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03/13/2025

A young lady is launching playing cards with watercolor paintings she made herself. I love supporting young people who put this much effort into making something happen. Consider backing her on BackerKit.

08/10/2024

I decided to replace the cardboard power tokens for Nemesis: Lockdown with these beauties. They come in multi-colored prints so no painting is necessary. To change the power indicator, simply flip the top token over. They are already available in the shop on Etsy if you’re interested. Happy Gaming!

06/28/2024

Empires of the Void II is a great game! Some say it compares to Twilight Imperium. I disagree. This feels more like an Eclipse: Dawn for the Galaxy “light” version. It is also reminiscent of Merchant of Venus. The product is great with beautiful artwork. If you want a medium to medium-heavy, 4x, crunchy space game, this one might fit the bill.

06/21/2024

The White Castle feels like a short version of a Heavy Vital Lacerda game. It’s super tight, extremely crunchy, and doesn’t take forever. This game will be in my collection for a long time.

06/15/2024

Huang , while new, is not a new game. But this version of the classical Reiner Knizia Tigris & Euphrates and Yellow and Yangtze has to be my favorite of the 3. The minor tweaks/upgrades and the elevated production value of this KS version is awesome! I think I may have to hunt down the playmat for this one.

09/15/2023

If you want to save some money on upgraded board game components, this weekend you can visit https://bghq.etsy.com and use GET5 to get $5 off your order of anything in the store and for every order you place! Now is a great time to take advantage of this discount.

08/02/2023

Finally got Kanban EV to the table at game night. creates come of the most amazing games! Kanban EV is no exception. It hits all of the sweet spots. The mechanics are thought provoking. He really does create simple easy to understand games. But the strategies, min maxing, and paradox of choice are the things that will get you. Another beautiful Lacerda game that will remain in my collection!

04/24/2023

A dear friend (and someone I consider my brother) is fighting cancer. I have known him for 35+ years. If there is anything you can do to contribute, it would be much appreciated.

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08/14/2022

The red planet was cold and scary as I rummaged through the 2nd level basement. I stumbled through the corridors looking for the transmitter control room as they shifted from light to dark. Using my hacking skills, I successfully accessed the computer system and got the lights turned on just as I rounded the corner and found the room I was looking for. I immediately sent the signal. Unfortunately, I was infected by a larve. Now I had to find the surgery room to eradicate it before it burst through my chest. Fortunately for me, it was the room right next to the transmitter control room. I quietly made my way into surgery. Great news, the infection didn’t set in and the larve was extracted. After I recovered from surgery, I quickly found the alert room in the center of the facility. I triggered the alert. I had to break down a door to get into the cargo sending system, but I got in just in time. Sadly, non-of my colleagues made it out. But the queen was blown up in the destruction of the Nemesis: Lockdown base. The corporation wanted everyone to get out alive. I alone, was the sole survivor.

08/14/2022

We played a 2018 game from AEG called Scorpius Freighter at This is an engine builder with an interesting game timer mechanic thematically built into the game. You and your crew are trying to work your underground smuggling operations and keep it hidden from the corporation. However, every once in a while you are audited by the mothership and they take some of your cargo. When one of the mothership confiscates 6 cargo, the end of game is triggered. You can upgrade your cargo hold, your ship abilities, and your crew. You can also load cargo, deliver special contracts, or side contracts. This was a great mid-weight game. It suffers slightly from the same in between turn downtime that some other games suffer from. And it can be difficult to plan your turn because the board state changes so much before it’s your turn again. But other than that, this is a great game.

08/14/2022

Does Riding Dinos is one of those crazy party games where you are dodos riding Dino’s racing around a track Mario cart style. There was lots of laughter and and hilarity as the race progressed (or didn’t for some of us). I was in last place by 16 spaces until my last turn where I jumped to the head of the race and ended up winning. Crazy!

08/14/2022

We have been playing multiple games at our 3-day and Rising Sun at 5 players made it to the table. I got lucky on the random draft and was able to play Fox Clan. I didn’t win unfortunately but what a game! I love the war phase and the options you have besides just fighting.