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Boardhammer – Terror Below

“Earl explained it to me: we plan ahead, that way, we don't do anything right now.” - Valentine McKee (Tremors) From the Publisher: Terror Below is a game of government experiments gone wild in the Nevada desert. The faster you move, the...

Creature Stole My Twinkie! – Horrified Review – Boardhammer

Growing up as a kid in the mid 80s, movies and television were a big part of my downtime. Trips to the local video store—built into an italian deli, because New York—to rent videos with my mom meant that...

Rolling Dice for the Galaxy? It’s More Common Than You Think!

Who doesn't love a little galactic conquest? Throwing caution to the wind and throwing dice on the table. Setting up the perfect path to victory, watching it derail it into a disaster, and then turning bitter defeat into sweet...

Kingdom Hearts Talisman: A Perfect License for an Imperfect Game – Boardhammer

Oh Talisman. If you ask someone who has played this fantasy epic you'll get one of two reactions. Some will groan and roll their eyes, cursing the game's dated mechanisms and over-reliance on luck; the others will grin with...

Boardhammer Review: Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid

Strap on your spandex of 5 unique colors and get your morphers ready because this week we're going to be taking a look at Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid. A purely co-op game based around playing the titular power rangers...

Boardhammer – Revolution of 1828

From the Publisher: It is 1828 and the time for elections has come around again in this newly-formed democracy we call the United States of America. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson are the candidates vying for the people’s votes....

Boardhammer – V-Commandos

From the Publisher: Victory depends on you! Be the stealthiest heroes of World War 2. Move like shadows behind enemy lines and undermine the adversary’s plans by accomplishing history-changing operations. Make good use of your commandos’ patented weapons: stealth, rapidity and...

Boardhammer: The Search for Planet X

From the Publisher: At the edge of our solar system, a dark planet may lurk. In 2015, astronomers estimated a large distant planet could explain the unique orbits of dwarf planets and other objects. Since then, astronomers have been scanning...

The Importance of Narrative: Warp’s Edge Review – Board Hammer

Warp's Edge is familiar in more ways than one. The setting is a sort of neon corporate sci-fi with humorous robots that reminded me a bit of The Outer Wilds. You play a solo pilot facing down a large mothership...

Undaunted: Normandy: A Fresh Take on a Well-Trod War – Boardhammer

Undaunted Normandy is so full of familiar features that I initially thought nothing of it. Osprey Games has a good track record, and the designers put out War Chest a couple years ago that is an abstract-slash-skirmish game that is...