Dec
11

Clans

Aaaaaaand we’re back! After a long delay due to efforts to bring Boardgame News up to speed, FAB reviews will appear far more regularly in the weeks ahead.

Theme Week: The Fewer, The Better

Games by designer Leo Colovini tend to be more strategic and less chaotic when played with the fewest number of people listed on the box. (Some argue that his games are most fun when played with zero players, but we’ll ignore those sourpusses.) FAB has already reviewed Colovini’s Cartagena and Familienbande; this week, seven more games from Signor Colovini.

The necessities of life are considered to be food, water, and shelter from the elements. Good things all, you can hardly argue against them being essential to your well-being. Leo Colovini, however, would like to add another element to the list: the ability to form relationships with your neighbors and …
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December 11, 2006 | (1) Comments | Permalink

Nov
10

Citadels

The Princess Bride has many memorable scenes, but perhaps the one most quoted is the poison standoff between Westley and Vizzini, in which Vizzini tries to deduce which of two glasses contains poison. His logical arguments twist and bend as he first explains why he can’t chose this glass to …
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November 10, 2006 | (1) Comments | Permalink

Oct
25

TransAmerica

Actress Felicity Huffman won an Oscar for her portrayal in this movie of a man who’s discovering the son he never knew he had, while at the same time eliminating the last vestiges of his masculinity— Wait a minute, that’s a review for IMDB, not Fun and Boardgames, so let’s …
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October 25, 2006 | (2) Comments | Permalink

Oct
4

Familienbande (Family Ties)

Every proud father wants to see the family name carry down through the generations, but in Familienbande players take this family pride to the limit by arranging marriages and even dictating the genetic nature of the children they bear!

The game is played with a deck of cards …
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October 4, 2006 | (1) Comments | Permalink

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