Classics: Ra
Ra is one of my favourite Reiner Knizia games, which is saying a lot. Reiner Knizia is a great designer and has designed a staggering number of games. I think it is probably the...
Classics: Arkham Horror
Back in 2005, when gaming was ruled by dry Euros (at least, the BGG rankings were), what was missing was adventure. The kind that could suck you into another time and place. The kind...
Classics: Pandemic
Once upon a time, co-ops were virtually unheard of. No really. As hard as it is to imagine in our modern world where every other game seems to be a co-op or have a...
Classics: 7 Wonders
If you came up with a rating for boardgames that combined how good they were with how versatile they are (ie. how many different situations you can play them in), I think 7 Wonders...
Classics: Twilight Struggle
I buy virtually all my games from my local boardgame café: The Dice Cup. Prior to it opening, I bought my games from one of the owners, David Smith, who ran a small boardgame...
Classics: Puerto Rico
Back when I only owned half a dozen games and £40 seemed like an awful lot to pay for a single boardgame, the games I owned saw a lot of play. None of them...
Classics: Power Grid
Power Grid is a game about buying power stations and managing an electricity grid. As themes go, they don’t get much duller than that. It also has paper money, far more adding up than...
Classics: Dominion
Today begins a new series looking at some of the great games from yesteryear. Games that you may have heard people talking about, but never got around to playing. Games that have stood the...
