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Author Archives: Matt J Carlson
Matt Carlson: Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig
The boardgames of Mad King Ludwig continue to shrink. First we had Castles of Mad King Ludwig where players auctioned tiles, placing them to build their own personal castle. Next came the Palace of Mad King Ludwig (reviewed here) where … Continue reading
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Tagged bezier, Bezier Games, board games, Flip and Fill, mad king ludwig, Roll 'n Writes, Roll and Write, Solo Games, Solo Gaming
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Matt Carlson: Preview of Around the World in 10-15 Minutes
The Roll and Write genre, where gamers roll dice and use the results to fill in a scorepad, continues to gain momentum. I suspect this is due in part to the low cost of entry. This is particularly true for … Continue reading
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Tagged board games, Roll and Write
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Matt Carlson: Preview of One Page Monster Hunt
Roll and write games continue to permeate the boardgame market. We’ve come a long way from the days of Yahtzee, where a player would make repeated die rolls and then mark up their scorepad. Current trends still have players marking … Continue reading
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Matt Carlson: First Impressions of Euthia: Torment of Resurrection
If there are any Holy Grails in the boardgaming world, it is to find the perfect civilization-building boardgame and the perfect dungeon-crawl/RPG boardgame. Euthia has nothing to do with civilization-building but is a worthy attempt at an RPG style adventure … Continue reading
Mystery Detective: The Crime Solving Party Game
Before there were these funny electronic devices that seem to be everywhere, I remember road trips where we had to make our own entertainment. One “20 questions”-style game that we played focused on solving a mystery. Players would be given … Continue reading
Monkey Business
Monkey Business is a bit of a mash-up of the classic games of charades (where you pantomime something) and werewolf (where you’re trying to discover the odd person out in the mix. All but one player (or all but two, … Continue reading
