Game Devs of Color Expo was this weekend and so many great creators got to share their work and insight. They had an Indie Showcase Direct that shared a bunch of games and here are my quick takes on them based on the showcase.
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Tag: board games
Jungle Cruise Adventure Game Review
The classic Disney attraction is now a board game! You’ll be a skipper on the world famous Jungle Cruise striving to get cargo and passengers through the perils of the river to win points.
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A Little Wordy Review
A Little Wordy is a two-person tile game where you must use your tiles to create a secret word and then use different clue questions to guess your opponent’s secret word. But be careful, because you need to have the most points to win. This game is from the creators of Exploding Kittens, and I wanted to share my review with you.
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Idol Training, Vampire Raising, and Cyberpunk Squading: Kickstart Your Week 8
It has been a while since I have shared some Kickstarter projects so, since I’ve been backing again, I figured I’d share a few!
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March Madness: Board Game Bracket
Day 2 of my March Madness is here and today’s bracket has my favorite board games going head to head!
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Board Games By Women Designers You Should Play
March is Women’s History Month so I decided to share some great board games designed by women!
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Aroma Review
Aroma – A Game of Essence is a board game that utilizes essential oils in its gameplay to create a new experience for gamers. With four different game modes at varying player counts, there are numerous ways to put your sense of smell to the test.
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Board Games for Nature Lovers
Taking in nature has been a bit scarce lately, but thanks to board games we can experience a small taste of the great outdoors in new and engaging ways.
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MonsDRAWsity Review
MonsDRAWsity is a drawing-based game where a witness will have to memorize as much about the monster they see in a short amount of time. The witness then has to describe what they saw without a reference to the sketch artists. The artist whose drawing is closest to the mysterious creature is the winner. I got to play this game over the holidays with my family and want to share my experience with you!
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DIG! Review
DIG! is a two-player quick play game about uncovering items at a dig site to get more valuable items than your opponent. But watch out as there are bombs hidden about as well that can low you, and all your items, to pieces.
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Board Games to Take to Your Thanksgiving Table
One tradition my family has is Thanksgaming, where we play board games throughout Thanksgiving day. And here are some board games that are perfect for the occasion.
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Villainous Review
Villainous is a board game all about the villains of Disney. You get to play one of these villains and are competing to finish your objective before the other villains, but heroes can block your way. I have had this game for a long time and finally played it so here is my review.
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Board Games for Cat Lovers
I am very, very much a cat person to the point where if I was an animal it would most definitely be a cat. And I have found that board games are also cat people as there are so many with cat themes out there. So here is a collection of them if you love both cats and board games.
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The Haunted Mansion: Call of the Spirits Review
Disney and Funko have released a new board game all about the Haunted Mansion! Since I love this attraction I knew I wanted to play this and share my thoughts.
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Board Games for Horror Fans
For all the horror fans, you can take the scares to your table with these horror games!
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Cindr Review
Cindr is a new board game all about the wonderful world of dating dragons. You’ll swipe to find your match and take them on a date to see if you are compatible. Can you take the heat or will you be left burned?
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2020 Tabletop Writers Diversity Initiative: Challenge One
The Tabletop Writer’s Guild is hosting a diversity initiative with different weekly prompts for all the board game writers out there. The first challenge is the talk about the game(s) that brought you into the hobby.
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Board Games for Sports Fans
Fall sports have arrived and it got me thinking about sports in board games. So I’ve found some great board games all about various sports for the athletics fans out there.
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Here To Slay Review
Here To Slay is a strategic fantasy card game from the makers of Unstable Unicorns. I was a backer of the Kickstarter and wanted to share my thoughts on their latest game.
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College for Cupids, Pop-Up Haunted House, and Santa’s Elves: Kickstart Your Week 7
It has been quite some time since I’ve done a Kickstart Your Week and there are some really interesting ones happening right now.
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Board Games for Artists
There is a board game for everyone out there, so I am looking for them. This time I’m focusing on artists and some games I think they’d enjoy.
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Board Games By Black Designers You Should Play
With Black Lives Matter on everyone’s minds, I want to highlight and share various things from Black creators to amplify them and their work. While I found many lists for things like books and video games, I couldn’t find one for board games. So I have curated one myself.
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Board Games for Superhero Fans
Have you ever wanted to become a superhero? Now you can with the help of these board games that are perfect for superhero fans of all kinds and IPs.
Board Games for Disney Lovers
Are you a lover of all things Disney and enjoy playing board games? Well, I have some great game suggestions for you!
Board Games for Introverts
I recently shared suggestions for board games for extroverts and it is only fitting to make some for us introverts too.
Board Games for Foodies
With tomorrow being the premiere of the new season of Top Chef and me being a huge nerd for that show, I decided to share some board game suggestions for all of the foodies out there.
Board Games for Extroverts
If you’ve been around for a while, you will have seen my series of posts that are game recommendations for different personality identifiers, like zodiac sign and Myers-Briggs. One identifier that is certainly one of the most popular is extrovert and introvert. So let’s fix that shall we?
