Tasty Minstrel Games Archives

‘Big Dig’: A Draft-and-Draw Game

October 29, 2019October 28, 2019Jonathan H. Liu2

Whether you’re hoping to strike oil or excavating archaeological treasures, you gotta dig deep.

‘Gold West’—Board Game Review

July 30, 2016December 13, 2017Rory Bristol

‘Gold West’ is an American Gold Rush-themed strategy game for 2-4 players. Players are tasked to develop the most successful mining operation they can, while their opponents vie for resources. Are you up to the challenge?

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Steal Victory in 'Thief's Market'

January 27, 2016December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

After a hard day of stealing and grifting, the band of thieves is ready to divvy up the loot—and go shopping with their ill-gotten gains at the ‘Thief’s Market.’ Take whatever you want from the pile, but if you’re too greedy, somebody might just take from you instead!

Tabletop Game: ‘Harbour’

August 6, 2015Rory Bristol

Harbour is a worker placement game focused on humor and economy. Buy buildings, use your tricks, and score big! Smash your opponents to become the Harbour Master.

Tabletop Game: ‘Dungeon Roll’

August 2, 2015Rory Bristol

‘Dungeon Roll’ is an opposed-press-your-luck strategy game published by Tasty Minstrel Games. Players form an adventure party to delve into the dungeon. Each round gets more difficult, and if they bust, they are forced to fight the dragon!

Flipping Out Over ‘Flip City’

July 22, 2015June 5, 2020Jonathan H. Liu

Welcome to ‘Flip City.’ It’s a small town: a convenience store, a hospital, a factory, a central park, and a few residents. But you’ve got big plans. Raise money to expand and improve your city, but watch out that you don’t make your residents too unhappy!

Table for Two: Eminent Domain: Microcosm

October 16, 2014December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Table for Two is a series about board games designed for 2 players. Today’s game is Eminent Domain: Microcosm, which boils down the essence of the deck-building game Eminent Domain into a 2-player game that plays in 10 minutes. Note: Tasty Minstrel Games decided to use one of their short Kickstarter campaigns for this one, so it’s down to the last couple days to back the project if you’re interested.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Bomb Squad

September 17, 2014December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

The clock is ticking—time is short, and lives are at stake. Your team must navigate the robot to defuse the bombs and free the hostages—but everyone is working with limited intel. Welcome to Bomb Squad, a new board game currently on Kickstarter.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Harbour

June 16, 2014December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Scott Almes, a game designer also known for Tiny Epic Kingdoms, has designed this compact worker-placement game about being an entrepreneur in a fantasy port city. Harbour will be published by Tasty Minstrel Games, and is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the 2-4 of Us

February 8, 2014December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu1

Tasty Minstrel Games is on a roll this year with their Kickstarter games, particularly their line of “Pay What You Want” minigames. Their current project, with less than a week to go, has one of my favorite titles yet: This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the 2-4 of Us.

Expanding the World of Belfort

April 24, 2013Jonathan H. Liu

Belfort: The Expansion Expansion, a worker-placement board game with a lot of humor, is now seeking funding on Kickstarter, but the world of Belfort is also expanding in another direction: a comic book!

Eminent Domain: Escalation — Kickstarter Kountdown

April 9, 2013December 13, 2017James Floyd Kelly

Just a quick note to remind any of you who might be looking for a new game to play that the Emininent Domain: Escalation Kickstarter has less than 36 hours left. It’s already raised enough funds to make it happen, but Tasty Minstrel Games has succeeded in raising enough additional funds to cover some great stretch goals. (And there are a couple more stretch goals left to reach!)

My kids play Baldrick's Tomb in a yurt. Photo: Jonathan H. Liu

Kickstarter Showcase: 8 Projects to Check Out

April 4, 2013December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu3

Here are 8 Kickstarter projects currently running that have piqued my interest.

GeekDad Hangout: Digital Board Games

December 14, 2012Jonathan H. Liu

I had a Google Hangout with Bradley Cummings (iOS Board Games) and John Meindersee II (Campfire Creations) to talk about games, game design, and designing for the iPhone vs. iPad.

Martian Dice: A Simple Family Casual Game

September 21, 2012Erik Wecks

Martian Dice is a clever and simple casual game perfect for a tired family.

Belfort: Dwarves and Elves and Gnomes, Oh My!

May 14, 2012March 10, 2022Jonathan H. Liu

The good news is: you’ve been hired to supervise the construction of the new castle. The bad news is: due to a clerical error, you’re not the only one. And since there’s only one key to the city (purely ceremonial), …

Pulse-Pounding Pugilism Prevails in Jab: Realtime Boxing

December 9, 2011Jonathan H. Liu

Can a card game replicate the excitement and strategy of boxing? Maybe not, but it can make for a fun time!

Kickstarter Alert: Kings of Air & Steam by Tasty Minstrel Games

November 11, 2011December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Tasty Minstrel Games is no stranger to Kickstarter campaigns: their deck-building strategy game Eminent Domain was originally funded last year through Kickstarter and hit over 200% of its funding goal. Since then TMG has streamlined their game-production process so they …

Tasty Minstrel Games Supports Toys for Tots

September 26, 2011Jonathan H. Liu

Like board games? How about getting board games into the hands of needy kids? Tasty Minstrel Games, a board game publisher in Tucson, Arizona, is sponsoring a toy drive for Toys for Tots. While I haven’t yet gotten to play …

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