Lost Cities is a game that’s been around since 1999, but I just played it the other night and it’s worth the plug. It’s an interesting head-to-head card game disguised as an archaeological adventure game. It’s a quick game so this will be a quick review. Overall feeling Lost Cities feels more like a head-to-head …
Our LOTRED set has actually been around since 2009, but we’ve finally made it available here on geektopia both for live and online play! Check out the entire set of 26 decks and 8 maps. The original LOTRED project was a collaboration between myself (Roman) and the Epic Duels online community, where we developed 12 …
With only a couple of hours left for gaming after advancing our epic Pathfinder adventure, we were able to play through a game of Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure (2016) and it was great fun. It’s a deck-building game with a dungeon map, treasure, and a fearsome dragon. You’re a treasure-stealing thief type with your aim to …
So we took the 2011 game The Walking Dead out for a spin last week. It’s an older game now but if I play it, I blog it. Overall Feeling A gritty struggle. That’s the feeling of The Walking Dead game, which is a great fit for its source material, but I don’t know if that’s …
We forayed into the relatively newly released second edition of Mansions of Madness (2016) to experience a Lovecraftian Horror story that caused 2 out of 4 players to go insane, but at least in resulted in a happy ending for (most of) us. We played only the introductory scenario in a session that lasted about 2 …
There are so many great games out there, that sometimes, a few years go by before you discover a great game that’s been out for a while. That is the case with Orléans, one that I’m surprised hasn’t made more noise. Even though it’s a bit of an older game (2014) now, it’s still worth a full …
Xia: Legends of a Drift System is a space exploration game in which you attempt to achieve “Legend” status as command a star ship who flies around the galaxy, exploring new sectors, completing missions, trading goods, and fighting with other ships. Though the game play runs on the long side at 3-4 hours, it’s got …
Scoville is a new-ish (2014) game about hot pepper farming, and you earn the most points by planting the hottest peppers, by selling them to merchants in town, or by using them to learn award-winning chili recipes. Talk about good clean fun! No conquest, no violence, but in the world of hot pepper farmers, the …
As both of my gaming groups and I are all already fans of 7 Wonders, I was excited to get a crack at the still fairly new 7 Wonders Duel. It didn’t disappoint. Overall Feeling If you’re already familiar with 7 Wonders, it’s an outstanding game for the way it makes you feel part of …
So we broke out the game Arcadia Quest the other day, put together trio squads of cartoonish eleves and bashed Orcs and Trolls by throwing dice. So yeah, it was loads of fun. Here’s a review: Overall Feeling Arcadia Quest completes its own quest of putting you in the middle of an action sequence, with …