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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Content tagged with tabletop
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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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Klask
April 16 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Klask. It's a well-designed extremely fun tabletop sport adjacent …
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Whale Street (2023)
January 9 2024
Tonight on GeekNights, we review Whale Street. It is a solid concept, combining the …
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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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