Dejak Vu - A Jak & Poi Reviewish Story

So, about a month ago in a Math Trade, I received a game called Jak & Poi. Here is a quick overview of the game:

Jak and Poi is a two-player card game based on the hand game Rock, Paper, Scissors. Everybody knows that Rock beats Scissors which beats Paper which then beats Rock. But when we were kids, we all tried to go around this rule by inventing our own hand symbols like Lightning, Bomb or Tank. Jak and Poi builds on this “anything goes” concept and the result is an accessible one-card-per-turn game that has surprising depth and strategy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Review - Stratego Fortress (2007) - Jumbo

The Blurb

Stratego Fortress is a 3D variant of Stratego.  Each of the two players control a fortress with three levels, and also some noble knights to invade the opposite fortress. The goal is to capture the adversarial flag.

There are secret passages to discover, pitfalls to avoid, and powerful wizards and sneaky dwarves to deal with. Beware of the the princess, or you will succumb to her charm. Only the bravest will win!

"It's the Bottom of the Ninth..."

So, I know some of you might look at this blog and think, "This guy must let his son win, no one loses that much to a kid." I want you to know I have played over 400 different games, and have won a local tournament of a game or two. I do not let him win, ever. That being said, I present the story from today.

Review - Flip City (2014) - Tasty Minstrel Games

The Blurb

Build your own town in Flip City In this deck-building game, you have no hand at all; instead, you play cards directly from the top of your deck. Winning the game requires delicate strategies...and some luck as well!!

The Silver Lining Trade

This story is from January 25, 2014. When this happened to me, it made me understand what a special community I had found in board gaming. This is the post I wrote on BoardGameGeek almost 2 years ago.........

Review: Risk: Star Wars Edition (2015)

The Blurb:

This Risk: Star Wars Edition game lets players re-create the dramatic final moments of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Featuring gameplay for 2 or 4 players across a TIE fighter-shaped gameboard, players can determine the fate of the Star Wars universe through 3 concurrent (yet distinct) battles. Choose to play as either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire, and use the classic Risk dice to control characters and ships. The object of the game is to defend or destroy the Death Star. Which side will win: the Galactic Empire or the Rebel Alliance?

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Border...

Today was my first time going to the Niagara Boardgaming Weekend, and I had a great time. Tons of people, everyone super friendly, exactly what I expect to find in a large group of gamers. What I was not looking forward to was the border crossing.