Expansion: Visit from the Rhine Valley Base Game: Viticulture Published: Stonemaier Games Players: 1-6 players Playtime: 1 hour-1 hour 30 Minutes Other Expansions Needed: No Overview Positives: Provides variety Stronger focus on theme Helps to build engine Easier to learn for new players Negatives Replaces prior components/ expansions in game play Cannot be combined with… Continue reading Review of Visit from the Rhine Valley
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A few months ago, Funagain games announced that they would be liquidizing their online store to clear out their warehouses. Many people, myself included jumped on the sales and expressed their condolences that the company seemed to be shutting down, with the exception of their two brick and mortar stores. Two days ago they came… Continue reading Premium Board Game Service
Review of Lucidity
Game: Lucidity Designer: Shannon Kelly Published: Renegade Game Studios Players: 1-4 players Playtime: 20-30 Minutes Play Type: Push Your Luck, Dice Collection Synopsis: You close your eyes, and you are once again sucked into a dreamworld. You have a sense of urgency to break this hold on you. In the darkness lurks monsters who haunt… Continue reading Review of Lucidity
Review of Christmas Lights
Game: Christmas Lights Designer: Chad Head and Adam Collins Published: 25th Century Games Players: 2-6 players Playtime: 10-30 Minutes Play Type: Card Game, Set Collection, Memory CHRISTMAS LIGHTS KICKSTARTER Synopsis: It is time to deck the halls and trim the tree. You have opened your decorations box, and need to find the perfect string of lights to… Continue reading Review of Christmas Lights
Should You Bring Your Children to Game Night?
I love seeing children interested in the hobby. It means that it will continue to grow over time. As a teacher, I spend plenty of time teaching kids to play and appreciate games. That being said though, not all games are going to work for all kids. When attending a game night where you intend… Continue reading Should You Bring Your Children to Game Night?
Bringing Board Games to Schools
I am someone who enjoys donating my time to my community, especially when it has to do with schools or cats. I used to volunteer every Saturday at our local cat shelter, and I used to collect school supplies and donate them to some of our underprivileged schools. However, my favorite way to donate my… Continue reading Bringing Board Games to Schools
Tavern of Heroes
Now many of you know me, I do not watch a ton of podcasts, mostly because I don't have time to listen to anything audio based during work. I instead prefer to take in most of my board game content by reading or visually on sites like Instagram. When Michael and Stephen Stagliano of Stesso… Continue reading Tavern of Heroes
One Time Use Games
There is a trend going on in the board game world that focuses on legacy games and one time use games. Legacy games follow a campaign, and permanent changes are made to the board. The majority of these games can be played 10-12 times in a campaign, and then the game is over and can… Continue reading One Time Use Games
Favorite Themes for Games
The board gaming industry has expanded to cover so many different themes over the years. It is absolutely wonderful to have so many options to pick from when picking up a game. I naturally have some favorite themes that I tend to gravitate towards, and if a game has one of those themes I am… Continue reading Favorite Themes for Games
Top 10 for Teaching New Gamers
I spend a lot of time teaching board games to people who have never played a modern board game. Between running family family game nights at different schools and running games at open gaming nights, I have taught to a wide range of games. These are the top ten games I would suggest using to… Continue reading Top 10 for Teaching New Gamers
The Meeple Street 