Category: Open Drafting

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.  […]

Obsession Review

Name: Obsession Year of Release: 2018 Player Count: 1 – 4 Players Playing Time: 30 – 90 minutes Designer: Dan Hallagan Publisher: Keyenta Games Primary Mechanisms: Worker Placement, Open Drafting, Deck Building Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 3.14 Overview Obsession has been one of those games eluding me for years now. I see it mentioned a […]

Furnace Review

Name: Furnace Year of Release: 2020 Player Count: 2 – 4 Players (1 with Fan-Made Variant) Playing Time: 30 – 60 minutes Designer: Ivan Lashin Publisher: Hobby World Primary Mechanisms: Auction, Bidding, Open Drafting, Engine Building Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 2.23 Overview Earlier in 2022, I watched the multi-part YouTube series that the Dice Tower […]

Cascadia – Standard and Solo Variant Reviews

Name: Cascadia Year of Release: 2021 Player Count: 1 – 4 Players Playing Time: 30 – 45 minutes Designer: Randy Flynn Publisher: Flatout Games Primary Mechanisms: Tile Placement, Open Drafting, Pattern Building Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 1.88 This post contains two reviews, beginning with the general overview of Cascadia and discussing, in detail, thoughts on […]

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.  […]

Notre Dame Solo Variant Review

Name: Notre Dame Year of Release: 2007 Player Count: 2 – 1 Players (1 Player with Fan-Made Variant) Playing Time: 45 – 75 minutes Designer: Stefan Feld Publisher: Ravensburger Primary Mechanisms: Area Majority, Open Drafting, Point to Point Movement Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 2.75 Overview For this review, I’ve chosen to try out a solo […]