Video Review: Slash: Romance Without Boundaries

Slash: Romance Without Boundaries is a new, card-based party where everyone tries to find the best pairing between a character played by the matchmaker and a character in one's hand; ideally, this pairing would be the one true pairing to rule them all--like Ron Swanson and Ron Burgundy (because mustaches--an unbeatable argument). Anyway, if I keep talking here, you'll have no reason to listen to me talk in the actual video so, without further ado, check out my video review of Slash: Romance Without Boundaries.

P.S. I apologize for the audio issues and inconsistencies; I'm used to recording podcasts and video game footage, so I'm still ironing out all the kinks when it comes to recording real world footage.

Click to read more ...

Kickstarter Picks for the Week of June 02, 2014

What is this post all about? Well, it should pretty straightforward, but, if there's any confusion, this is where I'll be talking about a handful of Kickstarter projects each week, focusing on a few projects that recently launched and a few projects that are about to end. Will I be focusing only on projects in need of funding? No. I will simply be focusing on projects that interest me, regardless of whether they've only raised $5 or raised ten times that of their original goal. Anyway, I think it's about time I got to the actual projects, eh.

(There haven't been many games that have grabbed my attention in the past week or so, in large part because I don't have much experience with miniature gaming and can't say anything other than, "Oh, those look nice...")

• Recently Launched

LUGU a storytelling card game

• Ends Mon, Jun 30 2014 12:04 AM CDT.

LUGU is a card game about creating stories and it reminds me of the party game, Dixit. In LUGU, the storyteller takes four random cards from their deck--everyone has a deck of the same 22 cards--and creates a story, grabbing inspiration from the four selected cards at random times during their story, placing the cards facedown as they use them--which then prompts everyone else to try and guess which of their 22 cards best fits that particular story moment. I'm not sure if the game will work in practice, having not played it myself, but I really like the idea and would love to try it out; plus, it's something different.

Click to read more ...

PSP #179: Board Gaming with Onirim, Ticket to Ride, Survive: Escape from Atlantis, Cthulhu Dice, BANG!, and Almost Marvel Dice Masters

In today's episode, I start off talking about Onirim--which is a game I really want to enjoy, but, so much shuffling--then jump into game night gaming, where I played Ticket to Ride, Survive: Escape from Atlantis, Cthulhu Dice, BANG!, and almost played Marvel Dice Masters. Anyway, if you want to be extra cool, you should seriously check out Frontburnr, register, and join our lovely little party. And, if you're feeling extra generous, donate a little money or subscribe to show your support for the site and show(s), it's not free to host the site, the show; to make and record videos, and everything in between. You can also support the site by shopping at Amazon. Cheers, and have a lovely day (and a lovely weekend).

Click to read more ...

PSP #178: Board Gaming with (a Review of) Slash: Romance Without Boundaries and Sticking Stickers on Things in Need of Stickers

In today's episode, I officially cancel the Chrono Trigger Game Club because of technical issues and then (basically) review the party game, Slash: Romance Without Boundaries, while also thinking about a potential weekly post based on said game of romance. After that, I talk a bit more about Lewis & Clark--check out the latest bit of InstaBoardgramming for a detailed solo playthrough--and how annoying it is to put stickers on a bunch of little pieces. Anyway, if you want to be extra cool, you should seriously check out Frontburnr, register, and join our lovely little party. And, if you're feeling extra generous, donate a little money or subscribe to show your support for the site and show(s), it's not free to host the site, the show; to make and record videos, and everything in between. You can also support the site by shopping at Amazon. Cheers, and have a lovely day.

Click to read more ...

Kickstarter Picks for the Week of May 26, 2014

What is this post all about? Well, it should pretty straightforward, but, if there's any confusion, this is where I'll be talking about a handful of Kickstarter projects each week, focusing on a few projects that recently launched and a few projects that are about to end. Will I be focusing only on projects in need of funding? No. I will simply be focusing on projects that interest me, regardless of whether they've only raised $5 or raised ten times that of their original goal. Anyway, I think it's about time I got to the actual projects, eh.

• Recently Launched

Heat

• Ends Mon, Jun 9 2014 10:59 PM CDT.

So, Heat is a card game about stealing things and doesn't have anything to do with the De Niro/Pacino movie from 1995, or Miami's NBA team; though, while there may not be a crazy shootout in the middle of the street or a handful of championships, Heat is still worth checking out. Anyway, back to the actual card game, the reason why Heat sticks out to me is because a key part of Heat is drafting cards and I love the drafting mechanic, so, I'm pretty excited for Heat and, if you want to give the game a go, a print-and-play version is available right now.

