Review by Matt S. I haven’t liked the direction that Mario Party has been heading for quite some time. Back on the Nintendo 64, where the series debuted, I enjoyed the games because they offered nice, light-hearted and entertaining board games, with plenty of minigames thrown in to keep the…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. Battleship, the board game, has been around for some time and has had many video game adaptations. If you had the NES or Game Boy, for example, then you had the opportunity to buy a Battleship game on it. Now the franchise sits with Ubisoft, and…
Read MoreGame Theory by Matt S. You’ve probably never played Diamond Trust of London. In fact, if you’ve even heard of it, you’re doing well for yourself. Developed by Jason Rohrer, it is a Nintendo DS exclusive board game that had almost no media attention and just scraped through on its…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Some good news out of Australia today; Armello, the utterly brilliant little digital board game, is finally coming to the Microsoft Xbox One. But, even better than that (for those of us that already own the game on PlayStation 4), there’s an extensive DLC pack on…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. My relationship with the classic board game, Risk, is a complex one. On the one hand, I do love the game on principle; it’s a board game, and I like board games. As social platforms to engage the mind, I believe that board games fulfill a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. If you’re a fan of board games, and don’t own an iPad, you’re not really a fan of board games. The device is absolutely dominant on the genre, and the shape and size of it make it a natural fit for the kind of interfaces that…
Read MoreTharsis is the most disturbing board game I have ever played. And on that basis, while I’m not sure it’s appropriate to say that it’s a good game, it has certainly left a memorable impression. Related reading: The PlayStation 4 hasn’t got too many board games at this stage, but…
Read MorePrepare for an adventure set in a time thousands of years before the events of Warhammer 40,000 in Nomad Games’ next installment in the Talisman series, as Talisman: The Horus Heresy is set for release at the end of next month. In the original Talisman (board) game, a single adventurer…
Read MoreAmiibo Festival is more proof of concept than a major release from Nintendo, so let’s get that out of the way from the outset; come into this expecting some kind of deep, lasting, rich experience and you’ll probably be disappointed. To its benefit it works really quite well, and carries…
Read MoreI do love the Apple iPad as a device for board games. In fact, it is easily the best option for the genre, with a significantly greater variety available on Apple’s tablet for fans than any other platform out there. It is, in fact, the default platform for most board…
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