Chronicles of a Traitor: Saboteur

Originally posted on Gillian Webster:
The gold nugget?   Straight down this tunnel! Would I lie to you? Image Source: Mayfair Games Created by Frederic Moyersoen and published by Mayfair Games, Saboteur is a semi-cooperative map-building game (like Betrayal at House…

Scrutineyes – the game of closer looks

Personal Preference: 80’s Style & Comparing Unrelated Things

A Lovely Dry Themeless Euro

Originally posted on jdpowellblog:
Let me tell you about one of my favourite game designers, Stefan Feld. Like Uwe Rosenberg, Feld is one of my Mount Rushmore figures of game design. Owning seven of his games, more games than any…

Game Sessions – #2

Originally posted on Straight Outta Library School:
Shadows Over Camelot  Shadows over Camelot was designed by Bruno Cathala and Serve Laget, published by Days of Wonder in 2005 and designed to be played with 3-7 players. The suggested age was…

Mr. Jack

Session Report – Jaipur

Originally posted on Sage Paige:
Jaipur Unboxed Designer – Sébastien Pauchon Publisher – Game Works (2009) Number of Players – 2 Suggested Ages – 12+ Time to Play – 30 min Jaipur is a beautifully done, fast paced card game…

Pathfinder – A World of Possibility

Biblios: A game that surprised me

Originally posted on A Librarian Hopes to serve Linguistics Folks:
Biblio is a strategic family card game designed by Steve Finn and published by IELLO. It’s a game designed for people who are 10 or older, but I do not…

Session Report: Illuminati

Originally posted on Miss Emma Post:
Illuminati  is a card based game by Steve Jackson. Steve Jackson is a well-known game designer most game enthusiasts will know as the mind behind Munchkin. Both Munchkin and Illuminati share the same brand…