Announcement of Cardboard Edison’s Cobras

Today, Cardboard Edison’s Cobras was announced that it will launch on Kickstarter on October 17th. I have been fortunate to be able to work on that project with Chris and Suzanne Zinsli. We have been working real hard to assemble a game that players will enjoy. We worked closely with Jeff Brown and Keith Pishnery on…

Tabletop Review: Zooloretto

Designers:Michael Schacht Artist:Design/Main, Michael Schacht Publishers:ABACUSSPIELE Number of Players: 2 – 5 Playing Time: 45 minutes This past weekend, I got to break out a classic for my son, Ari — Zooloretto. For those not familiar with Zooloretto, it is a zoo-themed set collection game for 2 to 5 players. Each turn consists of a player…

Tabletop Review: Pandemic – The Cure

Designers: Matt Leacock Artist: Bernard Bittler,Philippe Guérin, Chris Quilliams Publishers: Z-Man Games Number of Players: 2 – 5 Playing Time: 30 minutes Pandemic – The Cure is a dice game for 2 to 5 players that pits you against four diseases spreading around the globe. Using your character’s abilities and customized dice, you will travel the continents treating disease…

Tabletop Review: Game of Trains

Designers: Alexey Konnov, Alexey Paltsev, Anatoliy Shklyarov Artist: Reinis Pētersons Publishers: Brain Games, REBEL.pl Number of Players: 2 – 4 Playing Time: 30 minutes Ari and I got the chance to squeeze in a board game this Sunday before his bed time, and we chose to try Game of Trains.  Game of Trains is card game whereby you…

Tabletop Review: Machi Koro

Designer: Masao Suganuma Artists: Noboru Hotta, Ian Parovel, Mirko Suzuki Publisher: IDW Games Number of Players: 2 – 4 (Harbor expansion adds one more) Playing Time: 30 minutes My six-year old son and I try to get in a couple of games a week. This helps to get him away from electronics for a spell. One of the games that…