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 […]
Category: Multiplayer
Cascadia – Standard and Solo Variant Reviews
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 […]
Viticulture – Tuscany Essential Edition Review
Name: Viticulture – Tuscany Essential Edition Year of Release: 2016 Player Count: 1 – 6 Players Playing Time: 60 – 150 minutes Designer: Jamey Stegmaier, Alan Stone Publisher: Stonemaier Games Primary Mechanisms: Worker Placement, Variable Player Powers Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 3.28 Review originally written on 03/27/2021 and posted as a part of the “Historic […]
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 […]
Tapestry Review
Name: Tapestry Year of Release: 2019 Player Count: 1 – 5 Players Playing Time: 90 – 120 minutes Designer: Jamey Stegmaier Publisher: Stonemaier Games Primary Mechanisms: Variable Player Powers, Area Majority, Income, Tile Placement Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 2.91 Overview I received Tapestry as a Christmas present from my wife last year but until the other night, […]
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. […]
PARKS Review
Name: PARKS Year of Release: 2019 Player Count: 1 – 5 Players Playing Time: 30 – 60 minutes Designer: Henry Audubon Publisher: Keymaster Games Primary Mechanisms: Set Collection, Track Movement Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 2.15 Overview You know those games that you have on your list, and you find yourself looking at a lot, but […]
Crypt Review
Name: Crypt Year of Release: 2018 Player Count: 1 – 4 Players Playing Time: 20 – 35 minutes Designer: Jeff Chin, Andrew Nerger Publisher: R2i Games Primary Mechanisms: Auction/Bidding, Dice Rolling, Set Collection Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 1.51 Review originally written on 08/21/2020 and posted as part of the Solo Games on Your Table monthly […]
Lewis & Clark – The Expedition Review
Name: Lewis & Clark – The Expedition (First Edition) Year of Release: 2013 Player Count: 1 – 5 Players Playing Time: 120 minutes Designer: Cedrick Chaboussit Publisher: Asmodee Primary Mechanisms: Race, Hand Management, Worker Placement, Deck Building Weight (According to boardgamegeek.com): 3.34 Overview The year is 1804 and my name is John Ordway, one of […]