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Another thing that really bugs me is standing in the Jousting Field with my cloth in hand waiting to purchase a favor because I realize my marker is stuck at column one since Dungeon hasn’t scored yet. No, the game doesn’t care what you intend to use the gold for or how many points you’ll … Read more

And this isn’t simply a train track; it’s the Trans-Siberian railway. You’re laying down a network across a continent, limited by the laws of both bureaucracy and physics. Only your locomotive goes so far. Only your colors for rails go forward in such-and-such an order. And each point you earn relies completely upon the placement … Read more

The room falls silent. You sit at the table with your hand hovering above your resources. Other players appear to have their next move already decided. Do you take a landmark? Will you save your coins for income? The tension is in Tapestry’s moments like this, one where it isn’t just about who can gather … Read more

The market has opened. The wind stirs dust off the streets and you’re standing at crossroads of the Silk Road. Engines mingle with opportunity at inn in Merv, where poor timing is nothing short of an insult to your person. Do you have the goods? Check. Do you have the cubes? Check. But do you … Read more

But eventually, after enough games that you notice your warehouse is overflowing with different wares; after you’ve realized you can’t fit anything else into any row because all the rows are taken… Altiplano ceases to be a logistical conundrum and becomes instead a snare. You’re in the village now, carrying three distinct kinds of cargo, … Read more

In New York Zoo, you’re not trying to stockpile animals so much as fill out the board. That’s important because breeding creates pressure while placing animals earns points. Sure, you could be sitting on dozens of enthusiastic meerkat couples chomping at the bit to get a house, but what good is it if you don’t … Read more

To start, there’s that one green square in the grid. That seem OK at launch, until you realize you’ve done nothing in two rounds as your sheep starve and your tool levels stall out. Farming in Hallertau isn’t as simple as growing crops; you’re also responsible for managing them, and every time you decide to … Read more