We all like board games. But board games can be expensive, and some of us can no longer afford smashed avo brunches, let alone shiny new board games. But there is a cheaper alternative. Welcome to the wonders of Print and Play (PnP) board games. What is Print and Play? Many designers design many games. For many […]
You’re at a party. It is not lit. It is so unlit you are likely to be eaten by a grue. You and your gamer friend exchange a knowing look: I would much rather be playing games. She pulls out a phone, and pulls up Triple Agent. Hallelujah! Game on. Triple Agent by Tasty Rook, a two-man […]
I’ve always loved board games. As a poor student, I would walk into Games Paradise on Pitt Street in the city just to be surrounded by shiny plastic-wrapped board games with expensive price tags.
Then one day, I discovered a secret.
When I said Werewolf was a “terrible game I’ll never play again”, I meant it. Thankfully, One Night Ultimate Werewolf is a different beast entirely.
Werewolf. It’s a great game, but it’s crap.
Pandemic is probably the most popular cooperative board game in the world. It’s certainly the highest ranked.* If you’ve only ever played Monopoly, it’s an epiphany. But cooperative games suck, and here’s why I’m never playing Pandemic again.** Wait, but what… Two steps back. Cooperative board games, on one level, are genius. For so long, board games have been about […]
If all goes according to plan, I will never ever play Monopoly again.
For some people, Chinese New Year means fireworks. For others it means lion dances. For many, it means family get-togethers and copious amounts of food. For me, it means Mahjong. Mahjong and I go back a long way. I am a toddler at my mother’s knee. She would play Mahjong with fellow South-East Asian friends, […]
Gamers are a funny bunch. Board gamers, doubly so. We treasure our board games. We put plastic sleeves on our cards to keep our games immaculate and pristine. We do not tolerate spilled drinks.
So writing on the board (in permanent marker!), placing stickers, and ripping up cards is both incredibly disturbing, and therapeutically cathartic. Welcome to Seafall.
