If I did what was practical, Cage Match would never be a game. I was working on another game entirely, one that I was sure would go nowhere, when the idea for Cage Match came through, and it’s a good lesson to learn: If you want to design board games, Always. Be. Designing. Like Alec …
5 can be an awkward number as many games can only play up to 4, or work best with an even number of players. But 5 is the perfect number for many great games: Colt Express (2014) First off, Colt Express is a great game. It’s a fun, quick (under 1 hour) little romp where …
There are a lot of great games being designed in Chicago and the surrounding area, and I got to try out a lot of them a little over a week ago at the third annual Protospiel Chicago. I had some other obligations to keep this weekend, so I couldn’t attend Protospiel for more than about …