Eric Mortensen, Author at Geeky Hobbies

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Terrorarium Indie Game Preview

March 19, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Steam, Stitch Media

At this stage Terrorarium is a little rough around the edges but it has the framework needed to be a good indie version of Pikmin.

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Board Games Dice Family Reviews

Six Shooter Board Game Review and Rules

March 18, 2019March 16, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2009, Crystal Tower Games, Heylon Wolter, Sandy Waschow, Steph Waschow, Steve Waschow, Tony Waschow

Six Shooter finds a way to combine Yahtzee and Bingo into a dice game that is better than I expected which unfortunately gets repetitive rather quickly.

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Indie Point And Click Review Video Games

Fenimore Fillmore: 3 Skulls of the Toltecs Indie Game Review

March 15, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1996, 2019, Casual Brothers

Fenimore Fillmore: 3 Skulls of the Toltecs succeeds at updating a cult classic to the present day but fails to fix all of the problems of a game made over 20 years ago.

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Abstract Board Games Children's Family Reviews Two Player

Spider Wars Board Game Review and Rules

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1988, Milton Bradley

Spider Wars has some really interesting ideas for a 1980s Milton Bradley game but the execution doesn’t live up to its potential.

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Biographical Films Blu-ray Reviews Comedy Films Entertainment Movies Review

Green Book Blu-ray Review

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2018, Alibaba Pictures, Brian Currie, Charles Wessler, Cinetic Media, DreamWorks Pictures, Innisfree Pictures, Jim Burke, Linda Cardellini, Mahershala Ali, Nick Vallelonga, Participant Media, Peter Farrelly, Universal Pictures, Viggo Mortensen

Green Book is an enjoyable film about an unlikely friendship that is mired in some controversy and doesn’t quite live up to its awards pedigree.

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Board Games Dice Family Reviews Strategy Worker Placement

Dice City Board Game Review and Rules

March 11, 2019February 26, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2015, Alderac Entertainment Group, Artipia Games, Gong Studios, Vangelis Bagiartakis

Dice City might look like a mixture of a bunch of random mechanics but the game successfully combines them into a highly satisfying and fun game that is hard to put down.

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Bluffing Board Games Deduction Family Reviews Roll and Move

13 Dead End Drive Board Game Review and Rules

March 8, 2019February 25, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1993, Andrew S Berton, David Wyman, Michael Gray, Milton Bradley, Winning Moves Games

13 Dead End Drive actually has a lot of interesting ideas for a 1990s roll and move game but has some issues that prevent it from being anything more than a very average game.

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Action Indie Review Video Games

Beat Cop Indie Game Review

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 11 bit studios, 2017, 2019, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC, Pixel Crow, Playstation 4, Xbox One

Beat Cop tries to recreate the style of a gritty 80s cop drama and succeeds at creating a fun and interesting experience that occasionally goes a little too far.

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Board Games Card Press Your Luck Reviews

Bomb Squad Academy Card Game Review and Rules

March 4, 2019February 23, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2015, Daniel Rocchi, Josh Cappel, Tasty Minstrel Games

Bomb Squad Academy is an accessible well designed card game that has some good ideas but has some issues as well.

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Arcade Games Indie Puzzle Review Video Games

Treasure Stack Indie Game Review

March 1, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Nintendo Switch, PC, PIXELAKES LLC, Xbox One

Treasure Stack uses some really interesting ideas to breath life into a genre that has become quite stale, but unfortunately has its own issues which keep it from being as good as it could have been.

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