I used to say that I as not a kid that grew up on games and was not a gamer until very recently. But looking back, I remembered some particular games that I was very fond of in childhood. So I guess I was more of a gamer after all, just maybe not of the games that were common. Continue reading
I have played many a board game, and a fair share of video games now, but I don’t tend to play mobile games often. So I decided to peruse the Google Play store and see what is out there. Well did I find a treasure trove of games, particularly board games gone digital. One of the games I got was Exploding Kittens, originally a card game that I have played maybe twice. So I gave the mobile game a go. Continue reading
Why have a traditional Halloween party when you can through the spookiest game night? Make it a haunting good time with these tips and tricks! Continue reading
Another year, another list of horror games for you to play and scare yourself silly. Whether you are playing yourself or watching playthroughs, these are some great new games to add to your horror game list. Continue reading
When people talk about scary games, it usually is about video games and jump scares. But I would rather play some spooky board games than get endlessly jump scared. So I have curated a few spooky games that are great for the table. Continue reading
Good Game is one of the recent shows to come from YouTube Red, and is a mature comedy about eSports and professional gaming as a whole. Starring Dan and Arin from the Game Grumps, we follow the progress of a mix-match team called eSports People as they compete in the fictional game Kill Core. Continue reading
Ticket to Ride is a pretty well-known game amongst many tabletop gamers, to the point where you can get it from Walmart now. The Spiel des Jahres winner is a recent addition to my game shelf and has already had quite a bit of play time, so why not add to the reviews of this game with my own. Continue reading
When trying to figure out what to write about this week, and I found myself scrolling through Kickstarter as I do. So why not see what is happening on the good ol’ crowdfunding site. Continue reading
Antihero is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Tim Conkling and published by Versus Evil. You are neither a good guy or bad guy, you are simply an anti-hero. You run a thieves guild in the Victorian era and must compete against other thieves for territory control of the city. Continue reading
It’s a Monday, and you know what’s great about Mondays? It’s a new week and a new blog post from me. And I wanted to embrace the start of this week by sharing some cool new things you can help make happen. Continue reading
Array is a color card game where your goal is to be the first to get rid of all of your cards. I’ve actually owned this game for quite awhile but realized I never wrote a review so here we go! Continue reading
Today is International Tabletop Day! And what better way to celebrate than by talking games and playing some games. Continue reading
Tokaido is a beautiful, relaxing game where you play as a traveler or the East Sea Road in Japan. You will make friends, eat delicious food, paint, and relax in hot springs on a journey to earn the most points from your travels. Continue reading
You don’t need to spend big bucks to play really fun games. All you need is a deck of cards and there are hundreds of games you can play. But instead of suggesting Go Fish or Poker, here are some more creative games you can play with that set of 52. Continue reading
Recently I did the gamer tag, which was all about video games. But my truest form as a gamer is sitting around a table, rolling die, and overthinking basic strategies. So I made a tabletop tag! Continue reading
Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Duel at Mt. Skullzfyre is a card game where you must become the most powerful wizard and defeat your foes by creating spells and taking the blows. This game is definitely for adults because it is quite graphic in art and in humor, but it’s a fantastic game with a ton of replayability. Continue reading
I stumbled upon this tag from ZombieGoddess Beauty and decided to jump on board the tag train with The Gamer Tag. I am focusing on video games for this, but I want to make a tabletop tag soon! Continue reading
If you are anything like me, you have never ending wishlists for different things you enjoy. For me, I have tabletop game lists, Funko lists, and an ever growing video game list. My Steam wishlist will never be lower than my actual library at this point. Now this list is not my entire Steam list, cause good lord that would be a looooong post, but these are some of my stand out games to get. Continue reading
ABZU is an open world adventure game where you play as a diver traveling through the deep sea discovering ancient relics and mysterious technology, with a sense you’re being followed. Continue reading
Renowned Explorers: International Society is a game developed by Abbey Games, where you play as a team of explorers trying to become the most well-known and famed of them all. The RPG strategy game has an incredibly unique combat system and a bunch of replayability. Continue reading
If you’ve been on my blog before, you know that I have a deep love and enjoyment of board games of all kinds. I’ve been playing board games for the majority of my life, so I’ve played quite a few of the games that can be considered classics, enough to where I have clear preferences. I’ve found my top 7 classic board games that I’d play again and recommend. Continue reading
Gloom is a storytelling card game where you want to have the most miserable family of all time. Continue reading
In this co-operative card game, you and your team must create a grand fireworks display with the cards in your hand. But, your communication is limited and time is running out. Continue reading
Armello is one of the games I got from the Steam Winter Sale, and from first game fell in love with it.
Let’s just say, Steam saw a lot of my money during this sale, but with a wishlist as long as mine compared to my short library, it was time to get some more games, and on sale!
