Reaping the Rewards: ‘Santorini’
In “Reaping the Rewards,” I take a look at the finished product from a crowdfunding campaign. Today’s topic: ‘Santorini’, a game of Greek gods and building towers.
Continue ReadingIn “Reaping the Rewards,” I take a look at the finished product from a crowdfunding campaign. Today’s topic: ‘Santorini’, a game of Greek gods and building towers.
Continue ReadingThe alarm bells are ringing—a thief has just broken into the museum. You’re after the reward, but so are the other private eyes. Who will be the first to catch the thief?
Continue ReadingThe world of ‘Evolution’ is heating up! Or perhaps cooling down. Either way, you need to keep an eye on the forecast, because the climate is going to have an effect on your species, and you need to be prepared.
Continue Reading‘Herbaceous’ is a family-friendly game about picking and potting herbs from the garden.
Continue ReadingIn February this year, Thinkfun launched a Kickstarter campaign for ‘Roller Coaster Challenge’, a puzzle game about building your own tiny thrill ride. It is now available in stores.
Continue Reading“Reaping the Rewards” shows you the finished product from a crowdfunding campaign. Today’s topic is ‘Go Nuts for Donuts’, one of my family’s favorites.
Continue Reading‘Sol: Last Days of a Star’ has been delivered to Kickstarter backers and is now hitting retail. Here’s a look at how it turned out.
Continue ReadingToday I take a look at the finished version of ‘Leaders of Euphoria,’ a Kickstarter-funded title from Overworld Games.
Continue Reading‘Great Scott! The Game of Mad Invention’ is a card game in which you play as inventors competing to claim the title of Royal Inventor to Queen Victoria.
Continue ReadingReaping the Rewards is a series looking at finished products from crowdfunding campaigns. Today’s topic: ‘Pyramid Arcade,’ which was funded by Looney Labs on Kickstarter in May this year.
Continue Reading“Reaping the Rewards” is a series of posts taking a look at the finished results from Kickstarter projects. Today’s focus: Q-workshop’s metal Pathfinder dice.
Continue ReadingReaping the Rewards is a series looking at finished products from crowdfunding campaigns. Today’s topic: the MiaMilly Hipster Plus, a baby carrier originally funded on Kickstarter in late May and delivered to backers earlier this month. My original article focused on the features of the carrier, so this article focuses on how my family uses and likes the carrier.
Continue Reading“Reaping the Rewards” is a series about completed crowdfunded products. Today’s title is ‘Epic PvP: Fantasy,’ a card game featuring battles between your favorite fantasy characters. While there are rules for 3-player games and a 2-on-2 team battle, the core game is the 1-on-1 battle.
Continue ReadingThe MaKey MaKey GO, a keychain-sized version of the popular inventor’s tool, has shipped after a great crowdfunding run. What do we think?
Continue ReadingWhat do you get when you combine the word-making challenge of ‘Scrabble’ with the deck-building mechanics of ‘Dominion’? Well, depends on the game designer. ‘Paperback’ and ‘Dexikon’ are both deck-building word games—here’s how they stack up.
Continue ReadingIn Reaping the Rewards, I take a closer look at the finished product from a crowdfunding campaign. Today’s title is ‘Web of Spies,’ which funded in November 2014 and was shipped to backers at the end of September.
Continue ReadingAfter a highly successful Kickstarter, Matt Leacock’s ‘Thunderbirds’ game is finished and in stores. We take a look at the final version.
Continue ReadingIn Reaping the Rewards, I take a closer look at the finished product from a crowdfunding campaign. Today’s title is ‘Queen’s Architect,’ which funded in March 2015 and was shipped to backers in May.
Continue ReadingOkay, all together now: “The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right … and who is dead.”
Continue ReadingIn “Reaping the Rewards,” I take a look at a crowdfunded project in its final form. Today’s title: ‘Space Movers’ from KnA Games, funded last November.
Continue ReadingIn “Reaping the Rewards,” I take a look at a crowdfunded project in its final form. Today’s game: the second edition of ‘Evolution’ from North Star Games, along with the ‘Flight’ expansion.
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