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“You have a bunch of momentum going into the next straight, but your engine’s humming hot. The next turn’s a tight one and the pack’s right on your bumper. Do you try to power up for that extra kick, or do you dial it down and give your deck time to chill out?” That split-second … Read more

Building a salmon chain in Cascadia feels less like engineering and more like herding cats made of plastic tiles. Rather its building a chain. It is like seeing a line form, identifying a connection several steps ahead, and then watching someone block your path just as your fish need to swim through. It’s frustrating as … Read more

Sure, you’ve got a brewery tile and some possible connections. That’s great! But there’s no way to get those connections if you don’t have any beer. If you have coin to purchase a connection, that doesn’t mean anything; you still require barrels to fuel that connection. And so Brass: Birmingham goes beyond being a game … Read more

With Ark Nova, you come into the game knowing what you want from the zoo and sure that everything will be fine. Then halfway through you notice that conservation track has changed the game’s dynamic. More then you would expect. So many people run after appeal like it’s all that matters. Don’t pay attention to … Read more

A strength five bandit stares back at you on the border of the Outer Realm. Your character sheet inform you that so are you. Tension hangs in the air like electricity about to discharge into the roll of a pair of dice. A sword that increases your attacks by a point rests in your hand. … Read more

On a wanted tile, you watch as the bid ticks up and up and you hover your hand above the pool of worker. It will give you wheat, which you need, plus some victory points. Sounds like a no-brainer, right? Wrong. In Keyflower, that way of thinking get you trapped. What the tile does for … Read more

Food Chain Magnate lets you control your cash flow with the calculator. Plug in your expected revenues and staff counts and determine if you can afford that hire. Is the new trainer going to make you broke by the end of round twelve? It’s modeling the balance of expansion now versus surviving longer term. If … Read more