Latest Reviews
Dinosaur Island: As Smooth as Giftshop Amber
By Mr. Saint Overview: Dinosaur Island is a worker placement game with elements of resource management and tile placement. In Dinosaur Island, players will take on the role of a park manager, attempting to create the most exciting and profitable dinosaur park. Make sure you clear your table in preparation, as a game of DinosaurContinue reading “Dinosaur Island: As Smooth as Giftshop Amber”
Not Covered by Insurance- Dice Hospital Review
by: Mrs. Saint For most of my childhood, my mother worked in a hospital as a nurse manager on a rehabilitation floor. I spent more than one day at the hospital helping my mom with an event they were putting on for the residents or tagging along with my mom for Take Your Child toContinue reading “Not Covered by Insurance- Dice Hospital Review”
Climb Any Mountain, Search High and Low -For Glory!
by Mrs. Saint You lower your head and grit your teeth as the cold wind whips your face. With each step, the snow comes up over your goatskin boots and you can feel its freezing wetness seeping into the skin above your ankles. You lift your head and squint into the howling storm and knowContinue reading “Climb Any Mountain, Search High and Low -For Glory!”
Terraforming Mars: Cows in Space!
by Mr. Saint I always get nervous writing about really popular games. I sometimes think that if a game is popular enough, the public has made their decision and there is no point in voicing criticism of the game. So here it is: I like Terraforming Mars. Quite a bit in fact. But I alsoContinue reading “Terraforming Mars: Cows in Space!”
Save the Scientist, Save the World: Comanauts Review
by Mrs. Saint The world is ending. The technology meant to save the world is spiraling out of control, creating a miniature black hole and humanity’s suffering continues to worsen as the end draws near. Hope is flickering out. There is only one man who can save us but he’s in a coma. The onlyContinue reading “Save the Scientist, Save the World: Comanauts Review”
Spirit Island: Jagged Earth Expansion Review
by Mr. Saint I have a confession. I said in our Spirit Island Review that one could easily get dozens of plays out of the base game before looking to expansions. Yet, when I had the opportunity to late-pledge on Kickstarter for Spirit Island’s latest expansion, Jagged Earth, I jumped at the chance with onlyContinue reading “Spirit Island: Jagged Earth Expansion Review”
Millennium Blades: An Absolute Triumph
by Mr. Saint No game defined a larger part of my life than Magic: the Gathering. Wizards of the Coast (WOTC) hooked me early, when I received a couple of Revised Starter decks as a birthday present from an older cousin during the summer of 1994. Not even yet 10 years old, a world ofContinue reading “Millennium Blades: An Absolute Triumph”
Hold on to Your Coin Purse: A Bargain Quest Review
by Mrs. Saint The sun is just starting to come up. You’ve been working for hours, dusting the shelves, making sure the items in the window gleam and look their best. After all in just a few hours, the market square will be busy. It’ll be bustling with would-be heroes ready to stock up beforeContinue reading “Hold on to Your Coin Purse: A Bargain Quest Review”
Arkham Horror 3rd Edition – Dead of Night Expansion Review
by Mr Saint The Dead of Night expansion is a small box expansion that does not fundamentally change the rules of the base game of Arkham Horror 3rd Edition (AH3E for short). As such, I won’t be following my normal format in this post, but you can read our review of the base game hereContinue reading “Arkham Horror 3rd Edition – Dead of Night Expansion Review”
Spirit Island: Colonizers Need Not Apply
by Mr Saint It took me way longer than it should have to play Spirit Island. Originally released in 2017, Spirit Island was a game I always planned to demo at every board game convention I’ve attended since it came out. Without fail, the Greater Than Games booth was always too busy, or we’d useContinue reading “Spirit Island: Colonizers Need Not Apply”
Exceed Fighting System: A Real Contender
by Mr. Saint I love fighting games. There’s just something about that particular video game genre that has always captivated me. The intersection of theorycrafting and practiced mechanical execution have always kept me coming back. I still watch the Evo Championship Series every year and follow the Capcom Pro Tour whenever I have time. WhileContinue reading “Exceed Fighting System: A Real Contender”
Build-a-Bear, Err I Mean a Hero: a Roll Player Review
by Mrs. Saint Confession time: I’ve never played D&D or any tabletop RPG. My husband has, he even volunteered and taught/played D&D with kids at the Boys and Girls Club back when he lived in New England. We were about to try to schedule putting together a group and campaign with some friends but thenContinue reading “Build-a-Bear, Err I Mean a Hero: a Roll Player Review”
Galaxy Trucker – A Rewarding Career in Interstellar Transportation Awaits!
