Archive for May, 2009
Saboteur: A Video review
By Gordon1018 at 17 May, 2009, 9:17 am
When you have a game group that consists of thirty people, a game that can handle a large group is essential. Here’s a great example of a game that does it’s job perfectly. It’s not a party game like Scattergories, or Werewolf, but can still entertain 10 people in one game. I love this game. [...]
Read More >>Crokinole: A Video Review, Eh?
By Gordon1018 at 14 May, 2009, 8:00 am
Some great things have come out of Canada; Bare-naked Ladies, John Candy, Canadian Bacon, Wayne Gretzky, Celine Dion. Okay, some are better than others, but my favorite thing has to be Crokinole. Crokinole is a hybrid table-top version of Curling, and Shuffleboard. It’s played on a round surface and you ‘flick’ your discs to try [...]
Read More >>The most expensive game I've ever bought
By Gordon1018 at 13 May, 2009, 4:40 pm
I LOVE MY WIFE! There aren’t many women around who wouldn’t smack you in the face and call you an idiot if you went out and spent $200 dollars on a board game. I ordered a Hilinski brothers Crokinole board last month and it finally came in. It’s title is “Much Too Fat…and a Bit [...]
Read More >>Princess and the Dragon: The Nasty Side of Carcassonne
By Gordon1018 at 8 May, 2009, 5:17 pm
In line with Mark and Olivia’s reviews of their favorite expansions to Carcassonne, I figured I’d put my two cents in for my favorite. I love The Princess and the Dragon. Besides using The River, it’s the expansion that I am most likely to add to the base game. I guess it’s the competitive nature [...]
Read More >>Carcassonne: Traders And Builders
By mercutiom at 7 May, 2009, 12:47 pm
If you’ve watched the review you’ll know that Liv loves the Traders and Builders Expansion set. Unfortunately she didn’t have time to write a review herself, so I volunteered to do it for her, and make sure I hit the important points she enjoys. So, here we go.
The Traders and Buiilders expansion comes with 24 [...]
