Rubén Hernández’s Dodos Riding Dinos was one of those games people talked about. The kind of nutty activity that combines a longstanding tabletop genre with silly dexterity elements. I mentally associated it with killer titles like SEAL Team Flix, PitchCar, and Space Cadets. These games marry the frivolous kinetic energy of flicking with a more…
The smell was unbearable. It was a mixture of sweat and piss; the suit forever marked with the fluids of previous captives. His eyes burned but all he could do was feebly rub his forearm around the eyeholes and wince through it. Looking up to the crowd, the weight of pity and doubt fell like…
Everyone loves Mario Kart. Daughters, sons, mothers, fathers, even grandmas. Everyone. It’s arguably the most beloved Nintendo property, and it’s certainly the most popular racing video game with cumulative sales of 152 million dollars. I don’t want to pay $80 for the shiny new version either, but that doesn’t change the fact that this sucker…
Billing yourself as another game but faster, better, lighter is perhaps the bedrock of board game marketing. As Jim Jarmusch said in his famous quote on filmmaking, “nothing is original.” So, Gemini Gauntlet is Robo Rally but quicker. Maybe even better. This is a Lynnvander release designed by Josh Derksen. I think Derksen is somewhat…
I love the track. We have this dirt hole of a paddock, a loud and raucous environment that’s as much a party as it is a pedestal for hoofed contest. Stepping through that turnstile is like entering another world, a Disneyland dedicated to debauchery. Of course I love horse racing games too. It’s a genre…
Player Elimination 