Review: The Secret DoorPublisher: Family PastimesYear: 1991Players: 1 to 8Tagline: A CO-OPERATIVE MYSTERY GAME ™ how we met Bill picked up The Secret Door for me at the Kane County Toy Show <3. I love a 90s game, and this one had pretty decent reviews – which is not always the case when I buy […]
Review: IngeniousPublisher: Fantasy Flight GamesYear: 2007Tagline: An Amazing Game for 1 to 4 Brains!Players: 1 to 4 how we met Ingenious had been on my shelf of shame for a long, long time (if you are not familiar with the self-flagellation of board game enthusiasts, a shelf of shame is the term for any group […]
Review: Bottle ToppsPublisher: Parker BrothersYear: 1993Tagline: Stack ’em High & Stack ’em WidePlayers: 2 or more how we met I had never heard of Bottle Topps before finding it at thrift recently. But I like a dexterity game, and it seems impossible to me that this many wooden disks can truly branch out as wide […]
Review: The Garden GamePublisher: Ampersand PressYear: 1996Tagline: A Celebration of Cultivation For All SeasonsPlayers: 2 to 6 how we met When I found The Garden Game at thrift, it was clearly an educational game about gardening. Educational games intrigue me (much more than they should) so I wanted to bring it home and soak in […]
Review: the Vampire DiariesPublisher: PressmanYear: 2010Tagline: The Game Based on the Hit TV ShowPlayers: 3 or 4 how we met I have had this strange, coffin-shaped game in my collection for several months. I remember finding it at thrift and being unable to fight off the temptation based on box shape alone. Well, and the […]