When we went to go see Wonder Woman in the movie theater, the scene where Diana steps out of the trench and charges the enemy lines brought tears to my eyes. When I looked over at Stephanie, I saw the same, and she said, “this is the movie I’ve been waiting for since I was […]
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remember first hearing about Villagers approximately two years ago. I read a review questioning if this game would be the next big thing. The game sounded interesting, but it was of a digital version based on a Print and Play copy, so I filed that into “look out for this in the future” and moved […]
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Back in my teenage years, I am not ashamed to admit I was a WWF addict. Randy Macho Man Savage, Andre the Giant, Jake “The Snake” Roberts and countless others graced my TV every week. Was it fake? Oh heck yeah, but damned if it wasn’t entertaining. Since my youth, my interest in this sport […]
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Last year, we reviewed the new big box title from Stonemaier Games, Tapestry. Following up on the massive successes from Wingspan and Scythe, it had quite a bit to live up to. And while it hasn’t yet attained those heights, it’s still in the top 250 games on BGG and I’ve certainly enjoyed my plays […]
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Growing up, I was an avid camper. I loved cooking dinner over an open fire, hiking trails in the wilderness, and generally just spending time outdoors. As an adult, I spend more time walking around forest preserves than I do camping because, you know, life gets in the way. However, I still love being in […]
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We are nearing the last full week of August and the games keep rolling in. We are starting to see some of, what would have been, Gen Con releases arrive here at BGQ HQ. We are excited to get some of them to the table and share our thoughts on them. Also, our new Twitch […]
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The chicks are trying to lay their eggs in peace, but a sly fox has gotten into the henhouse. Can you help the mama chicks, or will the rotten fox scramble the day? Bye Bye Mr. Fox, designed by Marie Fort and Wilfried Fort and published by Blue Orange Games, is a cooperative children’s game […]
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Way back in 2015, I decided to create my Top 10 Star Wars board games list. While there were some solid offerings on that list, it also had to contain just a bit of filler titles as the amount of new Star Wars board games was pretty thin. Since then, there have thankfully been quite […]
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Saddle up board game lovers, we are headed out to Nevada City. The town is sprouting up around us and we are going to stake our claim to a homestead, create some resources, and maybe help build a few buildings. This will all center around a worker placement mechanism that gives a variable number and […]
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Back in 2012, publisher Thames and Kosmos released a cooperative board game called The Legends of Andor (designed by Michael Menzel). It was a unique adventure game that went on to win the Kennerspiel des Jahres award. Since then, there have been a number of expansions for this game to allow people to return to […]
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