Sometimes the ‘fluff’ that accompanies a game’s ruleset just grabs you. “You, traveller, have been chosen…
Calvin Daniels
Calvin Daniels is a Saskatchewan-born, self-taught journalist. He is currently Editor of Yorkton This Week, with 35-years in the newspaper business.
Calvin’s Commentaries: Linear Pursuit
There is always something generally positive about simplicity when it comes to abstract strategy games. And…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Dice Throne
Some games just impress from the time you glimpse the box on a shelf, through to…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Tank Chess
When I first saw that there was a game called Tank Chess I have to say…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Castle Siege Chess
When it comes to chess variants there are dozens, if not hundreds. Most are roughly thought…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Romans vs Britons
Romans vs Britons is yet another outstanding two-player abstract strategy game created by Jon Hather and…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Helionox: Deluxe Edition
Deck builder games have become a definite area of interest for our gaming group. It helped…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Lockwood’s Asylum
Admittedly, horror has never been one of the ‘genres’ I have gravitated to in anything. Yes,…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Age of Thieves
Are you stealthy enough to steal the Emperor’s jewel? That is the question you try to…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Burgle Bros
There is a lot of potential surrounding the idea of being part of a team of…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Brass Empire
This game is different from most reviewed here. Brass Empire is a strategic deck-building card game…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Mini DiverCity
The concept of a co-operative game is interesting among board games in as much as it…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Pichenotte Hockey
In my world, it’s hard to imagine a board game that would interest more than a…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Volfyirion
It is always fun to get a game in its prototype stage, a sneak peek, into…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Kamikaze Chess
There are a few hundred chess variants out there, and finding the ones that offer the…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Tak, A Beautiful Game
Every once in a while you find a game that absolutely has everything you want in…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Front Line No Komrades
Some games are not created with the hope of greatness. Some games are simply created for…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Showdown! The Samurai Card Game!
“Gather your friends and pack your bags for a trip to feudal Japan, where only the…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Covil: The Dark Overlords
Not everyone at a gaming table will feel the same about every game that is pulled…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Button Men
Button Men has been around for a while now. Debuting back in 1999 when the characters…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Dikarya
It is very hard to beat an abstract strategy game that has wood pieces and a…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Pairs
Every once in a while you lay your hands on a game not exactly expecting too…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Expedition
Some games head into new areas in terms of mechanics and even in terms of the…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Triangul8
When you want a game that is simplicity itself, you might want to check out Triangul8.…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Nightmare Forest: Alien Invasion
Ah, the wonderment of a game that surprises the player with what the overall experience of…
Calvin’s Commentaries: The Farmhand #1
The Farmhand #1 Written by Rob Guillory Art by Rob Guillory Publisher: Image Comics I am…
Calvin’s Commentaries: War Bears #1
War Bears #1 Written by Margaret Atwood & Ken Steacy Art by Ken Steacy Publisher: Dark…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Konungar War of Crowns #1
Konungar War of Crowns #1 Written by Sylvain Runberg Art by Juzhen Translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Steampunk Rally
Oh, how I wanted to love Steampunk Rally with all my heart. “It is the turn…
Calvin’s Commentaries: The Hard Place
The Hard Place Written by Doug Wagner Art by Nic Rummel Colors by Charlie Kirchoff Cover…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Xenofera
Xenofera was one of those most pleasant surprises that sometimes happen when you break the seal…
Calvin’s Commentaries: 8 Million Ways to Die
8 Million Ways to Die Written by Lawrence Block Adapted by John K Snyder III Illustrated…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Trinity
I have to say out of the mail wrapping I was immediately impressed by the packaging…