Tag: board games

The Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game amid a pandemic.

Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 by PatientRock

I found an app that lets you play the Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game against an AI opponent and was surprised by where I ended up.

Taking flight with the Wingspan board game

Posted on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 by PatientRock

The meticulously-crafted Wingspan board game is luxurious with unwavering dedication to its theme, despite some issues with gameplay communication.

Ruffling feathers with the Wingspan augmented reality game

Posted on March 18, 2020March 24, 2020 by PatientRock

A look at the Wingspan augmented reality, location-based game developed in partnership with the Krikey app, the Audubon Society, and the hit board game.

I’ve fallen in love with a dead game.

Posted on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 by PatientRock

I’ve discovered and fallen in love with the card game, Android: Netrunner. Too bad the game has been officially declared dead.

Chess you can be bad at

Posted on July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 by PatientRock

A well-made chess set will always turn my head, even though I’m not actually any good at the game. I found a couple games where that doesn’t matter so much.

Where are you going to keep all those?

Posted on May 26, 2017 by PatientRock

Board game expansions are a trap. You shouldn’t buy them for you’ll never satisfactorily recapture that magical first encounter with the game you love. Never. And yet…