It is amazing just how diverse board games have become. You can find a game on…
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Calvin’s Commentaries: One Page Monster Hunt
When the calendar turns to June we are pretty much into summer. Now ideally that means…
Calvin’s Commentaries: STAIRS
First look at the rule set of the 2023 release Stairs, the feeling was the game…
Calvin’s Commentaries: KAMON
Games, where the goal is to connect two opposite sides of the board, are sort of…
Calvin’s Commentaries: ACORNISM
Few things are more gratifying as a board gamer than getting a new game to the…
Calvin’s Commentaries: EARTH
It’s only April, so eight more months to come in 2024, but I’m calling it right…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Oxono
When it comes to board games certain companies are very good at carving out little niche…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Roo
Ever sit down with a new game knowing that one player at the table was going…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Megiddo
On occasion one has the opportunity to turn back the calendar a chunk to review a…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Splito
In a board game world seemingly dominated by big box productions with elaborate rule sets and…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Elios
Small box games are always intriguing. Expectations are rarely overly high because of the limited contents…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Vale of Eternity
Ever gone on a camping trip where you just open a few cans of whatever in…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Pantarei
When it comes to quick. But enjoyable abstract strategy games Cosmoludo has the concept down to…
Calvin’s Commentaries: The Mystery of the Cursed Statuette
Fantasy RPG adds a dash of Sherlock Holmes Amid the varied games The Meeple Guild plays,…
Calvin’s Commentaries: The Meeple Guild
When it comes to board games The Meeple Guild has not played many ‘worker placement’ games.…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Hiroba
If you are a fan of Sudoku, stop reading this week’s review and just go order…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Pijersi more game than expected
When you are a hobbyist – it doesn’t much matter which hobby – you likely haunt…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Lots of charm with this dice roller
There are games that when you see the box – even when you get it to…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Mana is aesthetically well-worth exploring
Earlier I reviewed Yoxii. You may recall we loved it aesthetically and found enough in its…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Knarr is a fine game, at least for some of us
Some games hit the table that once played for review illicit far more debate than might…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Fly your falcon well to win new game
When I first saw Falconry from Circle J Games I was interested. The idea of hunting…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Manoeuvre through the fenced maze to win at Quoridor
One of the things that set many abstract strategy games apart is that they are heirlooms…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Flügelrad is a game just based on the name alone you are likely to remember.
But there is more to this one than a funky name. Flügelrad is a new abstract…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Monarch migration turned into great game theme
The very idea of animal migration seems all but impossible. When the first robin bobs over…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Pathogen excites as fresh take on abstract games
Sometimes a game you might term obscure crosses the table and absolutely wows The Meeple Guild.…
Calvin’s Commentaries: The Fuzzies way more fun than expected
So when you open a new game and find that it is simply a pile of…
Calvin’s Commentaries: More game here than anticipated
The art on a game box adds nothing to how well the game plays, but it…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Take your band to the big time
For many of us the dream of heading out on the road with a rock band…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Who would have expected collecting ‘shrooms to be so much fun
Once in a while in the role of reviewers, we are afforded what is essentially a…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Lacuna: A ‘Zen-like’ game experience
When I initially opened the tube containing the game Lucuna and gave the rules a very…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Scottish lore carries a new card game
When it comes to a game based on cards one of the first things you notice…
Calvin’s Commentaries: CHAK
A fresh take on the birth of chess Often hobbies evolve to incorporate related activities. For…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Revolver Noir
Talk about a game that exudes its theme. Revolver Noir is one of a growing number…