Get On My Lawn!--An Interview with Mow Money Designer Matt Saunders
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Today we're pleased to be joined by Matt Saunders, designer of the game Mow Money, currently on Kickstarter from Mayday Games.
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Down to the River to Pray--A Double-Take Review of Tigris & Euphrates
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Only a handful of games carry the designation "classic." Today we review one of them: Tigris & Euphrates, a tile-laying game for 2-4 players from the master himself, Reiner Knizia. Fantasy Flight games recently reprinted the game, as part of their new Euro Classics line. I (Firestone) have a copy of the original Hans im Gluck version of the game, so in addition to reviewing it, we'll be comparing the new version to the old one. Let's step into the waters...
Read MoreCardboard Clothing: A Kickstarter for Clever Geek Clothes
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Here's a fun Kickstarter project, related to this hobby we love: Cardboard Clothing.
It's game-related clothing, made right here in the USA.
Read MorePingo Pingo: Raiders of the Golden Pineapple--A Single-Take Review
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Today we're going to review Pingo Pingo: Raiders of the Golden Pineapple, a new party/dexterity game from Iello. It's for 2-5 players, and features a sweet soundtrack CD, some cardboard standees, and a dart gun. Yes, that's right: a suction cup dart gun!
But enough hype, let's take a look!
Read MoreSaddle-Up!--A Double-Take Review of Longhorn
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Howdy, y'all! Ahem. I mean, hey everyone! Today we're going to review Longhorn, a 2-player game set in the wild west. You and your opponent will play as two feared outlaws: Eagle Jenkins and Jessie Artist, as you try to steal cattle from the peaceful cowpokes of northern Mexico. A few gold nuggets along the way wouldn't hurt either! So is Longhorn a rootin'-tootin' good time!? Or does it fall flat into a cow pie? Let's find out!
Read MoreMake Mow Money!
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Sometimes we're so excited for a Kickstarter project that we're happy to give it its own blog post. This is one of those times: Mow Money, from Mayday Games, just launched on Kickstarter, and it's great.
Read MoreJurassAttack--A Double-Take Preview
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Today we're offering up a prerelease review of a new game from Green Couch Games: JurassAttack. This 2-player card game is an epic dinosaur battle played out in 15 minutes! Is it Vel-Awesome-Raptor, or a T-Wreck? Let's find out!
Read MoreThe Princess Bride: A Battle of Wits - A Single-Take Review
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A while back we had a chat with the bigwigs at Game Salute because they had just secured the rights to create tabletop games based on the cult classic The Princess Bride. Well I (Jeremiah) received a preview copy of the retail release of one of those games by Matthew O'Malley: A Battle of Wits.
Battle of Wits is a party/bluffing game for up to 10 people. So should you choose the game in front of you, or leave it on the shelf? Let's find out!
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Tiny Epic Kingdoms Heroes' Call--A Single-Take Preview
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My (Jeremiah's) game of the year for 2014 was Tiny Epic Kingdoms, the first in the Tiny Epic line from Gamelyn games. TEK is a 4X micro game that packs a ton of gameplay into a small package. If you don't know how to play TEK, and/or want to see our thoughts on the base game, you can read our full review right here.
Heroes' Call is the first expansion in the Tiny Epic universe, which doesn't necessarily mean there will be expansions for each of the Tiny Epic games, as was explained to us in this interview.
But enough with links and other introductory statements, let's kick the tires and find out what Tiny Epic Kingdoms Heroes' Call is all about!
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