Ok, so we have been trying to introduce our little niece, Jennifer, to the joys of board games over the last several years. In other words, we are molding her into a board game geek. :) Recently, we had realized she had outgrown many of the kiddie games we had. So, I set about finding the next games we would introduce her to. How do we do this? What games are good for an "almost" 9 year old going on 22? You ask your geeky friends, of course!

Over time, I have been reading gaming blogs, reviews,… Continue

Played a cool game today, through the ages. It is a civilization variant. It has a lot of rules, but you can play a basic version. That is what we did today, but even that took us a while.

Great about it is that you build civilizations and it has a lot of different elements. And you don't make war on each other but concentrate on building your own civ.

If you ever have the chance to try this one… Continue

Years ago, I played RoboRally for the first time and loved it! What a cute game! I loved the little robots too. So, I had kept my eyes open for a copy of my own. Of course, I was fairly sad that it was out of print at that time. Luckily, I came across it one day and for a good price. So, I jumped on it!

Since then, there has been a re-release of the game to mixed reviews. What has never been re-released (as far as I know) were the expansion games to go with RoboRally. Amigo has released 4 of th… Continue

I've always been one of those people that seem to "gather" stuff. Yes, it is also known as being a "pack-rat". While I am trying to break my "pack-rat" ways, there are still areas where it often goes unchecked! Board games is one of those areas.

It is… Continue