There is a certain near charm about 18-card games. Their small table footprint, and easy transport…
Calvin Daniels
Calvin Daniels is a Saskatchewan-born, self-taught journalist. He is currently Editor of Yorkton This Week, with 35-years in the newspaper business.
The Plot Thickens
It’s always interesting how some games are received once on The Meeple Guild table. Take, for…
Dionysia
Regular readers will know myself and guilder Trevor have become definite fans of offerings from Button…
Capablanca
Even among the most devoted board game players, you may not know who José Raúl Capablanca…
Neverrift
You might say we are experiencing something of a Renaissance of collectible card games (CCGs) –…
New game could become heirloom classic
When it comes to abstract strategy games of course this Meeple Guilder is immediately interested in…
Great way to game and relax over a ‘cuppa’
In the world of small footprint card games Scott Almes is becoming one of the best…
New trick taker truly impresses
Trick taking card games are a staple for many gamers with many variations on the mechanic…
Draw well to win
If we were to characterize The Meeple Guild it would not label itself ‘a party crew’.…
A lot of game in free PnP beauty
James Ernest is an amazingly prolific game designer with literally dozens of games to his credit.…
How about some simple soccer fun?
Up front, I am a huge sports fan. That said soccer is not among the sports…
Vintage fun with Chain Reaction
Sid Jackson is a rather notable game designer, and one of his creations which probably deserves…
Euronimoes is a great use of dominoes
An oft overlooked ‘game system’ is the rather common set of dominoes. While dominoes do come…
Run your pieces to safety
It is always something of a personal thrill to stumble upon a truly historic board game.…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Lepra
Roll & Write print ‘ n play games by their nature can be hugely variable creations.…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Scoundrel
In undertaking this series of quick reviews of games for a standard deck of cards it…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Kings in the Corner
Kings in the Corner is a game that surprised me in a couple of ways. To…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Canadian Salad
When I first came across Canadian Salad the name was all I needed to be interested…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Downstream
The games from designer Sébastien Bernier-Wong, and publisher Firestarter Games have been a most pleasant surprise…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Casinopolis
Button Shy (www.buttonshy.com) is back with another new game about to be released to the world…
Calvin’s Commentaries: The Administration — Book 1 London by Night
While most certainly not a huge fan of the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons –…
Calvin’s Commentaries: World Hive Championship
The 2024 edition of the online World Hive Championship was held recently and Scotland’s Ben Harris…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Top 5 Games of 2025 – Part 2
And so the calendar turns to a new year and that means it is time to…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Top 5 Games of 2025 – Part 1
And so the calendar turns to a new year and that means it is time to…
Hyperstar Run
Sometimes in reviewing games you have the opportunity to do something rather cool. I find that…
Reforest: Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast
In a rather short time, The Meeple Guild have become fans of Canadian game designer Sébastien…
Battlefield Cribbage
There are card games one will try that you just want to love. Battlefield Cribbage created…
Adventurous
Some 18-card games don’t quite make it as enjoyable at the table. Take Adventurous, for example,…