I spend a lot of time playing games whose existence is attributable to a trend. Certain titles like The Crew and Ganz Schön Clever created cracks in the pavement for others to sprout from and flourish. Robo Run is the latest germination, a seedling fighting for some of the light established by the Spiel des…
“Now my doom is upon me. Let me not then die ingloriously without a struggle, but in the working of some great deed to be told among men hereafter.” Reiner Knizia’s latest – a truly new release and not one brought back from the dead – depicts the ferocious battle between Achilles and Hector as…
Duel for Middle-earth is hot out the gates of Mordor and flying along the wind like a fell beast. It will assuredly occupy many top lists for the year, following in the steps of its predecessor, 7 Wonders: Duel. It takes the clever two-player drafting system of that previous title and re-works it with content…
I began my Cosmic Frog review by pointing out how weird of a board game it was. This has always been true of Jim Felli’s designs, even in the beginning with Shadows of Malice. The Mirroring of Mary King fits right in by once again establishing that it doesn’t. The Mirroring of Mary King is…
