Heist: One Team, One Mission (Boardgame)
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Posted on November 14th, 2019 by
Pass items back and forth as the central safe shouts out instructions in this cooperative real time game of bank robbery. Take on the role of one of four characters and follow the instructions on the battery-powered central cube. Pass items back and forth and then “use” them correctly to advance the timer. Success leads to the big payoff, while mistakes cost you money and perhaps the entire game. Heist: One Team, One Mission is a fast-paced game looks neat, is very family friendly, and plays in just a few minutes.
New Frontiers (Boardgame)
Posted on November 12th, 2019 by
New Frontiers has players taking turns to select an action card, which then dictates the action that is performed by all players. Through the course of the game, players settle planets, build developments, and exchange goods for points or profit. Develop the best economy (be it building, exchanging, settling, or a combination of them) to be crowned the winner of the game. This 2-5 player game is a great, family-friendlier version of the popular Race for the Galaxy card game.
Welcome To… (Boardgame)
Posted on November 7th, 2019 by
Fill in your suburb wisely (in numerical order) to score points in this (sort of) Roll and Write style game of designing neighborhoods. Cards are flipped up from a deck and players must choose which cards to use and for what purpose as they fill in the blanks on their personal score sheet.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Switch)
Posted on November 5th, 2019 by
The simplicity of track and field events made them an excellent candidate for early videogames. I remember hammering away at our family computer in 1982 as my brother and I spammed keys in an effort to defeat each other in Olympic Decathlon. One year later, Track and FIeld appeared in the arcades and was an instant hit, allowing up to four players to spam buttons in a head to head competition. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (yes, that’s the full name) blends modern gaming with some retro-inspired gameplay through dozens of Olympic-themed mini-games. When played multiplayer (as it should be) iIt manages to capture much of that early videogame magic.
Cloudspire (Boardgame)
Posted on October 17th, 2019 by
Cloudspire is a boardgame based around the extremely popular MOBA and tower defense genres of videogames. MOBAs have players working as a team of individual characters trying to destroy an enemy base, while fighting the other team and its stream of AI controlled “minions” streaming out of the opponent’s base. In Cloudspire, players send out heroes (which they control) and minions (which are sent out and just march along) against the other player (or players) in an attempt to wear down and destroy the opponent’s home base. Cloudspire provides plenty of gameplay in one package, with diverse starting factions (each with unique play styles) and many options of play (such as both solo, cooperative, and competitive modes.)
Solid Snake: Pokémon Trainer
Posted on October 11th, 2019 by
I got another batch of new Super Smash Bros. amiibo figures recently, so I thought I’d show them to you all as usual. This time it’s Solid Snake from Metal Gear along with a couple of Pokémon.
Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write (Boardgame)
Posted on October 8th, 2019 by
Use actions and resources to build up your kingdom in Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write. Convert the resources shown on the dice directly into points or use them to invest in buildings to gain even more resources in future rounds. Roll & Write games of this sort are a great family gaming option since all players take their turn at once. This particular game stands out because it also has solo mode that can be played as a campaign, where the game changes up slightly each time, keeping each game fresh.
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Dreamer Edition, amiibo, and More!
Posted on October 4th, 2019 by
Link’s Awakening is my number one all time favorite Zelda game, so I was excited for the Switch remake. So much so that I bought the ‘Dreamer Edition’ which includes the game and an art book. So I thought I’d show it to you here along with the Link’s Awakening amiibo figure and more!
PAX West 2019 Part 2: Classics From Blocks to Burgers
Posted on September 7th, 2019 by
So last time on my first PAX article, we looked at mostly wacky indie games, as I do like weird games. Well another type of game I like is classic games. Or sequels, spinoffs, and remakes of classic games. So that’s what we’re going to take a look at in my second part of my PAX West 2019 blog.
PAX West 2019 Part 1: The Weird and Wacky World of Indie Games
Posted on September 6th, 2019 by
PAX, or Penny Arcade Expo, is one of the largest video game trade shows open to the public. There are many around the world, but it originated in Seattle and is now called PAX West. Since I wasn’t able to get into E3 this year (which makes no sense since I was able to last year), I went to PAX West last weekend instead. So here are a couple of articles about it. The first one we’ll focus on indie games. PAX is known as a showcase for indie games, sometimes even more than E3! And I played some weird ones this time, so we’ll go over a lot of the kooky games I played at this year’s PAX West!
