Sid Sackson

While it shows its age in some areas, I was genuinely surprised how well Samarkand has held up as it is still enjoyable 40 years after it was first released.

Doorways to Horror was trying to be a scary board game utilizing the newest technology of the 1980s (the VCR) but unfortunately the scariest thing about Doorways to Horror is the game itself.

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.

While you wouldn’t think adding an economic mechanic to a word game would be a good idea, it works surprisingly well in BuyWord creating a unique and entertaining game.

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Sid Sackson is a well known board game designer. With over 100 titles to his name, Sid Sackson made a lot of games in his career. One of his best reviewed games was Bazaar. Based on the box I wasn’t expecting much from Bazaar. After playing I was surprised to find that Bazaar is a simple game that has more strategy to it than you would expect.