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Month: September 2017

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle Review

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle Review

Today’s review is a game that I got as an impulse purchase. My wife and I showed up at a game store for game night and were the only 2 people there, so we decided to spring for a new game. Since the purchase, it has been one of our most played games over the past 6 months or so. It’s not the greatest game ever made, but it’s quick and easy to teach, with an IP that almost everyone…

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Mysterium Review

Mysterium Review

Growing up I really liked clue. I liked the deduction component and trying to be smarter about your reveals than your neighbor. I don’t like Dixit. It’s essentially artistic Apples to Apples. It requires subjective art interpretation and creativity that my left-brained self doesn’t really have. Today’s review is a combination of the two games I’ve listed above, except it removes the things I liked most about clue, making it cooperative, and keeps most of the aspects that I don’t…

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Inis Review

Inis Review

Today’s game is one that purely interested me because of the art. I saw one of the images in this game at Origins 2016 (maybe Gencon), on a giant poster and I immediately needed to find out what it came from. Then I heard about the game play, and I was hesitant, but the art still drew me to this game. My wife surprised me with it for Christmas last year and I’m really glad she did. Even if it’s…

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