Filed under: Board Games

As a game reviewer, it’s easy to get sick of starting new games. After all, think about it, the beginning of games are usually the most boring parts. Due to extended tutorials or the first levels being too easy or simple, most of the time the first 10 or 20 min. of playing a game is spent wishing that the game would get started already. (more…)
March 30, 2011

Tangram is an old Chinese board game that brings a new challenge to puzzle games. This game really tests your mind as you try to form pictures with the pieces that you are given. The overall purpose of this game is to use the 7 puzzle pieces, which are shapes, to correctly make a picture in the grid. (more…)
April 10, 2010

Hex Empire is an odd little turn based strategy game, somewhat along the lines of Risk. In this game, you choose from one of four badly-named kingdoms, picking Redosia, Violetnam, Bluegaria, or Greenland – rather obvious ways of saying red, purple, blue, and green. (more…)
April 1, 2010