Tonight on GeekNights, we review Whale Street. It is a solid concept, combining the stock/operating round structure of an 18xx game with poker hand mechanics, but it doesn't quite stick the landing on execution. In the news, Wizards of the Coast has an AI art problem, and Free to Play games like Overwatch and Marvel Snap have a new card/character power creep problem. PixelMeat is back. If you care about unions and good working conditions, consider calling Arsenal Scaffold to tell them workers need living wages.
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Things of the Day
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- Rym: Hearse of Strahd
- Scott: moai.games
Content tagged with tabletop
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Ahoy (2022)
November 28 2023
Tonight on GeekNights we review Ahoy (2022). In the news, kids want Robux for …
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PitchCar (1995)
August 8 2023
Tonight on GeekNights, we review PitchCar (1995). It's a flicking game. It's a sport. …
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Can't Stop and All My Diamonds
July 25 2023
Tonight on GeekNights, we review two games by the legendary Sid Sackson: Can't Stop …
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Game Mechanics: Worker Placement
June 27 2023
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss worker placement as a game mechanic. We intend to turn …
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Cat in the Box (2022)
April 4 2023
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Muneyuki Yokouchi's fantastic Cat in the Box. This is …
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Mostly Dead Games
February 7 2023
Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss games that are not fully dead, but are mostly dead …
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Single Player Tabletop Games
August 30 2022
Tonight on GeekNights, we consider single player tabletop games. Distinct from Solitaire and Simple Games …
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Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)
January 4 2022
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020). It's an elegant worker …
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Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
September 14 2021
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile. It's a solid …
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