Brian Biewer – Board Game Quest

The Search for Lost Species Review

Brian Biewer — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:13:19 +0000

The Search for Planet X, designed by Ben Rosset and Matthew O’Malley, was released in 2020. It is a deduction game in which players try to logically determine where Planet X is located in our solar system. An app is used to reveal facts to each player based on their actions. Logic rules assist in […]

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Circadians: First Light Specialists Expansion Review

Brian Biewer — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:36:28 +0000

I really enjoyed Circadians: First Light. At Gen Con this year, Renegade Games showed off several of their upcoming releases, one of which was an expansion for Circadians: First Light called Specialists. I was intrigued. On one hand, Although I loved the base game, do we really need to expand EVERY board game? On the […]

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Rauha Review

Brian Biewer — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:57:38 +0000

Zoom in on Tony dressed like a stand-in from “Braveheart.” “Are you tired of the overgrown weeds and dead grass you call a ‘lawn’? Do you wish you could just summon water without leaving the comfort of your Barcalounger? Do you, for some reason, love birds? Have I got the product for YOU!” Begin shamanistic […]

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Dark Souls: The Board Game – Painted World of Ariamis Review

Brian Biewer — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:20:41 +0000

Hipster gamers might know Steamforged Games (SFG) because of Guild Ball, but the Dark Souls Kickstarter put them into the gaming spotlight. It funded in May of 2016 with $5.4 million in pledges, making it the twelfth-most funded project in the history of Kickstarter at that time. That was the high point for the Dark […]

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Wayfarers of the South Tigris Review

Brian Biewer — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:53:16 +0000

I am a sucker for Garphill Games…games. I have reviewed the expansions for both Architects of the West Kingdom and Viscounts West Kingdom as well as Circadians: First Light. I have not reviewed but own all of Raiders of the North Sea as well as Paladins of the West Kingdom. I am obviously a huge […]

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Leviathan Wilds Preview

Brian Biewer — Tue, 09 May 2023 12:55:45 +0000

Note: This preview uses pre-release components and rules. What you see here may be different from the final, published game. Don’t you hate when giants… err, Leviathans, lose their minds and show up in your neighborhood, forcing you, your children, your children’s children, as well as the next several generations of your kin to move […]

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Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done: Divine Influence Expansion Review

Brian Biewer — Thu, 04 May 2023 12:52:41 +0000

Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done is one of the few Kickstarters that I still own. I am notorious for playing a crowd-funded game once or twice and then selling or trading it. Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done is still in my collection because it plays well at two players (my most common player count), plays […]

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Mosaic: A Story of Civilization Review

Brian Biewer — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:00:22 +0000

Brian: I love civilization games. Tony: Here, review this then. Tony hands Brian a copy of Mosaic. Brian: I love civilization games? Tony: No, it is not the sequel to Sagrada. Brian: I love civilization games; I love civilization games. Tony: Fine. Once you review this, I will play Wingspan with you. Brian: I LOVE […]

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Twilight Inscription Review

Brian Biewer — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:21:10 +0000

I have always wanted to play Twilight Imperium, but the high player count, complexity, and most importantly, game length, prevented me from doing so. Well, at least until Fantasy Flight Games announced a new game premiering at Gen Con 2022. A much more streamlined version of their flagship IP called Twilight Inscription? Sign me up!! […]

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Resident Evil 3 Expansion Reviews

Brian Biewer — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:13:15 +0000

I really liked Resident Evil 3. I was lucky enough to receive the City of Ruin expansion to review as well. But I wanted more. As I wrote in my review of the core game, one of the misses was the lack of characters and enemies in the retail version. I remedied that by going […]

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