Bidlz Game Review

I remember my one and only spelling bee I participated in. I was in second grade, wore a red shirt with an alligator on it, and had just recently had a haircut. I remember these details because the spelling bee in question was a traumatic experience, and my brain has weirdly held on to strange aspects of that ill-fated day. I was asked to spell a word and failed. No, not just failed. Spectacularly fumbled. I have since then healed and moved on, but spelling in public - and even writing on a whiteboard in front of my professional peers - remains an activity that I attempt to avoid at all costs. Let's see if this game about spelling words - even really small and simple words - can help me with my phobah...phobyah...phobo... You know what I'm trying to spell...

Rollacrit’s Con Bag of Holding Review

fancy myself something of a "bagger" when it comes to social discussion, online or in person, about satchels, slings, and messenger bags. My wife can attest - perhaps a bit too loudly - that I have more bags than any reasonable person should own. That might be true, but I bring it up to make one point: "I know my bags, man."

Mystic Codes Game Review

In the world of espionage, knowing how to get information is just as important as the information itself. Spies will spend weeks or even years embedding themselves deep into organizations to get their hands on intelligence that can only be found by a trusted few. In this game, you won't need to go covert and skip your day job to play. You will, however, have to outthink your opponents through clever card plays and math, and then take any opportunity to crack their secret code to expose their secrets. This is a game in two parts, and you'll only be able to win if you can do both of them well.

Order of the Blade Game Review

The Order of the Blade has existed since the first day someone wanted another's death and was willing to pay for such a service. Since its initial humble beginnings as nothing more than a group of hired thugs, it has become a worldwide underground organization of elite assassins. Today, they are holding openings to determine if any new talent is worthy of joining their shadowy exploits. You believe you have what it takes and have joined the tournament. The rules are simple: survive. In this game, however, death is too often the victor.

Slayers and Dragons Game Review

Dragons and their would-be slayers have had a tumultuous relationship at best since the very beginning. My earliest memories of dragons included knights rescuing kidnapped maidens in my kids' books from the library. Later, they were the "big baddy" in the dungeon, asleep on their pile of gold (as inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien). Dragons come in all types of forms and stories to this day, from friends to children to living primordial forces of destruction. In this game, there are dragons around every possible corner, but if fantasy stories and hours, upon hours, of playing Dungeons and Dragons have taught me nothing else, there is always a slayer of monsters to be had.

Veto Game Review

The ability to veto something simply means you elect to block whatever someone suggests you should do. In politics, it's about blocking legislation. In games, it's about canceling a card. In this game, no votes are taken, but you do have the ability to duck, dodge, and flat-out cancel other players' cards played against you. The entire goal of the game is to quickly get rid of your cards, but you'll quickly discover that such a simple objective is no simple feat to pull off.