Tonight was my first "game night" here in Forest! I started with something great: arranging stuff in an insert. I actually purchased the same beautiful wooden insert twice, as it was on sale at Philibert; the insert was supposed to be both for Risk 2210 A.D. and Risk Godstorm. I own both games, tried the former, and it's a truly excellent and exciting multiplayer game, that I can easily recommend. It fixes about everything that was wrong about Risk. So, building these inser

Yes, I'm still playing a different solo game every day for Solotober 2021. It's just been hard to find the time to report. So without further ado, here's week 2. October 11: Gate Gate will go to our news writer Zerbique, after he's moved at the end of the year. I love the illustrations, but gameplay does not expand much upon the similar Wipers Salient that I prefer to play. I mainly played this to get a good look at the cards again. And nothing's changed - once it's gone I wo

Jason Glover is a very talented man. Not only does he constantly design and expand games, he is also a master illustrator: his creations are always a joy to look at, and Gate is a case in point. Even though very small, so that they fit inside their tin box, the cards pop with colour and the citizen portraits are full of character. I'm sure table presence would be even better had I ordered the neoprene mat, but shipping and customs didn't allow this. Still, the game looks gre

Update: The Crowd Sale for Gate at The Game Crafter has begun. The more people order the game, the more its price will fall. The accompanying playmat is also available, as well as Jason Glover's previous games. Our preview post below was published on May 27. We have so far only featured Kickstarter projects in our crowdfunding news, but today we are making an exception because Jason Glover's games are well-loved in the solo gaming community. The designer is releasing a new so