The Critical Boardgamer

So this week I got older.  Apparently that entitles me to lots of free things from people.  And as luck would have it, I have a lot of great...

As it gets harder and harder to play games as often as I'd like with people, I find myself more and more attracted to solitaire games....

I first played Innovation at Gencon in 2011.  A guy I had met at the previous Gencon, I was lucky enough to run into again, and he taught ...

I'm wrapping up my second play through of all the scenarios for the first expansion to Commands & Colors: Ancients .  There is als...

Love Letter did not initially appeal to me.  The sappy title and the romantic theme were both turn offs.  Plus I had already backed a game c...

In my continued exploration of solo games, I've finally discovered the States of Siege series.  It has a long list of games, coverin...

So this is my best attempt at a session of Soviet Dawn, a game I've been utterly enthralled by, and plan on having reviewed by Monday.  ...