Last week we shared our review of the base game of Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game from Steamforged Games.
Since the video game is such a massive, open-world experience, it was clear to see from the outset that there would need to be game expansions to create more hunting encounters for players to go up against even more menacing machines.
That why this week we’re sharing our thoughts on 3 of the game expansions.
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In 2017, Guerrilla Games developed and Sony published a Playstation 4 video game that’s set in a world overrun by machines. As of February 2022, the video game has sold over 20 million copies–making it one of the best-selling PlayStation 4 games.
Because of its huge success, Steamforged Games brought the game to life in board game form in 2020.
In Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game, players band together to form a hunting party to take down the rampant machines.
Over the course of multiple encounters, players will level up their hunters with new skills and upgrade their equipment to become even stronger before they face the final encounter against the Sawtooth.
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Perhaps the first question you’ll have when you see our review of Founders of Teotihuacan is “How should I pronounce Teotihuacan?”
Our answer to that is, “However you’d like.”
That way you can move right on to the next question, “Is it fun to play?”
And for that we respond, “It depends on what type of fun you like in your board games.”
Take a deeper look and see if it’s a fit for you and your family.
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Farmers markets are known the world over as almost all countries have some form of them.
At these markets, patrons enjoy a wide variety of goods that reflect the culture and economy of the area they’re being held in. From produce to handcrafted goods, you can find almost anything you want or need at one of these amazing local events.
In Downtown Farmers Market, from Blue Orange Games, players compete to gather goods from the market that fulfill 8 overlapping objectives. The player who does this the best is crowned Market Champion.
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Imagine if Checkers married a building system like Kenex or Tinker Toys, what would their baby look like?
Well, I might have found the answer to that, Gridopolis!
On the front of the rulebook it says Gridopolis is a “3D strategy game and system”. The system part of it comes in the form of a modular playing board called the Grid-Set. The Grid-Set can be built in any manner of ways before you start playing and may change throughout the course of the game making this a truly unique experience.
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“Within the charming valley of Everdell, beneath the boughs of towering trees, among meandering streams and mossy hollows, a civilization of forest critters is thriving and expanding. There are buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, events to host—you have a busy year ahead of yourself. Will the sun shine brightest on your city before the winter moon rises?
Prepare to be enchanted by the wondrous world of Everdell. Once you are here, you might never, ever, want to leave.”
Such is the intro text to the board game Everdell by Starling Games.
The big question is, is it true – Once you enter and play, will you ever want to leave?
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Whenever we visit a US National Park, we take a lot of photos!
How can you not take photos when you’re wandering around, taking in nature’s beauty?
These are also the types of photos I use for my phone and desktop backgrounds. Looking at the scenic photos can bring a sense of peace.
However, when such pictures are all broken up, mixed around, and players are racing against the clock to be the first to arrange their picture, that peace can evaporate quickly!
That’s a bit what it’s like playing PicTwist: National Parks – a new board game from The Op.
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As I sit here reminiscing about my lunch times in middle school and high school, it occurs to me that we didn’t see many food fights in our cafeteria. And I’m certain I was never a part of any of the ones that did occur. Of course, my memory isn’t what it used to be, but I’m pretty sure I’m innocent.
Mickey and Friends: Food Fight is a fun, fast paced game of dice chucking and food flinging for the whole family.
Are you ready for a good ole gut luggage grapple? If so, sit back and relax and enjoy Mickey and Friends: Food Fight.
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I had a fantastic first weekend of March because I was hanging out and playing tons of games with my friends at SaltCon Spring 2022!
I look forward to this 4-day gaming event with much anticipation every year. And it was especially great this year because the air was finally clearing around the Covid pandemic. Which means we could see the smiling faces of the 1,700 or so people who came out to play all sorts of games.
This year I was able to attend 3 full days of the event and played 22 different board games, card games, and dice games!
It was a lot of fun and I’m ready to share my thoughts on each of the games I played.
(Consider it like a bunch of mini-reviews.)
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Frank Lloyd Wright has been my favorite architect as long as I can remember. His modern organic architecture has been an inspiration to many of today’s prominent architects. Falling Water, a house designed by Frank in 1935, exemplifies his philosophy of organic architecture with the harmonious union of art and nature.
Blue Orange Games new release, Neoville, picks right up on this theme of bio-architecture as players take on the role of an architect creating a new kind of city where the buildings conform to their surrounding and nature is the star.
Create giant stone edifices, fluid water buildings, tall tree towers or mighty clay high-rises bringing harmony to your city and prestige to you.
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