Posts By Adam

Of all the Carcassonne expansions we have reviewed so far, Towers and Thieves might be my least favourite. That said, it’s still an expansion I enjoy playing, which means even if it’s my least favourite, it’s still a good time! What’s in the Box? One of the major features of this expansion is a tower that you can build out of cardboard that will hold land tiles. If you prefer to draw land tiles from a stack instead of taking…

The Messengers and Mayors expansion for Carcassonne is all about extending your influence within the realm. Can you place these pieces strategically to earn more points, or will this expansion include too many new rules to be fun for new players? Let’s take a look! What’s in the Box? Messengers and Mayors is one of the bigger expansions for Carcassonne, and includes 3 new figures, in each player colour. The Mayor, Messenger, and Scarecrow figures ...

Dewan from Space Cowboys came out of nowhere for me, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. The artwork on the front of the box was outstanding, though, and the promise of little wooden camp tokens on the back of the box was enough to draw me in. Space Cowboys always does a great production, and Dewan is no exception to this! First and foremost, two little things about punching the game and getting it sorted in the box. The…

While we argued that Inns and Cathedrals was a simple to add expansion that didn’t include a lot more rules, Traders and Builders is the next step that adds new rules, new tiles and new tokens to place out on the board. Is the rules teach for this too much to make it worth it for the average board game player? Let’s take a look! What’s in the Box? 24 new tiles can be added into your base game of…

With the re-launch of the Carcassonne expansions into numbered boxes, we are looking at each game individually in short articles. This time around we are checking out the Dragon and the Fairy, one of the more decisive expansions, at least of the first few released. What’s in the Box? The Dragon and Fairy expansion comes with 26 new land tiles marked with a fair icon, 1 double source tile and a double lake tile with dragon hoards on each side.…

We’ve have recently been working our way through some games from Inside Up Games, and the next one to land on our table is an area control game called Perch! I’ve seen Perch displayed a wide variety of trade events and conventions, and always been intrigued simply because of how it works. While area control isn’t my favourite game type, good components will always make me want to try something. And from what I have gathered, Perch is doing ...

The asmodee Kids lineup of games has been amazing so far. We talked at length when we reviewed the components for Splendor Kids that too often the production on kids games is mediocre at best. They are just games for kids, so why do they need to be good, right? Wrong. asmodee is stepping up and not only releasing fun games for kids, but giving them productions worthy of MUCH more expensive games. We just recently got Dixit Kids in…

The first expansion for Carcassonne might be the easiest one to fold into your base game of Carcassonne, and one you’ll probably never play without. Inns and Cathedrals adds more tiles to use and more points to be earned, without complicating the formula of the game too much. It’s a rules light expansion that is definitely worth picking up! What’s in the Box? The Inns and Cathedrals expansion includes 24 new land tiles, 6 score tiles for when ...

Ulisses Spiele has announced new publishing and distribution partnerships for their upcoming game, Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, expanding the reach of the classic adventure-book-turned-board game to audiences around the world. Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain adapts the iconic 1982 gamebook into a cooperative dungeon crawler board game for 1-4 players. The game preserves the core ideas that defined the ...

Inside Up Games rarely misses when it comes to their production quality, and Ice and Idols is no exception to this. That said, this game has a lot more going on than other Inside Up Games titles, so while there are more ways to impress me, there are also more ways to fail. How good do I think this production is? Let’s take a look! The Ice and Idols box is FULL of plastic, and I say that in the…

Apartment No. 129 begins with the kind of premise that instantly sparks curiosity. Inspired by a 2009 Turkish urban legend involving two girls who allegedly performed a dark ritual followed by a mysterious, unrecorded “earthquake,” the game leans heavily into the folklore that surrounds the now‑abandoned apartment building. You play as Emir, a content creator who enters the sealed building hoping to film something that will propel his channel to viral fame. ...

We previously checked out Disney Lorcana at Sea aboard the Disney Treasure, and a similar experience is now available at Epcot during the International Festival of the Arts! Fans and non-fans alike can open a pack of Lorcana trading cards, trade with friends to complete sets, find oversized cards around the park, and so much more! And this is a free experience included with your Epcot entrance fee, while supplies last each day! There are three promotional ...

The second season pass DLC for DIGIMON STORY TIME STRANGER™ has released, expanding the hit RPG with fresh story content and powerful new Digivolution paths. Developed by Media.Vision Inc., Gaku-Run deepens both the narrative and gameplay of a title that has quickly become an incredibly popular entry in the long-running Digimon franchise. This release is mostly about additional Digivolution routes for several Mega-level Digimon, including BanchoLillymon, ...

I have not played Animal Crossing in a long time, but the 3.0 update and the new Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game have me playing again in a big way. Arguably, the new content isn’t even what’s keeping me busy each and every day! I sunk my old island to the depths of the seas, and started up a brand new island. To be fair, I started my island a few weeks ago to prepare for this update,…

Nintendo has been pushing upgrades for many of their major games, and with prices all over the place, there doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason for why one game is one price, and another…another. Yesterday, Nintendo provided more details on the Super Mario Bros. Wonder upgrade pack, and it got me thinking. Is this pack worth 29.99 CAD? There seems to be a lot coming for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and if you are a fan of the…