Released in 2015 and designed by Alexander Cobian (his first published game), Booty is a pirate-themed “I split, you choose” set collection game, which introduces elements of area majority with a minimalistic stock market mechanic. In this game, players aren’t pirates in the midst of...

In the Mayfair games Grand Austria Hotel you play the role of an aspiring hotelier in a quest for fame, fortune, and imperial favor in early 20th century Austria.  You cater to royalty, artists, and visiting dignitaries as you attempt to turn your tiny hostel into the one and only “Grand...

I’ve always been a mid-level risk taker. I ride motorcycles but I don’t bungee jump. I try new and exotic foods, but I always wear polo shirts. I play some games cautiously while others I jump in with both feet and pay no mind to where I might land. Lords of Vegas: UP! from Mayfair Games allows...

vGrowing up I remember one of my most favorite things in the world was this blue quilt that my grandmother made for me. I took it all around the house, slept with it each night, and used it to create the strongest blanket forts anyone has ever seen. Of course I knew it was an awesome gift, but...

Take this guide as truth or in jest, but I felt that it was time to reveal my “secrets” about Settlers of Catan. Its wonderous mechanics and requirement of fine-tuned strategy…Really? I mean, Settlers of Catan is old. Like, really old – 1995. I was 6 years old. Nonetheless, I didn’t...

“Las Vegas looks the way you’d imagine heaven must look at night.” -Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters Do you have what it takes to be the boss under the shining lights of the Strip? Can you control the biggest, grandest casinos Vegas has to offer or will Lady Luck abandon you at the...