I have never been a big player of Euro-games, but there is one that caught my attention and I quickly labeled as one of my top 10 games. That game is Lords of Waterdeep, a board game from Wizards of the Coast in which you take on the role of a Lord trying to spread their influence across...

I know what you’re thinking: “ANOTHER zombie survivor board game? Really?!”  My answer: “No, this is THE zombie survivor game.” To paraphrase King Leonidas, “This is Zombicide!” What’s It About? Zombicide is a cooperative game for 2 to 6 players that began its global...

There are a lot of deck-building games out there, and they seem to be growing in popularity. One of my personal favorites, the Ascension series, has kept up with the times with its unique art and story. Using multiple resources, there are many tactics that players can put into action to ascend...

“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...

ZMAN Games has been known throughout the years to produce great quality games, and whether you’re a huge fan of Pandemic! or a casual player who enjoys a game of Carcassonne every now and then, ZMAN has you covered. Just recently they released an English version of the great German eurogame...

I’m a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings. I’ve read the books, watched the films, and played just about every game under the sun that’s themed after the property. Recently Cryptozoic Entertainment, the same developer responsible for the DC Deck Building Game, released The Lord of the...

While many people are comfortable with the traditional fairy tales that exist, some wonder what would happen if the rules were changed up. Twists were taken just when the story got good, took a turn for the worst, or a new element of surprise was thrown in. For those people interested in...

Great possibilities for battle tactics came together when AEG brought us Paul Peterson’s shuffle-building game, Smash Up. Dinosaurs, Wizards, Tricksters, Aliens, Zombies, Pirates, Robots, and Ninjas could go head to head, and each faction had its own special strengths and weaknesses. The...

When it comes to post-apocalyptic games I’m usually all over them. One game slipped under my radar, however, and that game is Arctic Scavengers. It’s a deck building game that throws a spin on the usual mechanics of other games of the same genre. Originally listed as being published in 2009...

Games allow us to live fantasy lives that normally we couldn’t (or wouldn’t) do otherwise, and I believe that shoplifting is one of those things that most people wouldn’t do. Well, in Five Fingered Severance, you get to experience what its like to do that. But, you’re not the only one...