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Domination AKA Focus Board Game Review and Rules

September 2, 2019August 23, 2019 Eric Mortensen 1 Comment 1963, Daekor Designs, Marion Pott, Milton Bradley, Sid Sackson, Spear's Games, Whitman

Domination has some interesting and clever ideas that were before their time, but due to some issues the game can become boring after a while.

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Batman: Arkham City Escape Board Game Review and Rules

April 29, 2019April 20, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2013, Cryptozoic Entertainment, Matt Hyra

Batman: Arkham City Escape has an interesting concept and some good mechanics that are almost ruined by the game being wildly unbalanced.

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Portobello Market Board Game Review and Rules

April 15, 2019April 10, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2007, Christof Tisch, Michael Menzel, Playroom Entertainment, Thomas Odenhoven

Portobello Market is an interesting combination of mechanics that creates an accessible and yet strategic game that the whole family can enjoy.

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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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Restaurant Board Game Review and Rules

December 31, 2018December 13, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1987, A. Lefort, Flying Turtle Games, J. C. Sohier, Roland Siegers

Restaurant has a lot of interesting ideas which create a unique experience that ultimately doesn’t work as well as it could have due to luck and some mechanics not working as intended.

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Strata 5 Board Game Review and Rules

December 2, 2018November 17, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 1984, Milton Bradley

Strata 5 has all the makings of a good abstract strategy game that ultimately fails due to a few bad decision choices.

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Tokaido Board Game Review and Rules

August 13, 2018August 1, 2018 Eric Mortensen 2 Comments 2012, Antoine Bauza, Funforge, Xavier Gueniffey Durin

Tokaido might not be quite perfect but it is a relaxing and enjoyable journey that most people will have a blast playing.

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5-Minute Dungeon Curses! Foiled Again! Card Game Review and Rules

May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2018, Alex Diochon, Connor Reid, Wiggles 3D Incorporated

5-Minute Dungeon Curses! Foiled Again! takes the already excellent gameplay of the original and adds in some intriguing twists to make the game more challenging.

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Strat-O-Matic Pro Football Board Game Review and Rules

January 15, 2018January 5, 2018 Eric Mortensen 1 Comment 1968, Hal Richman, Strat-O-Matic Game Company

Strat-O-Matic Pro Football does a great job of simulating football while also showing that simulation board games might not be the best for football.

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Airlines Europe Board Game Review and Rules

August 21, 2017August 11, 2017 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2011, ABACUSSPIELE, Alan Moon, Christian Fiore, Rio Grande Games

While not quite as good as Ticket to Ride, Airlines Europe is another fantastic game made by Alan Moon that shows that a game doesn’t have to be complex to be satisfying.