I’ve never been a hardcore RPG board game player…as appealing as it is to create a character and assign all of these stats to them, I disliked how long it could sometimes take to resolve a game. Some people enjoy one long, epic experience while others like being able to have their quick fix without committing too much time out of their day.
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My regular readers may have noticed that I already have a “Lost Cities” review up on my Board Games page. The Lost Cities card game is slightly different than the board game, but still warrants its own review. Let’s take a quick look at what makes this game similar to its sister game, as well as what makes it different.
If you’ve ever played SimCity for the SNES, you’d know that power plants are necessary to grow your city into a megalopolis. Of course, it wouldn’t be SimCity if you’ve never tagged Bowser in to defecate all of your sweat and tears shortly after reaching that 500,000 population mark.
One of life’s greatest questions, “Why did the chicken cross the road?”, has finally been answered. It’s not because it wanted to get to the other side, nor was it because Leonard Nimoy was participating in a book signing at the library across the street. No, friends…it’s because “Frogger” hadn’t been invented yet. (BA-DUM-CHH!) Thank you, thank you…no autographs please!
“I came here tonight and I didn’t know what to expect. I seen a lot of people hating me and I didn’t know what to feel about that so I guess I didn’t like you much none either. During this fight I seen a lot of changing, the way yous felt about me, and the way I felt about you. In here there were two guys killin each other, but I guess it’s better than 20 million. What I’m trying to say is, that if I can change, and you can change, everybody can change!” – Sylvester Stallone, Rocky IV.
Editor’s Note: Cold War? East versus West? Rocky versus Drago? *Sigh* Watch your Rocky IV, kids.
This is the story about a King who loves his critters. I don’t know if this is the result of his natural love for animals or if it stems from the unhealthy Pokémon obsession that he had as a kid. Whatever the case, it turns out that a nearby dragon has stolen all of the “King’s Critters”…and naturally, he’s gotta catch ’em all…get them back.
Buy low…sell high. No matter what business you’re in, this concept is pretty popular, especially if you are interested in making money. Whether it’s goods or services, making a profit is generally a good thing, and that is exactly your goal in the game of Jambo.
In the world of real estate, location is everything. Location determines price, appeal, taxes…you name it. In some cases, it can even determine how likely your property is to go up in smoke. All I can say is, if you happen to own property on Pudding Lane, you may want to invest in a generous home owners insurance package…
Two powerful beings. A bunch of islands. Powerful magic. How will they settle their differences? Why…by building bridges, of course! It certainly makes more sense than the last season of Lost…so why not?
The Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire. The remnants of Humanity and the Cylons. The Federation and whatever race happens to be attacking them at the time. Stargate Command and the Goa’uld, Replicators, Wraith, and whatever else feels like testing MacGyver’s skill with a P90. The entertainment industry is no stranger to coming up with new science fiction stories that have their share of space battles, and I soak most of it up because darnit, why not? As such, my love for science fiction drew me once again to another space war themed game called Star Borders: Humanity.
Information technology has made leaps and bounds over the last twenty years. I remember as a kid playing “text adventures” on my dad’s TRS-DOS system, which was all black and white output at the time. In grade school, I can’t count how many times “Sara” died of dysentery. In high school, I remember grinding my teeth in frustration as AOL attempted to connect to the Internet for its eighth time while it made god-awful sounds that could only be described as Johnny Five being dragged through an oversized meat grinder. Today, I find that technology has finally caught up and surpassed an aging mind to where I rely on my eleven year old to work the DVR thingy on my television.
Space…The Final Frontier. This phrase is uttered at least five times a week on my television, causing most of the people in the room to sigh loudly and take up a new hobby. Haters gonna hate I guess, but the idea of mankind growing to the point where disease, poverty, and war are no longer major issues has always been appealing to me. While researching and reviewing “Boom & Zoom” by Victory Point Games, I came across “Final Frontier” and was immediately interested, for obvious reasons.
Bunnies. They’re cute. They’re fluffy. Everyone loves them…that is…until they begin knocking each other off to pursue the ultimate prize: the Magic Carrot.
I’m not sure why, but every time I think of this game’s name, I picture Mel Gibson spouting promises of freedom whilst gliding across the battlefield on a Fell Beast. It certainly would have motivated the “Sons of Scotland” to fight sooner, and I probably wouldn’t have had to see what was really under those kilts during the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
My eleven year old son Vinnie was passing by my desk at home and saw “Hive Carbon”. Normally he’d pause to take a look and eventually ask me what my newest arrival was all about, but in seeing the insects on the front of the box, he expressed an interest in playing it immediately. It was a Sunday afternoon and the rain was still running rampant in our area, so why not?
Vampires are often misunderstood. A lot of people think that they are mythological beings that go around sucking the blood out of people…but see, people have gotten it wrong for all of these years. You see, real vampires sparkle. They also get a kick out of stalking and romancing seventeen year old girls, despite being well over a hundred themselves. I guess pedophile laws in the state of Washington don’t cover vampires…*shrug*…someone may want to write a letter to their local congressman.