Our beautiful little part of the world of board gaming is growing day bay day. More and more people congregate and get a glimpse of this fun hobby. The very premise of give and takeContinue reading
Author: Ronald Villaver
Top 10 things I am thankful for, last 2015
2015 was a great year in board gaming, both locally and globally. There were so many considerable games, the leading reviewers were having a hard time to cut down their list. Here’s my top 10Continue reading
Just Keep Talking or Else
The guys play the KeepTalkingGame.com with Ron as the one trapped, Pao, Jose and DJ are the experts helping him figure his way out. Awesome digital game, that in all essence is a properly designedContinue reading
A Game of Thrones 2nd Age
SPOILER ALERT: Jon Snow is really dead, but in the card game, he’s alive! Branding anything with “A Game of Thrones (aGoT)” turns anything to gold. Years ago, when Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) made anContinue reading
Simply Epic
The Wild demigod’s eyes glimmer gold. The ground cracks, and from a deep fissure out rumbles an 18-storey Burrowing Wurm. Its shriek sounding like a thousand caravans dragged beneath the sands. To this terror, theContinue reading
The GameBoyGeek
There are tons of information out there for the newbies of the hobby, quite overwhelming in fact. The thousands of YouTube videos, blogs, and forums can get newcomers lost in the chaos. One way toContinue reading
Connected Young
Kids of this age are connected. From their first ultrasound selfies, daily OOTDs, and App driven Nannies, teens almost never go offline. Their hunger for information starts with interests, leads to addictions, and results as dependence. A satiricalContinue reading
Volunteers Assemble
VariablePlay (VP) helped out at Ludus Gaming Expo last Sunday. The event’s theme was: Family Game Day – very apt, given VP’s drive for boardgame bonding. The whole day event at Gloirietta 5’s atrium sawContinue reading
I Spy a Spyfall
“The number one reason to enjoy this game is it lets you enjoy your friends.” – Quintin Smith [vimeo id=”132591699″] The game is awesome and even gets better with a good set of friends. One mayContinue reading
Harbouring Merchants
From the ever popular Monopoly to the lesser-known Jambo! and the cultish “Cashflow,” boardgames mean money.Market simulation games try to illustrate real-world business scenarios with derivative mechanics and simplified components. Often times though, these gamesContinue reading