Posts By Adam Roffel

Last week, my family and I had the pleasure of sailing on Disney’s newest active cruise ship, the Disney Treasure. We will have a full review of our cruise coming up on the site in a few weeks, but there was one specific event offered throughout the voyage that 1) I was surprised by; and 2) was incredible amounts of fun. Disney Lorcana has finally invaded the High Seas, and the crew of the Disney Treasure were ready to provide…

When LEGO partnered with asmodee and released Monkey Palace, I wasn’t expecting to enjoy that experience as much as I did. It is still a game my kids will request often, and really changed the trajectory of what I thought LEGO games were like. The second in this partnership is now available, but could LEGO Brick Like This live up to the Monkey Palace hype? Let’s take a look! In Brick Like This, teams of two are attempting to create…

Once again I was faced with a semi-cooperative experience, and once again I had a blast playing a genre of games I generally don’t like. I think it was the chaotic nature of this one that made it fun, and while I haven’t come out victorious yet, the pirate shenanigans have me coming back for more. In We’re Sinking: A Pirate’s Dilemma, players are attempting to keep their ship afloat, fight off mighty monsters, and still collect the most treasure…

absolutely love The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and still regard it as one of the best games I’ve ever played. Since it first launched in 2015, I have come back to the game again and again. One game-within-the-game is Gwent, a card game played with cards you would collect on your travels. Hachette sent me home from GenCon 2025 with a copy of Gwent, the physical card game, and now I’m here to let you know whether it holds up…

As someone who loves cats, I’m really not a huge fan of cat themed or titled games. Isle of Cats was just OK to me, I am TERRIBLE at Boop!, and Calico is a game that I respect, but I’m terrible at so…hard pass. That said, I do love a good roll and write experience, so despite my dislike for cat themed games, I decided to take House of Cats for a spin! House of Cats comes with four different…

Every once in a while a Star Wars Unlimited box arrives at the house and I’m always excited to open them and check out the latest Star Wars Unlimited release. This time around, I was shocked to open the box and not find the newest release, but instead a bunch of accessories, both for the Twin Suns format, and a brand new base-health dial that I think will be a massive hit. Let’s take a look! I am going to…

We’ve been playing on our Project Ironside 2.0 board game table from BoxKing Gaming for about a month now, and as I promised when we originally reviewed the table, I’m back to provide a quick (although not all that different) update. Is Project Ironside 2.0, or any board game table for that matter, worth the investment? In most cases my answer would still be a resounding NO since board game tables are so bloody expensive. But Project Ironside isn’t an…

Kinfire Council is a game that, on the surface, I shouldn’t really like. It has a semi-cooperative element, which I dislike. It has negotiation, which I dislike. And it has bidding, which I REALLY dislike. All of that aside, it is part of the Kinfire universe, a universe I’ve come to really enjoy through playing Kinfire Delve and Kinfire Chronicles. That alone spurred me forward into this experience, and despite my reservations, I had an absolute blast. There ...

I’ve had the pleasure of playing Food for Thought for a couple weeks now, and the number one thing that was blowing my mind was, “Why is there not more chatter about this game?” I assumed that after GenCon 2025, there would be more unboxing videos, reviews, etc. for this game, which I do realize only delivered to backers a few months ago. After a quick chat with my PR rep, I learned that Food for Thought was really just…

Gloomies has a really eye-catching production with tons of little wooden pieces that pop when on the table. Ravensburger has been putting out some fantastic games with great table presence, while also keeping the games simple and accessible to all. Gloomies is a card driven game, which I generally really like, but does the gameplay hold up over time? Let’s take a look! This card driven game is broken down into two phases: the growing phase where you will be…

The Lord of the Rings is one of my favourite book and movie franchises of all time, and yes, I even like the Hobbit films! Whenever a Lord of the Rings themed game comes out, I’m probably going to buy it, and I’m probably going to love it. We have had a great run of The Lord of the Rings in board game form in the past year, with games like The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the…

Every once in a while there is a board game that just wows me with it’s production, even if on the surface the game isn’t all that flashy. Enter Shackleton Base: A Journey to the Moon, a game that isn’t all that fancy at first glance, but the phenomenal production not only makes setup a breeze, but there is an enjoyment you get from the consistency that the game brings. Shackleton Base isn’t a light game by any means, and…

We recently took a look at the components for Thunder Road Vendetta: Maximum Chrome which included the base game of Thunder Road Vendetta and the first 4 expansions. This 5th expansion was released after Maximum Chrome was released, and took the game in a brand new, yet probably more chaotic (if possible) direction. For a full rundown on Thunder Road Vendetta, be sure to check out our previous articles. But for now…let’s head into the thunder dome! Thunder ...

I’ve recently found that a lot of board game fans are not familiar with titles from Matagot and shamefully I must add myself to that list. However, looking at their catalogue, I was pretty intrigued by their lineup of games. The Peak Team Rangers looked particularly cool, and thanks to Matagot, I was able to pickup a copy at GenCon 2025 for review. Generally, the quality of production is company wide; if a company produced a high quality game, it’s…

I’m a huge fan of designers taking games that adults love and creating a kids version of the game. Sometimes the game is more in name than theme, but I still love the idea of introducing my kids to the Jr. version of a game they might play later. The Sandcastles of Burgundy is a fantastic kids game with variety and ways to make the game more difficult, and overall I think it’s a fabulous kids experience that adults will…