As I’ve documented elsewhere, CheapAss Games and I have a significant relationship. Early in my board-gaming journey, when I was poor and black-and-white cardboard was all I could afford, CheapAss provided an affordable entryway into the hobby I now love. So although this Kickstarter campaign is not a game, it is a significant bit of […]
This might just be the best-named board game convention ever. The inaugural edition of the delightfully-named ConCon will be held in Burwood on Saturday 23rd March, and is brought you to by the Australian Social Deduction Group. They promise loads of your favourite social deduction games, including Werewolf and Blood on the Clocktower. Although Werewolf […]
A few years ago, games artist, Roland Revenge rethemed Reiner Knizia’s Battle Line, taking from the ancient era to the mediaeval. The licensing around the original print run was small–only 500 copies were released, so if you were late to the party, it’s impossible to get. But now, here’s your chance. This is an excellent […]
If there’s a game that every board game designer wants to turn into cardboard, it would have to be the best-selling video game of all time: Tetris. Games featuring tetrominoes (shapes made out of 4 squares), pentominoes (shapes made out of 5 squares) and all of the various other permutations (called polyominoes) have been around for […]
Board games without boards aren’t exactly novel. And yet, board game geeks are sharpening their pencils and competitively scribbling on pieces of paper in bars and lounge rooms across the world. Bingo didn’t suddenly become sexy again. It’s the new craze: the golden age of “Roll and Write” games. Because I am a nerd, I made […]
Welcome to 2018’s edition of Overthrow-a-Prime-Minister Day, the day when ordinary Australians are reminded to change their smoke alarm batteries and tweet about #auspol helplessly from the sidelines. In case you missed it, there’s been some Turnbull-ence in Australian politics in the past few weeks. There just Dutton seem to be an end to political […]
Looking for something to play this weekend? You could do worse than an Australian board game. You know I’m not going to be recommending the Australian edition of Monopoly, nor the Sydney edition, the BridgeClimb edition, or even Monopoly: Cricket Australia Charity edition. If someone asks you to play Monopoly this weekend, refuse. Play one of these instead. Squatter Two board […]
If your family needs some help with Christmas presents, here are some new(ish) games you should put on your wishlist. Kingdomino Designer: Bruno CathalaPlayers: 2 – 4Play Time: 15 – 20 minutesRecommended Ages: 8+ Kingdomino is a strange beast. It’s a modern take on dominoes, with a dose of area control in it. Enough people were impressed by Kingdomino that it took […]
