for strictly two or three players, and the systems are foreign yet also vaguely familiar. Designed by Ian Cooper and Jan M. Gonzalez, it’s important to note that this is a Wizkids game. I continue to belabor the point…
And I thought writing about Root was difficult. Yellow & Yangtze is the sequel to Tigris & Euphrates no one asked for. When Grail Games announced this peculiar title, I cocked my head and sort of mumbled to myself. Yeah, that happens frequently enough, but here it was with purpose. Reviewing a game can be…
Player Elimination 