An Eggcellent Time – A Retrospective of Origins Game Fair 2026
I haven’t been to Origins for a full convention since 2019, so let’s go over the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Author: Ken
Plenty of Space – A Review of SETI
SETI comes in a big box and promises a lot of careful decision making. Is it a bright sun or a black hole?
So Just Like an L Then? – A Review of Flip 7 and Flip 7 Vengeance
I love push your luck games. They’re clearly pure strategy and have no luck components to them what-so-ever. Of course, I still don’t always win despite my strategies. Flip 7 and Flip 7 With a Vengeance are two popular push your luck games on the market today. Should you give them a shot?
Sing Along With Me! – A Review of Harmonies
Harmonies is a relatively recent release that’s gotten some good buzz around it. It’s got cute animals, puzzly gameplay, and seems pretty approachable. Is this game a high note or a cacophony of noise?
Convention Conundrum – Gen Con 2024
So it looks like I’m going to do a day trip to Gen Con on Friday this year. I’m anxious and excited and scared and hopeful and worried and… You get the idea. So I’m gonna write out what I’m looking forward to and what I’m concerned about and maybe that’ll help. A list of the good and the bad. Gen Pros vs. Gen Cons, I suppose.
Pro-Fusion or Con-Fusion – A Review of SolForge Fusion
SolForge Fusion is a game of combining half-decks to create a playable deck against another player who has done the same. This removes the extensive deckbuilding from the game, as opposed to other games like Magic: The Gathering or Lorcana. This makes building decks faster, but does faster always mean better? Or does the faster deck building make this game lose its sol?
