Posts By Adam Roffel

Faraway is a clever little card game that I had a lot of fun playing. It's an easy game to table which means it will get played a lot!

RIKI 8Bit Game Collection brings a ton of music games to the platform in one package, but can some great music overpower lacking gameplay?

My wife loves games about plants, so I knew before we started that Bontanicus was probably going to be something our gaming group enjoyed. And for the most part, I was really correct about that. It could be that I ran away with the score on more than a few occasions, or because tabling and teaching this game is a piece of cake. Either way, there is definitely a need for a larger, easy to play game in the board…

Ever play a game where you feel like thematically you are working together but in actuality you are competing? Me neither, but SETI almost gives me that feel as all players are working (although not together) to find alien life. As you move around the solar system and take actions, you will eventually discover aliens, and earn points based on the actions you are taking. Let’s take a look! If you haven’t yet, read our components overview. We are really…

There is a growing trend with my board game group, and that trend is easy to learn games with some deep strategy. Listen, there are a few in the group who are always down to play whatever, including super complex and strategic games. But when the whole group is together, we love a game that can be taught in 15 minutes or less, with easy turn structure, but that still has some strategy. Skyrise from Roxley Games seems to fit…

Ravensburger was nice enough to send over a few items from the recent Disney Lorcana – Azurite Sea release, and I made a number of shocking discoveries. I’ve cooled on Disney Lorcana just a little bit as the cost of purchasing booster boxes was becoming a bit much for me. We have been reviewing the starter decks from each set thanks to Ravensburger, but this time the company stepped up and sent over the newly overhauled Gift Set and perhaps…

A few weeks ago, Asmodee Canada sent over another review box for the latest release of Star Wars Unlimited. This release, Twilight of the Republic, is focused on the Clone Wars, with the “focal” characters being General Grievous and Ahsoka Tano. The cards within are beautiful as always, featuring characters and scenes long time Clone Wars fans will instantly recognize. For some, the characters might seem odd and there is an inability to place them in the Star ...

Flip and write, roll and write…anything and write is something our gaming group really loves, and while Colorado seemed a bit complicated when reading through the rulebook, once our group got going we realized it was a very simple game with some really deep strategic elements. In a crowded genre, however, can Colorado stick out and stick around? Let’s take a look! In Colorado, players will be trying to create suited sets of cards numbered between 1-3. On their ...

If a board game has plants or flowers my wife is definitely going to be interested in giving it a go – Botanicus is that kind of game, where you are planting flowers in your garden attempting to finish tasks and scoring the most points. Published by Asmodee, you knew there was going to be some environmentally conscious production decisions made, and they do not disappoint. A lot of games now are moving away from plastic baggies within the box,…

Games about the wild west fascinate me more than anything else – well, perhaps with the exception of animal games – and when Asmodee Canada offered us the opportunity to review Colorado, I jumped at that chance. Colorado is a, kinda, flip and write experience where you are marking things off on your player board and the central board in an attempt to earn as many points as possible. As this is a writing game, all of the included boards…

Players will be building their villages around the great tree and scoring some major points. That is the story behind Inori, one of the prettiest games I’ve seen so far this year. Let’s take a look at what comes in the box! Space Cowboys has been attempting to cut down on waste over the last little while, and the move towards a greener board game production are evident in this release. All the wooden pieces included in Inori are packaged…

When SETIwas announced by CGE, I was pretty excited about it – based on what I’ve read and seen online, CGE has another massive hit on their hands and I’ve been having a blast getting it to the table during this review cycle. Games are all about mechanics, but poor components can hurt a game that is otherwise very good. Let’s take a peak at what comes in SETI and see how it stacks up to the 2024 competition. There…

When I reached out to review Core Keepers on Nintendo Switch, I had no reason to want this game. In fact, it wasn’t even on my radar. Then one of my fantastic YouTube viewers, Menin, suggested I play the game and even sponsored a stream that allowed us to give away a copy while I played. And. I. Got. Hooked. Core Keepers will have you exploring the caves…worlds…biomes…well it will have you exploring. As you explore you’ll collect better ores…

When The LEGO Group reached out and asked if we would like to review the LEGO Creator 3 in 1 Wild Safari Animals set, I admit I wasn’t overly enthused. I’m a bit hot and cold on 3 in 1 sets – I think some are fantastic, particularly the houses you can get – but I find most of them don’t peak my interest like other LEGO sets do. I said yes for two reasons. First, LEGO reviews perform really…

If there is one thing I know as a person of Dutch descent, it is that there are a few things that you understand are “Dutch” in every way, shape and form. Wooden shoes, Sinterklaas, Dropies to name a few. And if none of that means anything to you, well I completely understand. Two other things that scream “Dutch”? Windmills and Tulips. When I saw Windmill Valley coming from Board and Dice, I knew it was something I needed to…