Posts By Adam Roffel

Western Legends might just be the cowboy sandbox game I wanted to table with friends. I have a pirate themed game in that vein – shoutout to Dead Man’s Doubloons – but I’ve always wanted a great cowboy themed experience. Sure, I do enjoy BANG! and Colt Express, but that isn’t quite what I want. After just one game of Western Legends, I know that this is the cowboy game I’ve always wanted to play. But this isn’t our review…

Tokaido was one of the first games my wife and I purchased after getting married, and we’ve enjoyed dozens of games over the years. Our copy of the game is actually pretty beat up for how much we have played it, and I’ve always been in the market to replace it at some point. When I heard that Stonemaier Games had acquired the rights to the game, I was incredibly excited. With their track record of producing amazing products, I…

One of my favorite designers right now is the team at Bedouin Games, who have released a number of biblical themed board games. I’ve had the pleasure of previewing and reviewing The Flood, previewed Tower of Babel, and hopefully one day will get to play their newest Kickstarter adventure, 3 Magi. I like how this company takes Biblical stories and turns them into really good board games. Many companies have attempted to jump on the Biblical Board Game train ...

There is something very classy looking about Expedition: Northwest Passage HMS Terror Edition. This is a relaunch of the game Expedition: Northwest Passage which was released over a decade ago. The gameplay seems to be relatively unchanged, but the production has a fresh coat of paint. Is it worth investing your hard earned money in this product, in 2025? Let’s take a look at the components! What I’m struck by right away is just how gorgeous this game looks. ...

Tabletop Inc., previously released under a name we will not mention here!, is a game about making board games. Anything and everything you would expect of a board game can be found here in some capacity, including components, boxes, box lids, kallax style shelves, and more. While a game about making board games seems like a grand idea, is it? And more importantly, how much attention did the design group pay to components? Let’s take a look! I’m usually all…

With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, I’m partnering with Incredible Dream to give away a copy of A Gentle Rain: Bloom Edition to one lucky reader / viewer here on GamesReviews.com and over on Instagram (instagram.com/noshelfspacecanada). But before you get all the details, let’s talk about the benefits of board games and mental health. Although I wish that playing and reviewing board games was my full time job, it’s not. I work in a fairly fast ...

Later this month, the live action Lilo and Stitch film will be hitting theatres across the world, and while I find that Disney’s recent live action remakes are a bit hit and miss, I’m actually quite excited for this one. I think it’s that Stitch isn’t supposed to be a real animal/creature that makes this live action remake just a bit more digestible for me. With the release of the movie, you better believe there are a slew of great…

I recently got my pledge for the Mythwind: Friends and Family expansion which adds a host of new features to the game of Mythwind. There are new buildings to build that bring new folks to the valley, and these folks, if wined and dined, can provide various benefits for the players. Getting to that point, however, will take a bit of work. In my previous campaign of Mythwind – I reset the game when this expansion arrived – my father-in-law…

OK, it’s yet another Nintendo Switch 2 article from me, and yet again we are probably going to walk down the “is this all too expensive” conversation. We are one month away from the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, and while I do feel that the costing conversation has died down a bit, it’s likely to rear its ugly head again at some point in the next 30 days. But how popular will the Nintendo Switch 2 be? If…

There are a ton of board games available right now that promise a fairly relaxing experience. I find most of these claims to be incredibly false as every board game has that sense of urgency, or at the very least, somewhat of a desire to win. And that, ultimately, drives stress levels through the roof. When I read a similar claim on the box of Floriferous, I was pretty skeptical. After playing a few games, I’m not anymore. Cards are…

I’ve been a video game fan since my parents bought me a Nintendo 64 for Christmas many years ago. That love for the company has grown through every console and handheld since. That love of Nintendo has definitely been passed down to my kids as well, and their excitement for the Nintendo Switch 2 is infectious. As adults, the business of video games seems to get in the way of actually enjoying the product. The price is too high, how…

Star Wars day is coming – as we get closer and closer to May 4th, it’s time to get excited about some Star Wars themed parties and entertainment options! Every year, we put on our favourite Star Wars movies and shows, sometimes build a LEGO set or two purchased from a local retailer, or simply play with some of the Star Wars LEGO we already have at home. This year, there are a ton of stellar Star Wars LEGO sets…

When I was at Canada Plays 2025, one of the games I got to play was Come Sail Away, a really fun, puzzly game about placing passengers on a cruise ship. I was originally excited about this after Mike Delisio from The Dice Tower talked about it again and again, putting it on Top 10 lists, and more. I had requested a review opportunity for this one a few weeks ago, and was pleasantly surprised when it was waiting for…

HordeCore Console Edition is a cross-genre experience on the Xbox Series X|S that offers players a post-apocalyptic world with survival, base-building, RPG, and collectible card game (CCG). It is created by Digitality Games and released by E-Home Entertainment. Players are tasked with leading a group of survivors, creating a sanctuary, and battling the undead in the zombie-infested wasteland. Essentially, HordeCore is a survival video game where one needs to ...

A few weeks ago, our own Kevin Austin took a run through Japan in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and thoroughly enjoyed his time with the game. Ubisoft Canada was nice enough to share an additional code on the PlayStation 5 for myself to play the game, and I was instantly blown away by the character building the team did early on in the experience. Assassin’s Creed Shadows starts pretty slow, and doesn’t really unleash you on the massive world for well…