Board Games to Play Based on Your Enneagram
Continuing my personality based recommendations, I am sharing board games to play based on your Enneagram type!
Aeon’s End: War Eternal Review
Gravehold remains the last bastion of The World That Was. As the otherworldly incursions from the creatures known only as The Nameless intensify, a cadre of strange survivors emerges from the void itself. Will they be Gravehold’s salvation or its undoing?
Board Games to Play Based on Your Zodiac Sign
A while ago I did a post recommending video games based on your zodiac sign. So I asked if anyone would be interested in a board game equivalent, and responses were positive. So here is that post!
Board Games for Book Lovers
I’ve been reading and playing board games a lot lately, and have found that there are a bunch of board games that book lovers will love. So I am recommending some!
Agatha Christie’s Death on the Cards Review
Think you can solve a mystery worthy of the queen of crime? You can test that in the new card game Agatha Christie’s Death on the Cards!
Christmas Lights Review
In Christmas Lights, a card game from 25th Century Games, you are trying to put together the perfect string of lights. The catch, however, is that you can’t see what bulbs you have. Plus there are different events that could help or hurt you on your quest for the best light display.
Love D&D? Try These Games Too
Dungeons and Dragons has gained so much popularity and is easily one of the most well-known things in gaming. So for those who love D&D, I’m sharing some other tabletop games you’ll enjoy. Continue reading
Video Games for Board Gamers
I recently wrote some suggestions for board games that video gamers should play. And now, I’m going to do the reverse! Here are some video games that I think board gamers will enjoy.
Board Games for Video Gamers
While there are some of us gamers that cross between video and board, others have their sides. So in an effort to get gamers to cross sides a bit, I have decided to do some recommendations. This post focuses on great board games for video gamers to try.
Hello My Name Is Review
Can you think of a person who is famous, flirtatious, and cultured? How about friendly, rich, and tattooed? That is the goal of Hello My Name Is, a party name game from Gamewright. Continue reading
Vast: The Mysterious Manor Review
Have you ever wanted to explore a haunted house to see all of its inner secrets and dangers? Well, you can do it in Vast: The Mysterious Manor, but you will have to be on your guard. Continue reading
Love Clue? Try These Games Too
There are some games that many people at least know about if not played, and Clue is one of those games. I figured it would be a cool idea to recommend some other games you’ll enjoy if you enjoy Clue.
Takeout Review
Takeout, from Small Monsters Games, is a set-collecting card game where you are trying to create the most complete Chinese meal before your friends do. But you don’t speak Chinese. Continue reading
30 Day Geek Out Challenge: Day 12
I’m excited for today’s 30 Day Geek Out Challenge prompt because it is enabling me to talk about something I have written a lot about: my favorite video game! Continue reading
Game of Queens Review
One day while wandering the games section of a Barnes and Noble, I spied this on the shelf. As someone who does enjoy RuPaul’s Drag Race and the art of drag in general, I decided to give it a go myself. Will Game of Queens be safe or will I ask it to sashay away?
30 Day Geek Out Challenge: Day 3
We’re talking about conventions for today’s post for the 30 Day Geek Out Challenge!
Favorite Unconventional Fandoms
I saw this post from Mickey at Nerdily and decided I wanted to give it a go since I do have the less popular fandoms I love. Some fandoms have more of the spotlight than others, so why not share to smaller and unexpected ones you love?
Board Games for Non-Gamers
If you’re a fan of board games, you know how hard it can be to get others to play games with you if they don’t also enjoy board games or their extent of games is Cards Against Humanity and Monopoly. However, there are some great games to help you on your quest to play games with your non-gaming friends. Continue reading
Pumpkin Patch: Bad Seeds Review
I was given an opportunity to play and review a new game, Pumpkin Patch: Bad Seeds, from Brouhaha Games. The aesthetic and theme of this game really caught my eye, but does everything else live up to that first impression? Continue reading
How To Discover New Board Games
We really are in a board game renaissance and there are now tons and tons of new board games coming out. It’s pretty overwhelming to sift through every new game that hits a shelf, and some that only hit Kickstarter. So here is how you can start searching for new games in the great tabletop sea. Continue reading
Board Games to Play with Your Significant Other
Of course, as someone who enjoys board games, I’d love to spend the day about love playing some with a loved one. So here are some suggestions for games you can play with your partner this Valentine’s Day. Continue reading
Animal Area Control, A Game from the Ashes, and Enemy Eateries: Kickstart Your Week 6
A new year means new Kickstarters to check out and help projects come to life. There are some really standout campaigns happening right now and some hidden gems as well. I pulled four of the ones I found the most intriguing to share today. Continue reading
12 Days of Gaming Recap
Once I finished my semester, I had quite a bit of free time over the holidays. So I decided it was a good time to attempt to cull the backlog of games, both board and video varieties. Now while I did manage to play games I haven’t been able to play before, this challenge didn’t exactly go as planned every day. Continue reading
