Category: Reviews

Cthulhu Wars: Duel A Sandy Petersen Game Review

Cthulhu Wars is a Sandy Petersen Game. Cthulhu Wars: Duel is a Sandy Petersen game for two. The former has an MSRP of $200, four unique factions in the box, and enough available expansions to take up an entire closet of space. Also a heap ton of plastic. Cthulhu Wars: Duel is the two-player...

Werewords Review

Werewords is a combination of One Night Ultimate Werewolf, which I’ve never played, and 20 Questions, which any kid who’s ever gone on a family road trip has played. The story goes that a werewolf is threatening your village, but don’t panic! Your mayor knows a magic word, and if everyone says it together,...

Omen: A Reign of War Review & Kickstarter Preview

Omen: A Reign of War is the base game in the Omen saga being rereleased on Kickstarter by Kolossal Games, designed by John Clowdus. What you are seeing is a preproduction copy provided by Kolossal Games. Check the game out on Kickstarter here! Omen: A Reign of War Omen: A Reign of War is...

Rising Sun Review

Even though Rising Sun is releasing into retail this week, we’ve had our grubby mitts on it for a while thanks to CMON’s phenomenally successful Kickstarter campaign. But maybe you’re seeing it on store shelves for the first time. So naturally, you came to your favourite source for board game opinions, and opinions ye...

Warriors of Jogu Preview

  Warriors of Jogu is a new 2-player dueling card game now live on Kickstarter (Check it out here). Each side will play one of five different factions,  sending your troops to the battlefield. Similar to games like Battle Line, Piñata, and Omen, you never quite know which battleground to focus on. What makes...

Black Hole Council Review: How to Play Your Friends

Note: Orange Machine Games provided us with a pre-production review copy of Black Hole Council. All imagery depicted is pre-production and will change for final release.  Listen up, councilor. Take a look at your agenda. That’s right—we need you to settle green planets, tax yellow planets, mine black planets, conquer blue planets, and send...

Talk About CrossTalk

CrossTalk: A New Kind of Party Game The widest genre that exists within boardgaming is a “party game.” It encompasses games like Cards Against Humanity, where everyone gets to feel clever but the game makes all the jokes for you. It includes games like the ever-hilarious Time’s Up: Title Recall where you play charades...