Recently, Geek and Sundry started it’s fourth season of the Wil Wheaton produced Tabletop, where well-known geeks come together to play a variety of board games. It is both entertaining and educational for those who love board games and those who are new.
For those who play board games very often, we tend to mold the game to better fit our style of play and our wants out of the game. These alterations are called house rules, and can make a game unique and special.
I have started to get my craving for Funko’s again and began looking into which ones I need and want, and wow there are a lot. These are just some of the most desired ones for myself.
I have pretty recently actually started playing games regularly, and before this I would play a video game once in like a four-five year period. I didn’t grow up a gamer, but have grown an appreciation for different games. However, I still don’t have the hand-eye coordination for gaming, so these gateway games are certainly for others that lack this special skill.
If you’ve been around the blog before, you have definitely seen that I have written about Twitch quite a bit before. I had the awesome opportunity to attend Twitch Con this year and connect and experience the community and platform on a whole new level.
A new style of gaming has come out based on the major popularity of of live-streaming services, particularly Twitch. As an avid stream watcher, I was very interested in these new games, called stream first games, where the game is made with primary focus of being played by broadcasters and having viewer involvement in the game, whether it be in the play or the outcome.
It has been a while since I have acquired any new board games, so I started looking around and seeing what games caught my interest that I don’t have and found a few worth noting, and here they are.
With the release of Overwatch and it’s variety of heroes, many have received quite a bit of hype, while others slipped through the cracks. From what I have seen, both story and game play wise, Symmetra is one of the more underrated heroes.
Pokemon Go has taken over the world, gotten everyone out of their houses and hunting monsters, and become a cultural phenomenon. Ingress, the first mobile game created by Niantic, definitely didn’t have the same effect, but has a loyal following around the globe. When put toe-to-toe, which one wins?
I’ve done reviews for the tabletop version of Superfight and it’s expansions, and now Skybound released an online version of the argument card game, so I had to check it out.
Tabletop gaming is very much a communal activity, to play with friends and family as a group. So it sounds a little weird to play them alone. But, it can actually be really good for you.
I wrote a post awhile back about watching Twitch and using it as a way to be a game viewer. Now it has become one of my main forms of entertainment, especially for gaming content. But, when you are new-ish to Twitch, it’s kind of hard to find streamers to watch. I have the answers to that.
In case you are new here, I do not consider myself a gamer. I have only just recently started playing video games very casually, and this is a couple years after being a avid video game viewer. One of the first games I bought when starting was Dead by Daylight, because my friends recommended it and I had seen a LOT of it on Twitch, so it looked fun. Here is my newbie review.
Overwatch has taken the game-playing world by storm, being one of the top selling games of the summer. Blizzard has been teasing the release of a new character, first with with design of a healing sniper rifle, and now they have released the character: Ana.
With the U.S. release of Pokemon Go this week, millions of people downloaded the app in order to catch them all, myself included. But, to make a quick confession, I did not grow up with the same love and understanding of Pokemon as the rest of my millennial counterparts, so getting this game was certainly a different experience for me.
If you aren’t very connected to the gaming community, then you probably have little knowledge of what Overwatch is. And if you are part of the gaming community, you have seen it’s explosion in popularity, especially with Monday’s launch day of the game. Prior to launch, Blizzard created animated shorts for different characters to add to the story of the multiplayer. And these you have to see.
Warning: Spoilers!!!
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I am a video game watcher. One game I really enjoyed watching was The Last of Us, which is set during a zombie apocalypse and follows Ellie, a young girl with a life-changing gift, and Joel, Ellie’s complicated, closed off escort. Although Ellie is amazing and has an interesting backstory, I think Joel is much more underrated.
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I play games often, so I end up teaching others how to play often. And while some games are pretty easy to explain, there are some with hundreds of steps in one turn, and then hundreds of turns to end a game. But, I have found a way to best teach others to play games they’ve never played before.
I am a tabletop gamer, those are my go to games to play with people. And for some friends I make play with me, they don’t play as much even if they wanted to, mainly because they don’t know how. So if you are like those friends, I am here to help you out.
I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts that I don’t play video games, but I avidly watch other people play games. My focus is on the story of the game or the artwork of the game, and how the gamer plays the game. So, I would watch on YouTube primarily, and then that connected me to Twitch.
Codenames is a game that came out just last year and received really good reviews, so I decided to get it myself and try it out.
Spoiling: the plague of geeks and fans. It only takes one little remark to ruin something for someone, or a lot of people. But is there a point where spoiling becomes okay? I decided to do some research and find out.
Extra Life is a fundraising campaign organization that give gamers the ability to raise money to support Children’s Hospitals of their choice. And this year, I decided to participate in the whole thing.
All tabletop gamers start off as beginners, and before you jump into a days long RPG, you should play some other games to test the waters. These are some great games to do just that.
