Posts By Adam Roffel

With the launch of Pokémon Legends: Z-A this October, Nintendo has announced a brand new Nintendo Switch 2 bundle just in time for the holidays. While the console itself isn’t anything special, like with the Mario Kart World bundle, it provides those entering the Nintendo Switch 2 ecosystem a great way to get a system and a game at a much more affordable choice. I know that having multiple console bundles is probably a nightmare for both Nintendo and ...

I really do enjoy a simulation / tycoon style game, so when it was announced that Wandering Village would migrate off of steam and release on the Nintendo Switch, I was pretty excited. Disappointingly, I do wish that the game supported Nintendo’s mouse controls on Nintendo Switch 2, but I’m happy to say that regardless of this, the game does control pretty well. Overall, my first few hours with The Wandering Village have been very positive. There is definitely ...

Snowcrest is likely to be a divisive game, and even when I wasn’t having the most fun with the experience, I was still intrigued by the process. It’s been a while since a single game has given me wildly different gameplay experiences which makes it hard to decide whether this one will stick around long term or not. That said, there are some great mechanisms here, so at the very least I’ll encourage you to research and not just take…

Recently, Keymaster Games sent over their second edition of Parks, the popular game of traveling and collecting cards with National Parks on them by moving campers across the board, getting resources and other things. Parks generally isn’t my favourite experience, but I’ve always disliked it because it felt really disjointed. This new production might solve that issue for me, but only time will tell. Let’s take a look! As with any Keymaster Games production, ...

It is inevitable that Nintendo will release an Animal Crossing game on the Nintendo Switch 2, and based on the popularity of the original – which MAY have been inflated by COVID – I expect a new game to be even bigger, and even better. Even if the number of people who played on Nintendo Switch was inflated by the pandemic, Nintendo needs to cash in on that desire for a similar experience now, not later. Releasing Animal Crossing early…

If you love cruising, or you plan on heading out on a Disney Cruise, it’s possible you have been Googling things like crazy and maybe you ended up here! My wife and I, along with our three kids, are soon setting off on the somewhat-new Disney Treasure for a 7 Night Western Caribbean sailing. There are a ton of different things to think about, though, before your cruise even leaves! Here are some of the things I believe you shouldn’t…

Ravensburger’s Horrified series has always been a go-to for chill, cooperative game nights. It’s that rare gem that’s easy to learn but still keeps you on your toes with clever monster-hunting puzzles. Now, they’ve taken that winning formula and smashed it right into the legendary world of Dungeons & Dragons with Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons, and honestly? It’s a total hit for both seasoned adventurers and board game ...

Donkey Kong 64 was one of my favorite games of all time, and unsurprisingly I think my love for 3D Donkey Kong made me somewhat loathe 2D Donkey Kong games. It could be that I was terrible at them, but it also meant that each time a 2D Donkey Kong was released, I knew another 3D entry was even further in the future. Ideally, Nintendo would have remastered Donkey Kong 64 a few years ago or released it on Switch…

I’ve been sitting here, refreshing the tracking information for my new board game table, which should be arriving later today. It got me thinking, our board game table. Something people really need, or are they just something that are nice to have for board game players? A board game table is definitely a luxury item, but it is one that most board game players really want to have. Now that I have one coming, I’m curious to see how beneficial…

Nature is going to have a big presence at GenCon 2025, and we are really excited about it! There is a lot going on around the launch of the game, including free games and more! Check out all the details direct from North Star Game Studio. If you want more details, check out the Board Game Geek post here! 50 Free Games Each Day! The first 50 customers at the NorthStar booth each day will get one of the following…

Two new characters have been added to the Villainous world and I was wildly excited about one of them, and utterly disinterested in the other. Coming out of the experience, though, I thought both Davey Jones and Tamatoa were excellent editions, and I love having them as options for others to play. If you own a ton of Villainous already, I’m guessing you probably are going to pick this up. But if you are a bit more choosy about what…

Generally, it takes us a few weeks at a minimum to review a board game, making sure we’ve played it an adequate number of times, tried different modules, etc. With Solar Gardens, we played this one so much so quickly, it’s only been about 10 days and here we are writing our review. If the amount we’ve played this game in such a short time span doesn’t tell ya, then I will: Solar Gardens is an easy to learn, easy…

It’s been about a decade since Barony first was released, and while the gameplay hasn’t changed all that much, sometimes it’s nice to overall an older title and bring it into the modern age. While the original Barony was perfectly fine – it had a really nice table presence to be sure – getting your hands on the Sorcery expansion wasn’t easy. Now, that’s all included in this relaunch! We did a complete review of all the components in Barony,…

Darrington Press recently sent over their latest title, Solar Gardens, and we were really excited to get this one opened and reviewed. We have previously looked at Queen by Midnight: Quarter Past and the production of that game was incredible! With that in the back of my mind, I assumed we would be getting an equally impressive production here. I was not disappointed. Solar Gardens is not going to be a cheap game at retail, and at first glance you…

When games do something that’s just a bit different in their production, I’m always going to be intrigued. Sometimes going against the grain works out really well, and sometimes it falls flat. I think the production of Snowcrest is going to be a divisive one – some people are going to love it, and others are going to hate it. After a few plays of the game, I’m not sure where I sit for now, but leaning towards loving it.…