Latest Reviews
Episode 10: Intrepid
We’re back with our tenth episode after a rocky start to 2022 thanks to mandatory work travel and COVID-19 quarantining! In this episode, we discuss our favorite board game memories of the past few weeks, before jumping into our Notable News and Crowdfunding Corner. Finally, we do a deep dive into Intrepid, designed by Jeff…
Don’t Table the Table Investment
by Mrs. Saint Last year (2021), Brad and I knew early on, with our super mobile toddler and her utter refusal to wear masks for most of the year, that we probably were going to forgo a family vacation for the year. We also were reaching a point with our board gaming hobby where getting…
Episode 9: Dinosaur Island: Rawr ‘n Write
In the ninth episode of Game Night with the Saints, we share our favorite board game memories from the past couple of weeks and then we jump into the news from around the board game hobby since our last episode. We also address some slight changes that will be happening to our Crowdfunding Corner portion…
Episode 8: Holiday Gift Buying Guide
In our final episode of 2021, we have board game memories this week! From there, we discuss our crowdfunding picks – Free at Last and Fastrek, both on Kickstarter. From there, we discuss our feature topic – board game holiday gift buying! In this episode, we cover a wide range of games to suit any…
Episode 7: Sleeping Gods
In the seventh episode of Game Night with the Saints, we skip the board game memories this week to jump right into our crowdfunding picks – Lords of Ragnarok on Gamefound and Steam Up on Kickstarter. Afterwards, we discuss our feature game – Sleeping Gods, designed by Ryan Laukat and published by Red Raven Games.…
Episode 6: Halloween Special
In our sixth episode, we discuss our favorite board game memories of the last couple of weeks before talking about Verdant and Tales from the Red Dragon Inn, both on Kickstarter. Afterwards, we change things up a bit with a feature topic – Can board games be scary? Finally, we finish up with a list…
Episode 5: Obsession
In the fifth episode of Game Night with the Saints, we discuss our favorite board game memories of the last couple of weeks and some big news that may have far reaching implications for the board game industry! From there, we talk about Voidfall and Artisans of Splendent Vale, both on Kickstarter. Afterwards, we jump…
Episode 4: Lawyer Up
In our fourth episode, we discuss our favorite board game memories of the last couple of weeks before talking about the Spill and Pirate Party: Women of the High Seas, both on Kickstarter. Afterwards, we jump into an in depth review of Lawyer Up, designed by Samuel Bailey and Mike Gnade and published by Rock…
Episode 3: Brew
In the third episode of the Game Night with the Saints Podcast, we discuss our favorite board game memories of the last couple of weeks before talking about Wild Serengeti on Kickstarter and Mythic Mischief on Gamefound. Afterwards, we jump into an in depth review of Brew, designed by Stevo Torres and published by Pandasaurus…
Episode 2: Lost Ruins of Arnak
In the second episode of the Game Night with the Saints Podcast, we discuss our favorite board game memories of the last couple of weeks before talking about Flamecraft on Kickstarter and Lands of Galzyr on Gamefound. Afterwards, we jump into an in depth review of the Lost Ruins of Arnak. You can listen to…
Episode 1: Journeys in Middle-earth: Shadowed Paths Expansion
We’re excited to introduce our new podcast, Game Night with the Saints! Our first episode features the Shadowed Paths Expansion for Journeys in Middle-earth by Fantasy Flight Games. You can listen to our podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, and Apple Podcasts. You can also listen to it here on our website. Please follow…
Dinosaur Island: As Smooth as Giftshop Amber
By Mr. Saint Overview: Dinosaur Island is a worker placement game with elements of resource management and tile placement. In Dinosaur Island, players will take on the role of a park manager, attempting to create the most exciting and profitable dinosaur park. Make sure you clear your table in preparation, as a game of Dinosaur…
Not Covered by Insurance- Dice Hospital Review
by: Mrs. Saint For most of my childhood, my mother worked in a hospital as a nurse manager on a rehabilitation floor. I spent more than one day at the hospital helping my mom with an event they were putting on for the residents or tagging along with my mom for Take Your Child to…
Climb Any Mountain, Search High and Low -For Glory!
by Mrs. Saint You lower your head and grit your teeth as the cold wind whips your face. With each step, the snow comes up over your goatskin boots and you can feel its freezing wetness seeping into the skin above your ankles. You lift your head and squint into the howling storm and know…
Terraforming Mars: Cows in Space!
