Railroad Ink, by Hjalmar Hach and Lorenzo Silva, is a peaceful, puzzly roll-and-write game. You roll dice and use them to build a network of rail and roads, trying to connect the most end-points, fill the centre squares, and make as few mistakes and dead-ends as possible. Like many roll-and-write games, there is no direct […]
There are many roll-and-write games that came out over the last few years (this article has a useful graph), but Qwinto, by Uwe Rapp and Bernhard Lach , is one of the purest examples of a good quick roll and write. You roll dice and enter numbers into a grid given certain constraints, and score […]
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 […]
