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Elden Ring: The Board Game – Stormveil Castle Review

Brian Biewer — Wed, 07 May 2025 12:54:45 +0000

Elden Ring took the video game world by storm. It was a “soulsborne” game (difficult game with easy deaths and plenty of grinding) that went mainstream. Given the number of video games that have been converted to a tabletop format, it was only a matter of time before Elden Ring was picked up by a […]

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SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Review

Brian Biewer — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:06:29 +0000

I first saw SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence during a press demo at Gen Con 2024. I was immediately enamored of the game. Space setting? Check. A giant stack of unique multi-use cards? Check. Random aliens to encounter? Check. An amazing board with great art and a rotating solar system? Check. The following is a […]

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Finspan Review

Brian Biewer — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:08:46 +0000

To say that Wingspan has had an impact on boardgaming is an understatement. Financially, it has been uber-successful for Stonemaier Games, selling well over one million copies. For gamers, it introduced many players to board games that are more complicated than Monopoly or Life. And for the hobby overall, it contributed to seeing “gamers” games […]

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Primal: The Awakenings Expansion Reviews

Brian Biewer — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:12:50 +0000

I loved Primal: The Awakening, which I recently reviewed here. It is an amazing card-driven, cooperative boss battler with great monsters and a unique combat system. Primal was created through a crowdfunding campaign. It has big minis. It is overproduced. So, would you be shocked to know that it also launched with FIVE expansions? I […]

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Primal: The Awakening Review

Brian Biewer — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 14:08:22 +0000

Primal: The Awakening seemed like a risky crowdfunding campaign to back. It was only Reggie Games second game. It was heavy on plastic, expensive, and scheduled to be delivered in the middle of a pandemic. The game, although two years late, was delivered to its backers. It was received well, earning a BGG ranking 8.6. […]

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Imperial Miners: Aztecs vs. Weirdlings Expansion Review

Brian Biewer — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:50:16 +0000

I freaking loved Imperial Miners. So did Tony. We both found it to be a great, quick playing, engine-building card game. Unlike Tony, I did not mind that it was multiplayer solitaire. In fact, while I enjoyed Imperial Settlers and Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North, I did not like the attacking you could do […]

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Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate Expansion Review

Brian Biewer — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:07:34 +0000

Spirit Island is currently my favorite board game. I love playing solo. I love playing with two players. I like playing with three players… aaannnddd it stops there. I own all the gameplay content Spirit Island has to offer. Well, I did, until I decided not to back the crowdfunding campaign for Nature Incarnate. I […]

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Stonespine Architects Review

Brian Biewer — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:07:32 +0000

Thunderworks Games is one of my favorite publishers. Besides running great crowdfunding campaigns that are efficient and deliver on time, they make games that are simple to learn, have fun decisions, and have decent to excellent replay value. They are most known for their shared universe, the World of Ulos, currently consisting of eight games […]

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Stamp Swap Review

Brian Biewer — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:00:24 +0000

I have been playing board games for a long time. I have played, or at least collected, my fair share of fantasy dungeon crawlers, zombie games, and even Mediterranean trading game. At this point, a unique theme will catch my eye more easily than the 72nd Cthulhu-themed game. I also enjoy most games published by […]

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Tales from the Red Dragon Inn Review

Brian Biewer — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:17:51 +0000

Ok. I am one and done with my break from cooperative fantasy games. Thank you, River of Gold! As a reminder, I recently reviewed a fantasy boss battler, Kinfire Chronicles: Night’s Fall, to which I gave a glowing 4.5 stars. This was followed up with another 4.5 star review with the fantasy adventure game Euthia: […]

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