by Mr. Saint As the latest independent contractor of Corporations Incorporated, you can choose a life of adventure! You, brave soul that you are, can decide to cut out the middleman on your path to fame and fortune, and we here at Corp Inc. are here for you. We’ll provide you with only the bestContinue reading “Galaxy Trucker – A Rewarding Career in Interstellar Transportation Awaits!”
Sequence Review: Grandma Plays Too
by Mrs. Saint My husband and I have many different hobbies we love but board games are a passion in the Saint household. If you asked either of us what we want to do with our free time when Little Miss Saint is sleeping, the top of the list is always board games. However, oneContinue reading “Sequence Review: Grandma Plays Too”
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth – There and Back Again, E-Reader Edition
by Mr. Saint When, as a child, I had decided I outgrew Goosebumps and the Animorphs series, the first “grown-up” book I can remember falling in love with was J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. From that first story, an obsession with Middle-earth and persistent love of high fantasy was born. I entered the hobbyContinue reading “The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth – There and Back Again, E-Reader Edition”
For Glory: A Champions of Midgard Review
by Mrs. Saint Trondheim is a port town in Norway, led by their beloved Jarl. His strength and fierceness protect the town and surrounding villages and his shrewd mind helps grow a thriving merchant trade business. But then he dies. His death is felt in every house in Trondheim and in every neighboring village. Suddenly,Continue reading “For Glory: A Champions of Midgard Review”
Arkham Horror 3rd Edition: It Takes Two to Tentacle
by Mr. Saint Overview: Arkham Horror 2nd Edition was my entry into hobby board gaming. Bought at significant discount while I was a struggling, underemployed law school grad amidst the last great recession (the summer of 2011), I spent countless evenings learning its systems and playing game after game. Since those fondly remembered summer nights,Continue reading “Arkham Horror 3rd Edition: It Takes Two to Tentacle”
Yomi Review
By: Mr. Saint Note: Review originally published on BGG September 2019. Yomi is one of our forgotten games. Initially procured in 2014 at PAX East, it was played quite a bit that year and then put on the shelf, where it quietly gathered dust for years. We recently rediscovered our collection of Yomi decks whileContinue reading “Yomi Review”
Maximum Apocalypse: I’m Tired, I’m Hungry, I’m Having the Best Time
By: Mrs. Saint Note: Originally published on BGG March 2019. First, it was the zombies. The virus spread like wildfire across the country, resulting in societal collapse. We had no sooner found the cure to the disease when the unmaintained nukes went off, further destabilizing the population. The East Coast is now a wasteland. SomeContinue reading “Maximum Apocalypse: I’m Tired, I’m Hungry, I’m Having the Best Time”
The Reckoners – “He’s not a human. He’s like a piece of iron.”
By: Mr. Saint Note: Review originally published on BGG January 2019. Overview What if Superman was evil? What if the entire Justice League was evil? What if super powers existed and everyone who obtained them was inevitably corrupted? In the world of the Reckoners, the answers to these questions have led to a world inContinue reading “The Reckoners – “He’s not a human. He’s like a piece of iron.””
Wakening Lair
By: Mr. Saint with input from Mrs. Saint Note: Review originally published on BGG September 2018. Gen Con 2018 was our first Gen Con. It was the Mrs.’s first gaming convention ever. Intentionally, we left ourselves plenty of time on the first day to just take in the Exhibitor Hall and see what the depthContinue reading “Wakening Lair”
Sentinels of the Multiverse OblivAeon
By: Mr. Saint with input from Mrs. Saint Note: Review originally published on BGG September 2018. Like many other BGG members who love Sentinels of the Multiverse, we eagerly awaited the receipt of the game’s final Kickstarter effort. We read every Kickstarter update with eagerness, hoping to hear of the game’s impending arrival. The gameContinue reading “Sentinels of the Multiverse OblivAeon”
