Compared to Planta Nubo, which is a far smaller game, but much more complex to play - so many things move in a given turn, so many displays to update and track.
This probably explains why I think Babylonia is a masterpiece. It's the extreme of "not fiddly" while remaining large in scale.
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Compared to Planta Nubo, which is a far smaller game, but much more complex to play - so many things move in a given turn, so many displays to update and track.
This probably explains why I think Babylonia is a masterpiece. It's the extreme of "not fiddly" while remaining large in scale.
I wrote a little RPG once called Voyage and got zero response to it. Then a couple of years later, got a message from some guy asking if there is an expansion because his game group had played it to death - like every week for a year or something.
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I wrote a little RPG once called Voyage and got zero response to it. Then a couple of years later, got a message from some guy asking if there is an expansion because his game group had played it to death - like every week for a year or something.
Deckers and Tag Team were both instabuys. Also Peas and Drapa Space/Mine were great, and I grabbed copies. I was gifted Verdun, which looks interesting.
October 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Deckers and Tag Team were both instabuys. Also Peas and Drapa Space/Mine were great, and I grabbed copies. I was gifted Verdun, which looks interesting.
Two mysterious games I forgot the names of! A small game, a bit like Beasty Bar over 3 lanes, an engine builder that feels like Ancient Knowledge, and then Archeos Society.
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Two mysterious games I forgot the names of! A small game, a bit like Beasty Bar over 3 lanes, an engine builder that feels like Ancient Knowledge, and then Archeos Society.