Posts By Adam Roffel

I originally reached out to Bedouin Games when their game The Flood was funded and heading out to backers after their successful crowdfunding campaign. Although we haven’t had the chance to look at The Flood yet – very soon, we hope! – Elijah was kind enough to send over their next game coming to crowdfunding, Rise of Babel. Once again a Bible themed game, Rise of Babel will have players building decks and playing cards throughout the game ...

Playmobil has been around for a very long time, and over the past 2 or 3 years, we’ve been privileged to work with Playmobil and review a ton of their products. I need to say off the top that we believe that Playmobil is one of the top 3 or 4 toys of all time, and definitely in the top 3 of toys we have reviewed since we started doing Toy Reviews back in 2018. Even though we have liked…

A while ago, we reviewed Monster Hunter Stories 2 on the Nintendo Switch, and we really enjoyed the game. The downside to the Switch version was a bit of a graphical deficiency and some frame rate issues – when we were offered an opportunity to look at the game again on the PlayStation 5 (game is technically PlayStation 4) from Capcom I jumped at the opportunity. I really enjoyed this handheld game, but would it be just as much fun…

The latest Nintendo Direct has just ended, and I’ve seen a number of people asking why Nintendo has announced so many new titles with the Switch 2 potentially less than 12 months away. A lot of amazing things were announced, so let’s highlight a few of the newer titles and then discuss why so much is happening in 2024. Mario + Luigi – this is a fantastic series, although it has been left on a handheld system until now. I’ve…

Looking at Bitoku, you would be forgiven if you thought you were in for one of the most complicated games of your life. While on the surface this appears to be true, once you’ve learned the turn-by-turn structure of the game, things begin to flow really well and then it’s just about decisions, as opposed to wondering what might happen if you do x, y or z. Bitoku still isn’t a light game, and is probably bordering on that heavy…

Doomlings was a game my family really enjoyed, and I’m so glad that the company sent over a copy of the game for us to play. Honestly, it is a game I’ve been looking at for a long time, and while I’m not opposed to purchasing games myself, we have so many come through the office that even if I do purchase games, they often sit in shrink for months. With a review opportunity, I HAD to play Doomlings, and…

The Pixel 8 was a phenomenal phone that we really enjoyed. You can read all about it here in my review of the device from a few months back. I was interested to see what the Pixel 8a was bringing to the table – was it a big step down from the 8? Is it a more worthwhile purchase than the 8? Let’s dive into the Pixel 8a and what’s changing in the Google lineup! The goal of the 8a…

Is it July yet? Can we say Christmas in July? Well never mind, today we have the fantastic pleasure of looking at the components for an upcoming crowdfunding campaign for the game Tomten. Tomten is a Christmas themed game of fun where players and work cooperatively, in teams, or competitively to complete contracts while preparing for the holiday season. There isn’t a ton in the box, but based on the copy I am looking at, the production quality is great!…

Ticket to Ride Paris is another great installment in the small box Ticket to Ride series. Where will it fit in your ranking?

Bitoku is a complex game but is also very colourful and well produced! Let's take a look at the games components!

Aquatica looks like a really interesting game, but a good game usually requires good components. Does it have that?

The Elephant at the Watering Hole set is really impressive both in water play features, and the number of animals you get!

Playmobil Canada is celebrating 50 years, and what better way to celebrate than collaborating with the worlds most recognizable fast food chain to release toys in happy meals. That’s right, Playmobil animals are now available at McDonalds Canada! Wiltopia has quickly become my son Lincoln’s favourite Playmobil theme, so when we stopped for after soccer ice cream at our local McDonald’s, we were thrilled to see these available! At a cost of $2.00 ...

If you saw our review of the Wiltopia Animal Care Centre, you will remember that we were very excited about this line of Playmobil products. I have always loved animals, and animal toys are almost just as good as the real thing. For a long time now, I've wanted Playmobil to do a Zoo line of toys, with enclosures and everything. Who doesn't want to build a zoo? The Wiltopia sets, however, are the next best thing, and each comes with a few little animals, so our ...

When it comes to word and/or party games, I'm usually not one to sit at the table and play. I do love a cooperative game - see our Tainted Grail first impressions! - but I'm more of an adventure game fan as opposed to a word game fan. Something like Illiterati was a lot of fun, sure, but that's about as far as my love for word games go. Word Travelers is a word game at its core, but one that balances an understanding of who your partners are, deductive ...