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Turn Order

We Bear Bears – A Turn Order Review of Barenpark

Marcille "Marcy" Donato -
There are a few game terms you’ll encounter when talking to board gamers about the type of games to play on a given evening: filler, entry, heavy, euro, ameritrash, abstract strategy, card-based, etc. Those are the fairly common genres,...
Gaming

Games for Young Kids: Charlie’s Colorforms Silly Faces and Magna Tiles Treasure Hunt

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones -
It's been more than a month and we're overdue for more reviews of games for younger children. Like a good absentee parent I'm making it up to you by bribing you with gifts - today I'll be talking about...
Turn Order

Games for Young Kids: Outfoxed!

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones -
I wasn't planning on making my foray into games for younger children a monthly column but here we are. Going to the game store with my four year-old son has been an interesting exercise; while staying socially distant there's...
Gaming

What’s the Best Board Game to ever win the Spiel des Jahres?

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones -
First awarded in 1979, the Spiel des Jahres (German for “Game of the Year”) is an annual prize awarded to “analogue tabletop games in German-speaking countries,” chosen based on their concept, rules, design, and presentation. It’s the boardgame equivalent...
Reviews

Games for Young Kids: Rhino Hero Super Battle Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones -
I've written before about the challenges of introducing a small child to board games, specifically in my review of Dragon's Breath, another HABA game designed for young players. In the short time since that was written my four year-old son...
Reviews

King’s Dilemma Is Incredible Until the Ending, but Whose Fault is That? – Turn Order

Raf Cordero -
Back in September, my 5-person board game group and I escaped our quarantines (after isolation and COVID tests) to hunker down for a 3-day micro "convention". While we played a few different things, the crown jewel of the event...
Reviews

Games for Young Kids: Dragon’s Breath Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones -
One of the more hit-or-miss aspects of being a parent with a young child is the introduction to games. As an avid gamer I'm incredibly eager to introduce my son to the games I love, but given that he...
Turn Order

Goonhammer Holiday Gift Guide: Board Games

Raf Cordero -
With the 2020 holidays nearly upon us, it’s time to talk about gifts. Whether you’re shopping for a loved one or a Secret Santa recipient, trying to keep things lowkey or looking to splurge, or just grabbing something for...
Blood Bowl

Blood Bowl New Edition Roundtable

Dan "dittka" Boyd -
Howdy, Sports Fans! The newest edition of Blood Bowl hits shelves this weekend, so we wanted to have our “experts” give their impressions of what the new edition has in store for us. Well, they might not be experts,...
Turn Order

Remain in the Room – Escape the Crate: Escape The Mothman Review

Greg Chiasson -
My wife - with interjections here as Muscle Wife - and I got this game from Escape The Crate as a gift from her sister, and didn’t receive or ask for any promotional consideration from the maker. Though I...
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