Board Game Reviews
Goofy ‘Take That!’ Card Game “Fight A Bear”
Them thar woods are full o' bears and they're all a bit nutty. Some of 'em are aggressive, but mostly they've clearly spent too much time dumpster diving, watching TV through tent flaps, and reading gossip magazines for news of us humans. It's no wonder that the only...
Get the Natives On The Boats in “The Fog: Escape from Paradise”
Living on a tropical island was great until the Fog started ruining everything. This isn't just a pea-souper, though, this is a deadly fog that overcomes everyone whom it touches. The local tribes have rushed to the last corner of the island where it's safe, but...
Retro Sci-Fi Solo Gaming with “Pulp Invasion”
Captain D! This is the Intergalactic Council. We need to talk to you! It's a matter of galactic peace! Roger, roger, Council, Captain D here, in the far reaches of space, as usual. What's going on? Captain D! What a relief to hear from you! We have a secret mission...
Manage Your Rainforest in the Set-Building Game “Canopy”
The rainforest is one of the most diverse areas of our planet, hosting thousands of species of plants, insects, and animals, all in a complex dance to attain ecological equilibrium. This all happens under the protective canopy of enormous trees that can grow hundreds...
Game Review: Fun, Intriguing “GigaWatt” Board Game
The era of coal and gas-burning power plants has passed and it's time to help migrate the power grid to using green and clean power sources. The challenge is that you can't just shut everything down because there's an ever-increasing demand on the grid: People need...
Game Review: Kid Friendly Dungeon Crawler “The Quest Kids”
If parents wanted to get their kids excited about board games, it used to be that the entry point was Candyland, Chutes & Ladders, Trouble, or similarly banal and simplistic games. In recent years things have improved with terrific family-friendly titles like...
Game Review: Fun, Whimsical Co-op “Roll Camera”
INT. DAY: tight on Roll Camera game set up on a large, well-lit table. Slow zoom out to reveal game room with shelves full of games and a man [TAYLOR] sitting at the table, staring intently at the game. SF/X: retro sci-fi 'whoosh' sound as from old 40's serials of...
Game Review: Splendid Abtract Puzzle Game “Mondrian: Color In Motion”
I've always loved 20th Century abstract art, and one of my favorite painters is Piet Mondrian, a Dutch abstractionist known for his bright, playful works featuring different size primary color boxes separated by heavy black lines. I've even had Mondrian wallpapers on...
Game Review: Fun, Silly “Spongebob Squarepants: Plankton Rising”
Spongebob Squarepants and his pals live in an idyllic spot under the sea called Bikini Bottom. Spongebob works at a popular restaurant called The Krusty Krab where it's endless fun and chaos and, to be honest, he's not the brightest bulb in the chandelier. The problem...
The Story of the Doomlings Card Game Expansion Sets
A while back I had a chance to review the fun take-that card game Doomlings over on my GoFatherhood site. I explained "The basic premise of this 2-6 player card game is that everyone’s competing to build the strongest gene pool, even as bad things are happening and...
Game Review: Cute Battle Royale Card Game “Battle Pufs”
It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and plenty of games have picked up the theme with one v. one combat. Co-op? That's for softies! If you're really tough, if you're gaming with equally tough folk, you want to battle for dominance. Sure, most of your characters might...
Game Review: Sudoku + Dice Indie Puzzler “Disuko!”
You'd need to have hidden under a rock not to bump into the engaging and popular mathematical puzzle game Sudoku. Invented by Japanese puzzle enthusiast Maki Kaji, it's a 9x9 grid comprised of 9 3x3 boxes. Each 3x3 box, each row, and each column can only contain a...
Game Review: Fun Push-Your-Luck “Hamsters vs. Hippos”
You're a hamster and it's your big chance to make a break for it and escape the zoo. Problem is that you really need to grab a lot of lotus flowers from the lily pads to ensure you have enough food to survive in the wilds. Oh. and hippos. There are hungry hippos (are...
Planet Dave is run by Dave Taylor, who has been writing about film, cars, games, and his lifestyle for many years. He's based in Boulder, Colorado and assures readers he's only occasionally falling into a gravity well or temporal distortion field.
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