Okay, let's talk about reviews. We think they should be the foundation of the site. The news, interviews, and articles are great, but we want to be known as a place with lots of reviews. 

In the past, we've always been exhaustive in the rules portion of our reviews--when someone finishes one of our reviews they know exactly how to play the game. But the truth is that those exhaustive reviews take a LOT of time to write. And it's been one of the reasons why our review output has dropped. (That plus, ya know...life!)

So we're asking your opinion. We promise it won't take long. 

How important is it that our reviews are rules-exhaustive? 

The crowd roars as the two Heroes circle each other. One risks it all on a big gamble, but things don't go as planned, and he's destroyed by a spear from the darkness. Another warrior has fallen...

A house rule is a rule that's not officially part of a game, but that people implement because it makes the game better, or more fun. One of the most popular games that people house-rule is Monopoly. Putting taxes on Free Parking? Not in the rules. And it makes the game last longer, when the point of the game is to force people into bankruptcy. Also, if someone doesn't buy an unowned property he lands on, there's an immediate auction. This also serves to speed up the game, but almost no one plays with that rule. So do you house-rule any games, and if so, which ones? 

The social deduction game One Night Ultimate Werewolf is on my (Firestone) short list of Game of the Year candidates. So I was thrilled and excited to hear that Bezier Games has launched a Kickstarter for a new One Night game, with all-new roles and fun. 

Hey everyone! Today we're joined by Jason Huffman, head honcho at Battle Hardened Games, and designer of the currently Kickstarting game 1750: Britain vs. France.