This year was stock full of great games and events, so I better get on it right away. Abstracts for the Win Euro style games are often touted to have pasted-on theme. Abstract games traditionallyContinue reading
Author: Ronald Villaver
Celebrating people playing together
This is a big month for VariablePlay. We’ll be celebrating both the Makati Board Game Club’s 4th year of PlaygroupTuesdays, as well as the Alabang Board Game Club’s 1st year of GameNightMondays. And if there’sContinue reading
BAECON 2017
Its official, board games are cool now! Last Saturday, April 1 2017, more than 60 board game lovers ranging from newbies to the most dedicated collectors gathered for BAECON 2017 at Wine Musuem in PasayContinue reading
Top 10 Favorites for VariablePlay 2016
2016 was year that kept people aghast with every dumbfounding event that outdid the latter. While the rest of the world regrouped from every blow, board gaming was more than fine, in fact, it wasContinue reading
Top 10 Things I love about The Dice Tower
People into board gaming have likely heard about “The Dice Tower”. For those the unfamiliar, this is a website that produces content about board gaming through various media: videos on youtube and audio through podcasts.Continue reading
Bugs! Too many bugs!
A Xenoshyft Review “Trying to kill some bugs sir. Get out of here. GET OUT OF HERE!” – Sugar Watkins, Starship Troopers Movie (1997) The scuttling sound of claws scraping metal is getting louder byContinue reading
Top 10 things to know before starting a board game meet-up
1. Have Fun. Let’s be honest. We are doing this because we want to play. Even if there were only two of you, play board games! It’s the perfect time to bring out games like EclipseContinue reading
PlataPorma
PlataPorma – Political Story Telling Game. Free Print-to-Play. Designed by Ronald Villaver. CC Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) Sure about your bets this coming election? What makes your candidates stand above the rest? Use showmanship, quick witsContinue reading
Golden Geek Award goes to Pandemic Legacy
Pandemic Legacy hands down won Golden Geek Board Game of the Year award. It did so by also winning foremost innovative, first in Strategy and best in Thematic. Check out the rest of the winnersContinue reading
The things we do for love.
The musician entangled in an embrace with his cello, candlelight flickered and danced about. The fragrance of lush sauces, herbs and spice filled the air as much as the sounds of bustling of pots andContinue reading