From master game designer Reiner Knizia comes Black Sheep, and entertaining game of farmyard animals, targeted at younger board gamers. The game is made up of fields, and each field has two animal figures in it. Each player can place up to three cards next to each field, matching as many of the animals as..
(a review by Keith Done) Deadwood is a relatively new release from Fantasy Flight that has become an instant hit with gamers at LXG. It’s a wild west themed game that uses the title of the famous frontier town made (in)famous by the HBO TV series of the same name. However, while the game shares..
Well, I opened the box and took a peek inside! Many wonders did my eyes behold! You get the following: Two Rules books (one a walk through). 4 figures (very nicely done to boot!) And lots and lots of cards and tokens……. This is not a novice boardgamers game in my opinion. The rule books..
Dominion is a quiet genius of a game. The strategy of a board game without the set up and pack down time, the excitement of a card game without the collection aspect. Designed for ages 10 and up (younger gamers will not find it difficult to learn) Dominion can be played in 30-60 minutes, depending..
Quarriors is a new game from WizKids involving dice… lots and lots of dice! The basic box (tin) comes with 130 of them. The dice are all brightly coloured, with vivid easily recognizable images on them. There are also a small number of cards, these determine which spells and monsters you will play with in..
Small World, from Days of Wonder, is a fantasy conquest board game with an interesting twist. The world is too small for everyone to fit. The object of the game is to expand at the expense of your neighbours. There are plenty of fantasy races to choose from as you expand your empire. Halflings, Humans,..
Ultimate Werewolf Ultimate Werewolf is a curiosity, being a hard game to fit into a category. It’s not really a board game or a card game or a role-playing game. but manages to incorporate elements of all of these. I understand Ultimate Werewolf evolved from a Russian parlour game and there are a number of..
From master games designer Reiner Knizia comes Through the Desert. This is the game that answers the age old question of how many plastic camels are too many. 176 is the answer, as you get one less than this in a truly packed box set. Through the desert is a game of competitively forming camels..
Fantasy Flight Games picked up the rights for this venerable fantasy board game after games Workshop re-released, then discontinued the game almost in the same breath. The folks at Fantasy Flight took the opportunity to give the latest edition a quick refresh, tidying up the rules, and providing us with miniatures rather than card figures..
Beowulf Board Game Review (Fantasy Flight Games) I borrowed “Beowulf” from the club library and gave it a go on the weekend. It was still unwrapped and hadn’t been played but I recall Eddie Crompton had a copy that I played with him a few Winter Retreats ago. This game was designed by Reiner Knizia..
