Board Game Quest

Orion Duel Review

Andrew Smith — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:01:01 +0000

For as long as there have been modern abstract board games there have been people arguing about what exactly the definition of abstract is. Can it have a theme? Hidden information? Any amount of randomness? Special powers? Well Orion Duel is not going to cause any debates: this is about as abstract of a game […]

Source

The Plum Island Horror Review

Tony Mastrangeli — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:03:24 +0000

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover… and they are probably right. I’ve read some great books with some awful covers (I’m looking at you, 50th-anniversary edition of The Hobbit). Regardless, when I saw the box cover for The Plum Island Horror come across my inbox in one of GMT’s marketing emails, […]

Source

Sea King Adventures Review

Emma Fish — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:08:32 +0000

Goblin pirate ships with unicorn figureheads. Epic seaborn showdowns between Ninjas and mercenaries. Sea monsters, big and small. All of this and more are jam packed into the Sea King Adventure Card Game by Party Pug Games. Is it possible for this riot of styles and themes to all work together harmoniously, creating an interesting […]

Source

Endless Destinies: The Clockwork City Review

James Wolff — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:01:38 +0000

I love big narrative adventure games. Do you know what I don’t have space for anymore? Big narrative adventure games. I also don’t have a lot of time so quick-playing games are more likely to hit the table than the big sprawling games. Endless Destinies comes in a box the size of a medium paperback […]

Source

Astra Review

Matt Kiser — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:19:29 +0000

Mindclash Games is known for its heavy Euro entries, like Anachrony and Trickerion, which are among my all-time favorite games. Recently, though, the publisher dipped its toes into lighter gaming with Astra, published under the newly created Mindclash Play sub-brand. These games are meant to offer Mindclash’s signature depth of theme and strategic play in […]

Source

Votes for Women Review

Brandon Bryson — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:49:46 +0000

Imagine a society calling itself democratic and not allowing over half of its population to vote. It’s an outright injustice, and yet living within that historical period may have yielded a very different attachment to the idea. It was how things were. The founding document, considered infallible by many, was (and still is) steeped in […]

Source

Card Catcher Review

Tony Mastrangeli — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:46:31 +0000

As most regular BGQ readers know, I’m a big fan of those ticket-dispensing arcade games. From skeeball, to the addicting coin pusher, to that one where you throw balls at a clown’s head, I can waste hours collecting tickets for a bunch of crap I don’t want and will probably never use. While not really […]

Source

Bot Factory Review

Bailey Dunn — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:04:11 +0000

Board gaming has matured over the last five years. The hobby is now at a point where it’s getting spin-offs of popular, heavier titles into more bite-sized, palatable experiences. One of the more popular titles that comes to mind is Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, the small-box, Target-appropriate version of its big brother, Gloomhaven. In […]

Source

Lacuna Review

Brian Winters — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:10:20 +0000

When I think of abstract strategy games, the first ones that come to mind are the ones that my family and I have on rotation: Chess, Shobu, Noctiluca, Onitama, Cathedral, and Feudal. These aren’t the only ones we like or own, but these are some of the ones that come out on family game night […]

Source

World Wonders Review

Tony Mastrangeli — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:04:59 +0000

World Wonders has been hot on the BGQ radar since Brian B first demoed it at Gen Con 2023 and subsequently made it his Staff Pick of the convention. Since that time, it’s been making the rounds and generating quite a bit of buzz. Thanks to Arcane Wonders, I’ve finally got my hands on a […]

Source