When I hear the words “hot air balloon” and “panorama” used to describe a board game, I expect a game with gorgeous table presence, breathtaking views, and a serene, cohesive aesthetic. PARKS, by Henry Audubon, promises beautiful scenery, and it delivers. While I didn’t expect Panorama to have artwork as gorgeous as PARKS, I did […]
To attempt to write a thematic intro for Papyria would be as silly as attempting to do so for The Castles of Burgundy (CoB). Papyria invokes the feel of ancient Mesopotamia in the same way that CoB immerses players in medieval France—i.e., other than some papyri and sheep, respectively, not all that much. I bother […]
Whether it’s Smaug, Drogon, or Toothless, dragons have conventionally been portrayed as giant, malevolent, fire-breathing beings feared for their ability to maim and murder. What would happen instead if they were more diminutive and used their fire-breathing and magical abilities for good, or at least for good artisanal endeavors? This is the idea that fueled […]
It actually felt like summer for a few days in the Midwest. I could finally stand outside without melting into a pile of vaguely human-shaped goo. Nothing was falling from the sky; no torrents of water coming through convention hall roofs, no hunks of ice breaking windshields or skulls. A gentle breeze instead of a […]
A fog lingers over our tree, and we are lost in our home. We need to set out and place the last lantern to fend off the fog. *Pause for dramatic effect* *Crickets chirp* *sighs* Last Lantern is a cooperative game with points of limited communication for two to four players that plays in about […]
I enjoy mashups in music, pop culture, and games, so I was very excited to hear about a game that has 30 expansions (small and large), which is almost enough to make CMON say “whoa, calm down,” crossing over with one of my favorite ’80s movies: Labyrinth. I can’t wait to see how Jennifer Connelly […]
The year? 1871. The place? A mostly featureless Chicago, devastated after the Great Fire. The goal? To rebuild this great city to even greater heights. That’s the idea, anyway. In truth, you don’t much care how the rest of the city fares, so long as your district is the happiest, best-fed, and most danceable in […]
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