‘Clue’ Film to Become a Stage Play
Cluedo movie Clue is being turned into a play. The 1985 Paramount Pictures film starred Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd and Martin Mull among others and…
Board Games
Ghostbusters: The Board Game – Sony and Cryptozoic Announce New Tabletop Game
Sony Pictures Consumer Products and Cryptozoic Entertainment have teamed up to offer a new Kickstarter project for Ghostbusters: The Board Game. Cryptozoic, best known for…
The Battle at Kemble’s Cascade Review – Coin-Op Carnage
Where do I even begin with The Battle at Kemble’s Cascade? This game is an anomaly. It’s the sort of thing that doesn’t seem possible.…
Friday Review – Crusoe Dumb
As it turns out, Robinson Crusoe wasn’t the intrepid adventurer that he’s made himself out to be. In fact, he’s actually completely inept. Friday was…
Dungeoneer: Tomb of the Lich Lord Review – Tough to Love
The core idea behind Dungeoneer is intriguing: two players explore a dungeon together, with both acting as the hero and the villain. The problem is…
Pocket Rockets Review – Race to Space
Best to get the giggling over the title out of the way now. You all done? Good. Pocket Rockets (*snicker* son of a-) is the…
Fleet Admiral Review – Push Your Luck, Kill Your Crew
Judging almost anything by its cover is usually discouraged, and board games are no exception. The thing is, it’s usually possible to at least get…
Province Review – Big Things, Small Packages, Etcetera
One day a month, my wife and I have the pleasure of attending a board game meet up at a café near the NYU campus. …
Revolution Review – The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized
This is a town of secrets. It’s a town of greed, of corruption, of back-alley power-plays and underhanded double-crosses. This is a town for sale,…
Star Explorer Review – To Boldly Go… Cross-Reference a Chart
Once upon a time I was something of a Star Trek fan. Not the the level of learning to speak Klingon or anything, but I…
Urbion Review – Sognae and Chaos and Incubi, oh my!
All too often games will try to depict the battle between good and evil. Usually it involves one attempting to triumph over the other (and…
Mage Knight Review – Epic Time Sink
Mage Knight is the kind of game that will probably terrify newcomers the moment they open the box. It comes absolutely packed with components: cards,…
Ascension: Apprentice Edition Review – A Bit Drafty
Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer on iOS was my first real exposure to deck building games, and as such I have a pretty big affinity…
Hive Pocket Review – Bug Save the Queen!
Let’s be honest here: Hive doesn’t really look like much. It’s just some hexagonal tiles with bugs on them. And yet it’s won several awards…