AthenaDec 26, 2021End Times 2021: On collecting cardsEver since I started board gaming, I realized I have a fascination with cards. The games I enjoy the most are card-driven, even though I...
AthenaNov 14, 2021Hit and miss"Oh, crap. Now I'm stuck with it", I uttered as soon as I saw the Kickstarter email that notified me Senjutsu has successfully funded and...
AthenaJul 8, 2021Mission: Recollection 2As our readers may remember, I have decided to revisit my games collection and try to play not just my latest acquisitions or games I'm...
AthenaJun 28, 2021Mission: RecollectionJW and I had one of our usual "what to buy next" discussions the other day. I had browsed the local shops to check what's available, and,...
AthenaJun 16, 2021Mid-year radarIt is the middle of 2021 already, which means, time to pause, look back on the games acquired so far, but mainly look forward at what is...
AthenaJun 16, 2021Shelf portraitWelcome to my room! This is a general view of my bookcases which are by now almost at full capacity. I recently did a spring cleaning and...
AthenaJun 2, 2021This and thatToday I felt like sharing a few things I've been enjoying lately, along with random thoughts, somewhat in the style of the BGG blogs I'm...
AthenaApr 20, 2021Slowing down, backing out, and yet...I became a member of BGG in January 2017 and have been both growing and culling my games collection ever since. It now sits at 65 titles...
AthenaApr 1, 2021April Fool's foolsIt is the 1st of April today and, instead of trying to deceive you, I chose to honour the figure of The Fool - the first card of the...
AthenaMar 14, 2021The Owl in the LabyrinthThis post is classified under my personal "The Owl" subsection, and may or may not have to do with board games. Last night I watched Jim...
AthenaJan 2, 2021A Pictorial Guide to John Burton's The BramblesThe first thing you notice about The Brambles: A Solo (PnP) Card Game is the striking artwork the designer John Burton has selected for...
AthenaNov 12, 2020The clavis or key to the magic of Tony Boydell's Aleph Null Goetia, a term that signifies the conjuration of demons, comes from the Greek word "γοητεία" which means charm. Having been charmed...
AthenaSep 21, 2020Illustrators I would like to see create art for board gamesAs I was browsing the images of the Mystical Tarot deck, illustrated by the artist Giuliano Costa, I started thinking that I would very...
AthenaJun 24, 2020The soothing sound of placing meeples: board game ASMRAn exhibition called 'Weird Sensation Feels Good' is currently running at the ArkDes (National Centre for Architecture and Design) in...
AthenaJan 15, 2020Garden of degenerate delights: musings on the art and theme of Dungeon Degenerates‘I'm not sure that I can get past the art style. It definitely belongs on the side of a purple van with wall to wall shag carpeting’.[1]...