This is part 2 of my recap Renegade Games virtual “convention” (RenegadeCon) and the new information they revealed about the next wave of armies and terrain (due to be released in the first half of…

Well, fellow fans of Heroscaper (and those who are weirdly fascinated by my obsession with this crazy miniatures combat system), it’s time once again to recap Renegade Games virtual “convention” (R…

I have a lot of books on my list of "need to read" volumes - many of them focused on the current state of evangelical thought & theology: L...

As a youngster, we used to drive by a bar/lounge every time my family went most weekends to visit my grandparents. As neither of my parents drank, I kept peering at the neon sign on the side of the…

Cue the game description, thanks to the Restoration Games website: “Like its bigger sibling, Thunder Road: Vendetta – in Thunder Road: Ignition your crew is racing through the wastelands – get your…

The new era of well-designed automata and solo modes for multiplayer games, coupled with excellent new solo game designs, is actually quite heartening to someone (me!) who finds something very sati…

Those of you who’ve followed my writing and social media posting over the years know I have a very special place in my heart for the Disney theme parks… and, prior to becoming the guy who turns a c…

Those of you who’ve followed my writing and social media posting over the years know I have a very special place in my heart for the Disney theme parks… and, prior to becoming the guy who turns a c…

Gulf Games started in 1998… and I’ve had the honor of being a part of it (on and off, due to living halfway across the country for a decade) for twenty-eight years. In 2015, I started b…

From David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin (Undaunted, Resist!) a card game about a Tennessee county that battled secession.

Not quite a month ago, the good folks at Renegade Game Studios hosted yet another RenegadeCon – an online “convention” with new product reveals, painting videos, playthroughs, and…

Well, you knew we'd eventually get to Mark Driscoll if we started talking about deconstructing and reconstructing my faith, right? [insert h...

Every couple of years (or so) I blog through my top 50 or top 100 games over on my personal blog, akapastorguy. In 2022 and 2024, I shared that list with our faithful readers here at the OG… and I’…

Race for the Galaxy BoardGameGeek rank: 94 rating: 7.7 published: 2007 designer: Tom Lehmann Print Status in print Why It's On The List Afte...

Memoir '44 BoardGameGeek rank: 222 rating: 7.5 published: 2004 designer: Richard Borg Print Status in print Why It's On The List The best (a...

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread   BoardGameGeek rank: 403 rating: 9.0 published: 2025 designers: Cody Miller & Ira Fray Print Status a secon...

Clash of Cultures   BoardGameGeek rank: 231 rating: 8.3 published: 2012 designer: Christian Marcussen Print Status the original edition is o...

There’s been a veritable deluge of Heroscape over the past month and a half. The follow-up to the successful appearance of GI Joe (Go, Joe!) and Cobra in the realm of Valhalla is a wealth of …

Terraforming Mars BoardGameGeek rank: 9 rating: 8.3 published: 2016 Jacob Fryxelius Print Status in print Why It's On The List Despite my at...

Return to Dark Tower   BoardGameGeek rank: 227 rating: 8.2 published: 2022 designers: Tim Burrell-Saward, Rob Daviau, Isaac Childres, Noah C...

Dungeonquest BoardGameGeek rank: 2,411 rating: 6.8 published: 1985 designers: Jakob Bonds & Dan Glimne Print Status out of print... in all t...

Xia: Legends of a Drift System BoardGameGeek   rank: 195 rating: 7.9 published: 2014  designer: Cody MIller Print Status in print (off and o...

Heroscape   BoardGameGeek rank: 570 rating: 7.5 published: 2004 designers: Stephen Baker, Rob Daviau, and Craig Van Ness Print Status in pri...

Fast Food Franchise BoardGameGeek rank: 8,576 rating: 6.3 published: 1992 designer: Tom Lehmann Print Status really out of print Why It's On...

Lost Ruins of Arnak BoardGameGeek rank: 30 rating: 8.1 published: 2020 designers: Elwen & Min Print Status in print Why It's On The List Yes...

Everdell   BoardGameGeek rank: 42 rating: 8.0 published: 2018 designer: James A. Wilson Print Status in print Why It's On The List Based on ...

Galactic Cruise BoardGameGeek rank: 121 rating: 8.3 published: 2025 designers: T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, & Koltin Thompson  Print Status ...

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Minigolf Designer BoardGameGeek rank: 3,602 rating: 7.8 published: 2020 designer: Alban Nanty Print Status in print Why It's On The List Tak...

7 Wonders BoardGameGeek rank: 117 rating: 7.7 published: 2010 designer: Antoine Bauza Print Status in print Why It's On The List Card drafti...

Endeavor: Deep Sea BoardGameGeek rank: 80 rating: 8.2 published: 2024 designers: Carl de Visser & Jarratt Gray Print Status in print Why It'...

The new era of well-designed automata and solo modes for multiplayer games, coupled with excellent new solo game designs, is actually quite heartening to someone (me!) who finds something very sati…

Ticket to Ride   BoardGameGeek rank: 259 rating: 7.4 published: 2004 designer: Alan R. Moon Print Status in print Why It's On The List Gorge...

Dungeon Alliance BoardGameGeek rank: 2,628 rating: 7.5 published: 2018 designer: Andrew Parks Print Status out of print Why It's On The Lis...

Can't Stop BoardGameGeek rank: 764 rating: 6.9 published: 1980 designer: Sid Sackson Print Status in print Why It's On The List In my ever-s...

Pirates of Maracaibo BoardGameGeek rank: 426 rating: 7.9 published: 2023 designers: Ralph Bienert, Ryan Hendrickson, & Alexander Pfister Pri...