The Appeal of Simplicity By Sam Desatoff • December 8th, 2016 “I have a problem, and it involves board games: I have too many of them.”
A Love Letter to the Wooden Cube By Sam Desatoff • November 28th, 2016 “Before opening the box, before reading any rules, a cube is just a cube. But it’s also potential. A chance for great things to happen.”
Smash Up: Steam Early Access Impressions By Sam Desatoff • November 16th, 2016 A great table top game with a not-so-great digital counterpart…
Party Starter: Games for a Good Time By Sam Desatoff • October 14th, 2016 Party on, party people. Let’s check out some of the best games to play over shots of Fireball and craft brews.
Sorcerer King: A Board Gamer’s Perspective By Sam Desatoff • October 6th, 2016 The turn-based strategy game/board game cross section is a wide one. Resident cardboard expert puts his lens on Sorcerer King.
Price of Admission: Rulebooks Matter! By Sam Desatoff • September 29th, 2016 If you play tabletop games, you’ve experienced it: the cost of not being prepared.
Two to Tango: Great Two-Player Games By Sam Desatoff • September 23rd, 2016 From Speed but with camels to the love child of Street Fighter and poker, we have the two player table top games you need to know.
Pushing Cubes: Embracing the Eurogame By Sam Desatoff • September 1st, 2016 Agonizing over whether the price of indigo and coffee will rise and if you should build a hospice has never been so fun until you got to fiddle around with wooden cubes.
Beyond a Theme: Choosing the Right Game By Sam Desatoff • August 25th, 2016 Still not playing board games? Here’s your beginner’s guide on what to look for in the gaming shop.
Local Multiplayer Isn’t Dead, It’s Cardboard By Sam Desatoff • August 18th, 2016 Memories of LAN parties and punching the guy that chose Oddjob are pretty dear. But you can still get them when you trade the controller for cards.