https://www.boardgamequest.com Board Game Reviews, News and More Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:18:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 38014872 https://www.boardgamequest.com/blood-on-the-clocktower-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/blood-on-the-clocktower-review/#respond Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:18:19 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=53833 In the quiet town of Ravenswood Bluff, a drunk walks amongst you. Also, a demon and their minions. A blood-curdling shriek is heard in the distance. By the time you arrive, all you find are the slain bodies of a Werewolf, a Mafia, and a Resistance. Is this just a terrible nightmare or has Blood […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/blood-on-the-clocktower-review/feed/ 0 53833 https://www.boardgamequest.com/circadians-chaos-order-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/circadians-chaos-order-review/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:59:37 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52374 Every year for the last few years, a game has come out which fans claim is “like Scythe, but better.” As a huge fan of Scythe, I’m always equally skeptical and intrigued. Circadians: Chaos Order pits highly asymmetrical factions against each other as they compete for control of powerful relics, using the resources of the […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/circadians-chaos-order-review/feed/ 0 52374 https://www.boardgamequest.com/moonrakers-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/moonrakers-review/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:06:42 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=51133 We are now deep into Autumn (at the time of this writing) where I live. Leaves have fallen, and they need to be raked up before the HOAs start deploying their secret police. Fun times. But what if you had to complete that chore on the Moon? Raking moon leaves with no gravity. Now there’s […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/moonrakers-review/feed/ 1 51133 https://www.boardgamequest.com/green-team-wins-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/green-team-wins-review/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:20:14 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=51615 Fill in the blanks. _________ Review. __________ Game Quest. Deck of ________. If you said toilet paper, couch, and lettuce, you would be terrible at Green Team Wins. You need to think like everyone else to get on the green team and score points. If you don’t usually fit in, it’s a good time to […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/green-team-wins-review/feed/ 0 51615 https://www.boardgamequest.com/empyreal-as-above-so-below-expansion-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/empyreal-as-above-so-below-expansion-review/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:53:10 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=51034 Welcome back to the world of Indines where trains run wild thanks to magic and, of course, hard work. I recently gave very high marks to Empyreal Spells and Steam, naming it an all-time favorite. Empyreal: As Above So Below adds to the mix with more captains, more specialists, more spellcars, and a couple of […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/empyreal-as-above-so-below-expansion-review/feed/ 0 51034 https://www.boardgamequest.com/empyreal-spells-and-steam-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/empyreal-spells-and-steam-review/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:13:04 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=50957 How do you make a train game exciting? Auctions? A tight, unforgiving economy? Theme it around everyone’s favorite year in the 19th century? Nope. Magic. It takes magic to make a train game exciting. That’s what Empyreal Spells and Steam attempts here. In Empyreal Spells and Steam (Empyreal), players will use their magical train companies’ […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/empyreal-spells-and-steam-review/feed/ 1 50957 https://www.boardgamequest.com/cosmic-encounter-cosmic-odyssey-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/cosmic-encounter-cosmic-odyssey-review/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:59:38 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=50390 40 years ago, Cosmic Encounter entered the fold with its wacky take on area control, cutthroat negotiation, and outrageous special powers. Since then, multiple editions have been released as well as seven expansions. Today, I see this game split the room among players. Some find it to be no better than Munchkin, while people with […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/cosmic-encounter-cosmic-odyssey-review/feed/ 0 50390 https://www.boardgamequest.com/rone-invasion-preview/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/rone-invasion-preview/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:30:05 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=50178 Note: This preview uses pre-release components and rules. What you see here may be different from the final, published game. This post was a paid preview, you can find out more information here. The Rone world has been building since 2016 with its initial game release, Rone. In 2018, the second edition was released with some tweaks […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/rone-invasion-preview/feed/ 0 50178 https://www.boardgamequest.com/dune-betrayal-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/dune-betrayal-review/#respond Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:06:54 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=49025 The story of Dune takes place in the far future. 2025 or something. By this time, Kickstarter is the only place to buy board games. Everything is KS exclusive and campaigns last one minute and thirty seconds. Microtransactions have been jammed into board gaming and are now the norm. Not surprisingly, all games are Dune-themed. […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/dune-betrayal-review/feed/ 0 49025 https://www.boardgamequest.com/destinies-sea-of-sand-expansion-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/destinies-sea-of-sand-expansion-review/#comments Thu, 19 May 2022 13:26:45 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=48497 If you play in the sand, you’re going to get sandy. Sand in your hair. Sand in your clothes. Sand in your mouth. But sand in your board games? Now you’ve gone too far. This expansion may be the exception. You’ll have plenty of other things to worry about such as getting over a wall, […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/destinies-sea-of-sand-expansion-review/feed/ 1 48497