Brian Winters – Board Game Quest

Lacuna Review

Brian Winters — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:10:20 +0000

When I think of abstract strategy games, the first ones that come to mind are the ones that my family and I have on rotation: Chess, Shobu, Noctiluca, Onitama, Cathedral, and Feudal. These aren’t the only ones we like or own, but these are some of the ones that come out on family game night […]

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Reality Shift: Deluxe Review

Brian Winters — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:08:24 +0000

I don’t know about you, but my life seems like I’m in a never-ending race. Be the first to the register, get ahead of that slow driver (they’re all slow drivers), or try to get a cookie before my kids devour them. You’d think since I always feel like I’m racing that I would avoid […]

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Scope U-Boot Review

Brian Winters — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:05:05 +0000

I’m not a person who constantly tells people that they MUST see a movie. Especially nowadays with streaming services releasing bad content at times, but there are a few movies that I have found good to pass along to others. One of those is Greyhound on Apple TV+ which is about an U.S. Navy commander […]

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Warhammer 40K: Introductory Set Review

Brian Winters — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:02:43 +0000

You might recall that I highlighted in my Combat Arena: Clash of Champions review that there are serious gamers who spend hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to collect, build, paint, and play their Warhammer armies and this has become a life-style for them. This can be intimidating for new gamers who have not […]

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Bag of Chips Review

Brian Winters — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:52:59 +0000

I don’t think that there are many chips that I do not like. I like all varieties: potato, corn, and tortilla chips just to name a few, and almost every flavor as well. I’m not as partial to barbeque flavors but I’ll eat them under protest. I honestly prefer these salty snacks over all other […]

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Combat Arena: Clash of Champions Review

Brian Winters — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:24:38 +0000

There’s a common misconception nowadays about gamers who are serious about playing Games Workshops Warhammer: Fantasy or 40K that it’s just a hobby game. For some gamers who put in a fair amount of time and money that might be true. But for those who are or becoming serious about these games, these have really […]

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Cult of the Deep Review

Brian Winters — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:22:29 +0000

I typically look to review games that interest me and I am aware of, but occasionally some good ones come out of the blue. A great example of this is when I was walking through the exhibit hall at Gen Con last year when someone called out, “Hey BGQ!”. They waved me over to their […]

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FUBA Review

Brian Winters — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:59:37 +0000

Most Americans (as well as Canadians and Australians) call the sport soccer while the rest of the world calls it football. I’m not going to debate who’s right and wrong (I think we all know the answer) but the sport has many loyal fans in the U.S. and that fan base continues to grow. Whatever […]

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Lockup: Breakout Expansion Review

Brian Winters — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:10:20 +0000

Just before lockdown hit us all, BGQ was able to play and review a fun competitive worker placement from Thunderworks Games: Lockup: A Roll Player Tale. Lockup has players controlling a crew of prisoners made up of 1 of 5 unique fantasy races to try to gain the most reputation (VP) in the kingdom’s prison. […]

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Overdrive Review

Brian Winters — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 13:04:34 +0000

I’ve always been drawn to sports games and to be honest, I really enjoy playing them whether I win or lose. I used to play 2nd Edition Blood Bowl and Strat-O-Matic Baseball back in the day and my friends and I loved creating our own teams and drafting players probably just as much as playing. […]

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