
Tonight on GeekNights we review Shogun, released as part of the Milton Bradley Gamemaster series that we reviewed back in 2006. Renamed to Samurai Swords and then to Ikusa, we revisited it with pro tabletop players this past weekend. We're a lot wiser about game mechanics and game design here in 2025, and this game holds up surprisingly well except for a few notable flaws.
We're also trying an experiment. Rym is writing new rules in an attempt to refurbish this old game. Comments appreciated!
In the news, the Four Nations Face-Off has been lit, the Nintendo Switch 2 is coming, Nintendo is dropping their coupon pricing, we're playing the newly released Civilization VII to prepare a grand review, Magic: The Gathering announces Final Fantasy commander decks, and NetEase fired the people who made the hit game Marvel Rivals..
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Moorland (2023)
January 7 2025
Tonight on GeekNights we review Moorland (2023). We played it twice at PAX Unplugged …
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Obelus (2024)
November 26 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Obelus. A re-implementation of Dark Spires designed by Chris …
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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
October 15 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. It's a …
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Friends vs Friends
September 17 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Friends vs Friends. It's a fantastic quick arena-duel FPS …
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Slay the Princess
August 20 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, Rym and Emily review Slay the Princess. It's a graphic novel …
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The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
August 6 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Four Swords, which was released in 2002 on the GBA …
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Animal Well (2024)
June 11 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Animal Well. It's a beautiful and well made metroidvania. …
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Klask
April 16 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Klask. It's a well-designed extremely fun tabletop sport adjacent …
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Balatro (2024)
April 2 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Balatro (2024). From LocalThunk and published by Playstack, it's …
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