Sometimes, a board game is simple, quick, and to the point; other times, they are complex epics that you spend hours strategizing over with a rulebook open and a wiki at hand. It’s rare to find those games that you can…
Author: Nerd Union Nate
Race for the Galaxy: A Top Pick to Start the New Year
Race for the Galaxy (RftG) is a game from Rio Grande Games that combines the strategies of a living card game (LCG) with those of an empire builder. Players “race” through the galaxy to be the first ones to build…
The Jekyll Island Comic-Con
This past weekend marked my trip to the Jekyll Island Comic-con (http://www.jekyllislandcomicon.com) in sunny Georgia. Artists, gamers, and nerds united to pay homage to a plethora of different genres and talents at this small town comic convention. Even being a…
Arena: Roma II And Lost Cities: A Two-Player Double Feature
It’s always nice to have a group of people to play a board game with but sometimes we just want to sit down and enjoy our evening with a loved one. This week I’m going to focus on two games…
It’s a SMALL WORLD after all!
Small World is an epic battle royal of tiny proportions. Players take turns picking different races with unique modifiers to battle for a world that’s “just not big enough for the both of us”. Up to 5 players can join…
Hop On Hop Off Video Game Time Killers
Today I Thought I would feed the community a few video games that can fill that gap in your day between breakfast and work. Keep reading for my top 10 games that you can get on, get off, and have…
Carcassonne – The Best Board Game Ever?
Carcassonne has proven itself to be one of the greatest board games ever made. Millions of copies sold, nearly 20 expansions to add on, and fast strategic game play make Carcassonne a tough game to beat.
Libertalia: A pirate’s life for me
ARRR ye ready for a game of plundering and pillaging, brutes and scallywags, curses and daggers? Do ye enjoy sitting around the galley, talking like a pirate? Are ye a fan of the booty (No, not like that)? Well then…
Talisman: It Really is a Magical Quest
Let’s make this easy, if you are a fan of board games, dungeon crawlers, variety, replayability, D&D, or not just staring at your wife for two hours when she says “entertain me!”, go out and get a copy of Talisman,…
Kickstarter, Board games, and You
Kickstarter has changed the way we put our ideas into action. From a reissue of Newton’s Principia Mathematica to a box that does absolutely nothing useful, Kickstarter has given ordinary people with extraordinary ideas a method to make those visions…