by Mr. Saint I always get nervous writing about really popular games. I sometimes think that if a game is popular enough, the public has made their decision and there is no point in voicing criticism of the game. So here it is: I like Terraforming Mars. Quite a bit in fact. But I also…
Save the Scientist, Save the World: Comanauts Review
by Mrs. Saint The world is ending. The technology meant to save the world is spiraling out of control, creating a miniature black hole and humanity’s suffering continues to worsen as the end draws near. Hope is flickering out. There is only one man who can save us but he’s in a coma. The only…
Spirit Island: Jagged Earth Expansion Review
by Mr. Saint I have a confession. I said in our Spirit Island Review that one could easily get dozens of plays out of the base game before looking to expansions. Yet, when I had the opportunity to late-pledge on Kickstarter for Spirit Island’s latest expansion, Jagged Earth, I jumped at the chance with only…
Millennium Blades: An Absolute Triumph
by Mr. Saint No game defined a larger part of my life than Magic: the Gathering. Wizards of the Coast (WOTC) hooked me early, when I received a couple of Revised Starter decks as a birthday present from an older cousin during the summer of 1994. Not even yet 10 years old, a world of…
Hold on to Your Coin Purse: A Bargain Quest Review
by Mrs. Saint The sun is just starting to come up. You’ve been working for hours, dusting the shelves, making sure the items in the window gleam and look their best. After all in just a few hours, the market square will be busy. It’ll be bustling with would-be heroes ready to stock up before…
Arkham Horror 3rd Edition – Dead of Night Expansion Review
by Mr Saint The Dead of Night expansion is a small box expansion that does not fundamentally change the rules of the base game of Arkham Horror 3rd Edition (AH3E for short). As such, I won’t be following my normal format in this post, but you can read our review of the base game here…
Spirit Island: Colonizers Need Not Apply
by Mr Saint It took me way longer than it should have to play Spirit Island. Originally released in 2017, Spirit Island was a game I always planned to demo at every board game convention I’ve attended since it came out. Without fail, the Greater Than Games booth was always too busy, or we’d use…
Exceed Fighting System: A Real Contender
by Mr. Saint I love fighting games. There’s just something about that particular video game genre that has always captivated me. The intersection of theorycrafting and practiced mechanical execution have always kept me coming back. I still watch the Evo Championship Series every year and follow the Capcom Pro Tour whenever I have time. While…
Build-a-Bear, Err I Mean a Hero: a Roll Player Review
by Mrs. Saint Confession time: I’ve never played D&D or any tabletop RPG. My husband has, he even volunteered and taught/played D&D with kids at the Boys and Girls Club back when he lived in New England. We were about to try to schedule putting together a group and campaign with some friends but then…
Galaxy Trucker – A Rewarding Career in Interstellar Transportation Awaits!
by Mr. Saint As the latest independent contractor of Corporations Incorporated, you can choose a life of adventure! You, brave soul that you are, can decide to cut out the middleman on your path to fame and fortune, and we here at Corp Inc. are here for you. We’ll provide you with only the best…
Sequence Review: Grandma Plays Too
by Mrs. Saint My husband and I have many different hobbies we love but board games are a passion in the Saint household. If you asked either of us what we want to do with our free time when Little Miss Saint is sleeping, the top of the list is always board games. However, one…
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth – There and Back Again, E-Reader Edition
by Mr. Saint When, as a child, I had decided I outgrew Goosebumps and the Animorphs series, the first “grown-up” book I can remember falling in love with was J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. From that first story, an obsession with Middle-earth and persistent love of high fantasy was born. I entered the hobby…
For Glory: A Champions of Midgard Review
by Mrs. Saint Trondheim is a port town in Norway, led by their beloved Jarl. His strength and fierceness protect the town and surrounding villages and his shrewd mind helps grow a thriving merchant trade business. But then he dies. His death is felt in every house in Trondheim and in every neighboring village. Suddenly,…
Arkham Horror 3rd Edition: It Takes Two to Tentacle
by Mr. Saint Overview: Arkham Horror 2nd Edition was my entry into hobby board gaming. Bought at significant discount while I was a struggling, underemployed law school grad amidst the last great recession (the summer of 2011), I spent countless evenings learning its systems and playing game after game. Since those fondly remembered summer nights,…
Yomi Review
By: Mr. Saint Note: Review originally published on BGG September 2019. Yomi is one of our forgotten games. Initially procured in 2014 at PAX East, it was played quite a bit that year and then put on the shelf, where it quietly gathered dust for years. We recently rediscovered our collection of Yomi decks while…
Maximum Apocalypse: I’m Tired, I’m Hungry, I’m Having the Best Time
By: Mrs. Saint Note: Originally published on BGG March 2019. First, it was the zombies. The virus spread like wildfire across the country, resulting in societal collapse. We had no sooner found the cure to the disease when the unmaintained nukes went off, further destabilizing the population. The East Coast is now a wasteland. Some…
The Reckoners – “He’s not a human. He’s like a piece of iron.”
By: Mr. Saint Note: Review originally published on BGG January 2019. Overview What if Superman was evil? What if the entire Justice League was evil? What if super powers existed and everyone who obtained them was inevitably corrupted? In the world of the Reckoners, the answers to these questions have led to a world in…
Wakening Lair
By: Mr. Saint with input from Mrs. Saint Note: Review originally published on BGG September 2018. Gen Con 2018 was our first Gen Con. It was the Mrs.’s first gaming convention ever. Intentionally, we left ourselves plenty of time on the first day to just take in the Exhibitor Hall and see what the depth…
Sentinels of the Multiverse OblivAeon
By: Mr. Saint with input from Mrs. Saint Note: Review originally published on BGG September 2018. Like many other BGG members who love Sentinels of the Multiverse, we eagerly awaited the receipt of the game’s final Kickstarter effort. We read every Kickstarter update with eagerness, hoping to hear of the game’s impending arrival. The game…
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