Author: chevee

  • EARTH // REVIEW

    EARTH // REVIEW

    Earth from designer Maxime Tardif and published by Inside Up Games is a deeply strategic tableau builder for 1 to 5 players with simple rules. Games take between 45-90 minutes thanks to a robust action selection mechanic and simultaneous turns. Each games of Earth begins with unique common goals and achievements drafted from dozens of…

  • IMPERIAL MINERS // REVIEW

    IMPERIAL MINERS // REVIEW

    Imperial Miners is an engine-building card game for 1-5 players from designer Tim Armstrong (Arcana Rising, Orbis) and published by Portal Games. Games take about 30 minutes, with any player count, thanks to simultaneous play. Use a mix of six factions from the Imperial Settlers universe to create synergistic combos and big turns full of…

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    safe is subjective.

  • TERRAFORMING MARS: ARES EXPEDITION // FIRST LOOK REVIEW

    TERRAFORMING MARS: ARES EXPEDITION // FIRST LOOK REVIEW

    Ares Expedition has been out for a few months already, but it took us a while to get our Kickstarter copies… and then it took me a while to get this video edited… but I wanted to talk about it anyways! I did a 2 player review on The Daily Shed, so this is really…

  • I MADE A GAME AND YOU CAN PLAY IT RIGHT NOW

    I MADE A GAME AND YOU CAN PLAY IT RIGHT NOW

    I’ve been designing board games quite a bit lately and I’m having a blast. One of them is Narrow Gauge: Appalachia – a two player game about building railways in the Appalachian Mountains during the age of steam. This game was a blast to develop and test, and I’ve decided that I need more people…

  • MARIO GOLF SUPER RUSH – WORTH IT?

    MARIO GOLF SUPER RUSH – WORTH IT?

    I got super excited for the release of Mario Golf Super Rush. I’ve always enjoyed golfing games. They are relaxing and challenging at the same time. A bunch of online friends hyped it up and we expected to play online games fairly regularly… then the early reviews came out and it got dinged for being…

  • IRISH GUAGE // FIRST LOOK REVIEW

    IRISH GUAGE // FIRST LOOK REVIEW

    Whoa. Two new videos 5 days apart!? I finally got to play Irish Gauge. It’s been on my shelf of shame for a long while. Game night started back up recently, and this was the first thing I grabbed to take. I love train games. I love Capstone Games. I love Ian O’Toole’s artwork. Seems…

  • SUMMONER WARS SECOND EDTION MASTER SET

    SUMMONER WARS SECOND EDTION MASTER SET

    I’ve finally resurrected the gaming channel and for the first video back, I decided to do a sort of unboxing // review hybrid. I’ve been playing the game digitally for months, and am absolutely enamored with it. I loved the original, but couldn’t find people to play. This time, I have partner that loves playing…

  • Simple DIY Lighted Headboard

    Simple DIY Lighted Headboard

    This simple custom, diy headboard was built with a few 1″x10″ pine boards, inexpensive LED lights, and an in-set power strip for extra functionality. You could build this in a weekend with limited tools. It’s a great beginner project that brings life to any bedroom and provides excellent lighting that’s not “in your face” like…