Category: Hand Management

Everdell Review

Name: Everdell Year of Release: 2018 Player Count: 1 – 4 Players Playing Time: 40 – 80 minutes Designer: James A. Wilson Publisher: Starling Games Primary Mechanisms: Hand Management, Worker Placement, Open Drafting, Tableau Building Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 2.81 Note this review contains pictures that include the 3rd party insert created by Tower Rex.  […]

The Lost Ruins of Arnak – The Expedition Leaders Review

Name: Lost Ruins of Arnak – Expedition Leaders Year of Release: 2021 Player Count: 1 – 4 Players Playing Time: 30 – 120 minutes Designer: Min & Elwen Publisher: Czech Games Edition Primary Mechanisms: Worker Placement, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 3.05 Overview Now the secrets will be revealed.  Now the […]

Wingspan Solo Review

Name: Wingspan Year of Release: 2019 Player Count: 1 – 5 Players Playing Time: 40 – 70 minutes Designer: Elizabeth Hargrave Publisher: Stonemaier Games Primary Mechanisms: Engine Building, Resource Management, Hand Management Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 2.45 Overview In August of 2020, my wife and I celebrated our ten-year anniversary.  In any other year, I […]

Viscounts of the West Kingdom Review

Name: Viscounts of the West Kingdom Year of Release: 2020 Player Count: 1 – 6 Players Playing Time: 30 – 60 minutes Designer: Shem Phillips, S J Macdonald Publisher: Garphill Games Primary Mechanisms: Deck Building, Rondel, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 3.45 Overview This game is my first foray into the […]

Canvas Review

Name: Canvas Year of Release: 2021 Player Count: 1 – 5 Players Playing Time: 30 minutes Designer: Jeff Chin, Andrew Nerger Publisher: R2i Games Primary Mechanisms: Hand Management, Layering, Open Drafting Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 1.67 Overview I’m not much for Kickstarter, as of the time of this writing I’ve only ever backed 4 campaigns.  […]

Evolution Solo Variant Review

Name: Evolution Year of Release: 2014 Player Count: 2 – 6 Players Playing Time: 60 minutes Designer: Dominic Crapuchettes, Dmitry Knorre, Sergey Machin Publisher: Northstar Games Primary Mechanisms: Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment, Take That Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 2.43 Overview Today I am trying out the solo variant for Evolution posted by AndAgainMA posted […]