https://www.boardgamequest.com Board Game Reviews, News and More Wed, 31 May 2023 13:19:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 38014872 https://www.boardgamequest.com/blazon-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/blazon-review/#respond Wed, 31 May 2023 13:19:03 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52623 In the early morning, as the sun began to lift over the hills, a dense fog began to dissipate from the battlefield. What we thought were mounds of dirt and debris shifted before our eyes to groupings of bodies felled during combat. Swords littered about. Missing limbs. And throughout the field a trampled ground of […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/blazon-review/feed/ 0 52623 https://www.boardgamequest.com/frosthaven-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/frosthaven-review/#comments Fri, 26 May 2023 13:07:49 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=53633 As a mercenary, days and nights can be filled with the most colorful adventures. Defeating all enemies in a room. Escorting an injured traveler to safety. Stopping a shadowy villain from taking over the world. All with the promise of payment, of course. Then there are the hours in between. Stuck wandering the streets of […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/frosthaven-review/feed/ 3 53633 https://www.boardgamequest.com/arkham-horror-lcg-fortune-and-folly-expansion-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/arkham-horror-lcg-fortune-and-folly-expansion-review/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 13:06:32 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=53631 With all the content that’s been released for the Arkham Horror LCG series, it’s a little tongue-in-cheek to release a standalone scenario that’s all about trying your luck in a brand-new Monte Carlo casino that happens to show up from out of nowhere. Fantasy Flight, are you asking us to take a chance on your […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/arkham-horror-lcg-fortune-and-folly-expansion-review/feed/ 0 53631 https://www.boardgamequest.com/arcana-prophetia-preview/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/arcana-prophetia-preview/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 13:09:30 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=53478 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. Fate. It holds sway in the courts of both god and man alike. It is deterministic if you can channel its energy. […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/arcana-prophetia-preview/feed/ 0 53478 https://www.boardgamequest.com/bamboo-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/bamboo-review/#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:05:13 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52630 Bamboo, from designer Germán P. Millán and artist Jonatan Cantero, is the third game in the Kemushi Saga. The saga features titles Bitoku and Silk, and these games all share a fantasy universe with an Asian aesthetic. Bamboo is a return to a smaller box and the lighthearted artwork would make you think that this […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/bamboo-review/feed/ 0 52630 https://www.boardgamequest.com/beer-and-bread-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/beer-and-bread-review/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2023 12:58:57 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52071 Can entire villages survive on a constant diet of the titular offerings of Beer & Bread? How would the people stay productive as they grew sleepy, and their bodies gained weight? Would their health deteriorate to a point that the town doctor would need to expand their practice? And what percentage of the population is […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/beer-and-bread-review/feed/ 0 52071 https://www.boardgamequest.com/undaunted-stalingrad-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/undaunted-stalingrad-review/#respond Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:58:56 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52595 David Thompson & Trevor Benjamin. Osprey Games. Another game in the Undaunted deck-building series. This one a significant narrative campaign. Set in Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest battles in human history. With significant choice, heart-wrenching losses, glorious victory, and plenty of surprises, I can only ask one thing: When and where do I enlist??? Gameplay […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/undaunted-stalingrad-review/feed/ 0 52595 https://www.boardgamequest.com/detective-rummy-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/detective-rummy-review/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:05:07 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52582 The suspect photos were taped haphazardly to the wall, their eyes watching me uncap my bottle of whiskey, their condemnation truly my own. I stubbed out the cigarette, took a swig, and stumbled to my ramshackle desk. Times have been tough at the Rummy Detective Agency. All these suspects, all these crimes, yet no leads […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/detective-rummy-review/feed/ 0 52582 https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-arkham-horror-lcg-scenarios/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-arkham-horror-lcg-scenarios/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:01:31 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=52541 This list contains slight spoilers for some of the campaigns in Arkham LCG. Arkham is present in many shapes and forms throughout the gaming industry. The LCG version of the mythos emerged from the void in 2016 and provided a cooperative narrative deck-building exploration game that continues to grow. And advance. And threaten. And OH […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-10-arkham-horror-lcg-scenarios/feed/ 0 52541 https://www.boardgamequest.com/skymines-review/ https://www.boardgamequest.com/skymines-review/#respond Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:15:54 +0000 https://www.boardgamequest.com/?p=51957 Skymines is designer Alexander Pfister’s reimagining of the controversial themes of the 2015 release Mombasa. Rather than being grounded in colonial exploitation, this release reaches for the nearness of space to exploit the resources of the moon and asteroids. All for that sweet, sweet space coin. Pfister, best known for designing the modern classic Great […]]]> https://www.boardgamequest.com/skymines-review/feed/ 0 51957