More Kickstarter picks can be seen with a little bit of clickage.

Click to read more ...

PSP #177: Board Gaming with Werewolf, Survive: Escape from Atlantis, Zombie Dice, Get Lucky, and Slash: Romance Without Boundaries

In today's episode, I talk about my first experience with Werewolf--it was quite the...ordeal--my attempts to survive in Survive: Escape from Atlantis, the way Zombie Dice makes me feel dead inside, [essentially] review Get Lucky, and then end with a bit of Slash: Romance Without Boundaries. Anyway, if you want to be extra cool, you should seriously check out Frontburnr, register, and join our lovely little party. And, if you're feeling extra generous, donate a little money or subscribe to show your support for the site and show(s), it's not free to host the site, the show; to make and record videos, and everything in between. You can also support the site by shopping at Amazon. Cheers, and have a lovely rest of the day.

Click to read more ...

PSP #176: Board Gaming with Lewis & Clark and The Downfall of Pompeii

In today's episode, I talk about Lewis & Clark and whether or not it's a good game for solo play, and then I take a trip to Pompeii, talking about The Downfall of Pompeii's horrible setup and fantastic everything else. After that, I reveal the next Game Club game--tis Chrono Trigger--and where y'all have to play to if you want to participate. Anyway, if you want to be extra cool, you should seriously check out Frontburnr, register, and join our lovely little party. And, if you're feeling extra generous, donate a little money or subscribe to show your support for the site and show(s), it's not free to host the site, the show; to make and record videos, and everything in between. You can also support the site by shopping at Amazon. Cheers, and have a lovely rest of the day.

Click to read more ...

Kickstarter Picks for the Week of May 19, 2014

What is this post all about? Well, it should pretty straightforward, but, if there's any confusion, this is where I'll be talking about a handful of Kickstarter projects each week, focusing on a few projects that recently launched and a few projects that are about to end. Will I be focusing only on projects in need of funding? No. I will simply be focusing on projects that interest me, regardless of whether they've only raised $5 or raised ten times that of their original goal. Anyway, I think it's about time I got to the actual projects, eh.

• Recently Launched

Chumpions

• Ends Wed, Jun 18 2014 1:35 PM CDT.

Admittedly, I'm always hesitant when a Kickstarter campaign doesn't include a video, but Chumpions looks like it might be interesting and, while it doesn't have a video, it does include pictures of tangible components--which is something I'd rather see than a video full of ideas and nothing tangible (or a horrible produced video)--and that's better than nothing. Anyway, I like the idea of Chumpions; y'all go through a dungeon, fighting monsters, collecting loot, until reaching and [hopefully] defeating the final boss, which then leads to a race to the finish line [portal] to find out who wins. It all sounds very simple, like it could potentially be a fun, light game to play with casual gamers--which is not a bad thing despite what some people may think.

More Kickstarter picks can be seen with a little bit of clickage.

Click to read more ...

Ending Soon: PULL! - A Trap Shooting Card Game

I like card games. I really like card games. Actually, I love card games; I love 'em so much, I carry a deck of regular playing cards with me at all times because, well, anytime is a good time for solitaire--no, I'm not an 82-year-old man. Because of this love affair, I pay especially close attention to every card game that pops up on Kickstarter and one game that grabbed my attention almost immediately was Pull! - A Trap Shooting Card Game, by Chevee Dodd. (Check out his site for a lot of great information about design and all that jazz.)

I included PULL! in one of my weekly 'Kickstarter Picks' posts when it just launched and, now that it's about to end and still hasn't reached its goal--it's almost there and will [hopefully] make it--I'm posting about it again, but this time I'm making sure it gets the spotlight--in other words, it's the only game I'm talking about in this post. So, what is PULL! (other than a card game and all caps, of course)?

Click to read more ...

PSP #175: Board Gaming with Marrying Mr. Darcy, Superfight!, Ticket to Ride, and The Resistance (Again)

In today's episode, I talk about Marrying Mr. Darcy in depth, essentially reviewing the game and, not wanting to spoil too much, but, I like it quite a bit. After that, I move onto game night--where I played a party game called, Superfight!, my first 5-player game of Ticket to Ride, Rise of Augustus, and, once again, a smidgen on The Resistance. Anyway, if you want to be extra cool, you should seriously check out Frontburnr, register, and join our lovely little party. And, if you're feeling extra generous, donate a little money or subscribe to show your support for the site and show(s), it's not free to host the site, the show; to make and record videos, and everything in between. You can also support the site by shopping at Amazon. Cheers, and have a lovely rest of the day.

Click to read more ...