Emma Fish – Board Game Quest

Avatar: The Last Airbender – Aang’s Destiny Review

Emma Fish — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:06:56 +0000

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation’s adversary card made you lose two health and discard an ally. Avatar: The Last Airbender – Aang’s Destiny by The Op Games is a 2-4 player cooperative deck building game reimplementing the popular Harry Potter: […]

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Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Review

Emma Fish — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:59:46 +0000

In the library world, there’s a guiding concept of a ‘Core Collection’. These are the items that all libraries, if they have the means, should try to have. The Core Collection helps librarians decide which book about French cooking from the 19th century is the most comprehensive, or which author wrote the best biography of […]

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Floriferous: Pocket Edition Review

Emma Fish — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:57:11 +0000

So many games get bigger and more cumbersome as they’re rereleased. There are expanded editions with metric tons of bonus content, special collector editions with oversized tiles, and 3D wooden or resin token upgrade kits that take the place of cardboard chits. Many popular games are happy to let you spend more money to buy […]

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Tanto Cuore: Memento Mori – Twilight Manor Review

Emma Fish — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:19:45 +0000

As you take your first step into the crumbling manor, the wind wails through the moldering walls. Nobody in your family wanted this house, but you know an opportunity when you see one. You hear a whispering voice calling your name from the direction of the overgrown conservatory and remember the family legend that this […]

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The Cat Mitt Game Review

Emma Fish — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:18:45 +0000

Oh, to be a house cat. Lazing around from sun spot to sun spot, fawned over by people who tend to your every need. Looking forward to long days where your greatest concern is where the most comfortable spot is to nap. Being told you have the sweetest, fluffiest, most perfect little paws by everyone […]

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Wicked: The Game Review

Emma Fish — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:03:10 +0000

Family games based on movies are a dime a dozen, but a family game based on a movie, based on a musical that was inspired by a book, which was based on a movie, which was a retelling of a book? If that doesn’t make your brain feel like it’s made of straw, then I […]

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The Light in the Mist Review

Emma Fish — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:53:05 +0000

Your friend has gone missing. She’s been avoiding you for a while now, taking long walks through the misty haunted woods behind the old witch’s house every day. Now that she’s gone, are you brave enough to follow her path and explore the woods? Armed only with the things your friend left behind, her backpack, […]

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Disney Lorcana: Gateway Review

Emma Fish — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:54:31 +0000

Disney Lorcana’s (original review here) first year weathered intense highs and lows. Huge hype around the trading card game of Disney movie magic turned its 2023 GenCon release into mayhem. Sky high demand created shortages in the first few months that had fans paying several times over retail just for a chance to try it out […]

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Top Ten Railroad Ink Challenge Expansions

Emma Fish — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:08:02 +0000

Let’s brush up on our SAT analogies, shall we? Pigeons are to major cities as what are to board gamers? Are you thinking it through? It’s train games. Ubiquitous train games, beloved by a few, reviled by some, and acting as a kind of unofficial mascot for the vast majority who fall into the midground […]

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Japanime Tactics: Granblue Fantasy Review

Emma Fish — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:48:11 +0000

Everyone in my life enjoys combat games but me. They revel in painting miniatures, building terrain, and taking over my whole living room with complex battle scenarios, whether it’s space marines, mini mechs, hobbits, or X-wings. I am the curmudgeon who derives no enjoyment from painting nights. I’m a simple soul, one who prefers card […]

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