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Calvin Daniels is a Saskatchewan-born, self-taught journalist. He is currently Editor of Yorkton This Week, with 35-years in the newspaper business.
Comune about finding the angles to build for the win
Regular readers will be aware Kanare Kato is both a prolific and well-liked designer of abstract…
Besont proves addictive in its simplicity
Besont was a surprise when it arrived and hit the table. The game comes in a…
Adh Mor far more fun than anticipated
Up front, Adh Mor, it apparently means “Good Luck” in Irish, was not a game that…
Fine art enhances game play of Embers
When it comes to 18-card game offerings, nobody produces more games regularly than Button Shy. And…
You might call these bloody fine minis
Head over to heliostabletop.ca, and if you are into gaming mini, you will be in for…
Surakarta worth play based on its historic nature
One of the strengths of abstract strategy games is how the varied ‘mechanics’ utilized across the…
Yahoo for Gee HawIt’s sort of a weird thing, I don’t usually go looking for solo games yet in the last few weeks two excellent ones have hit my little ‘in front of TV’ game table
It’s sort of a weird thing, I don’t usually go looking for solo games yet in…
Simple rules but Stakko leaves one wanting more
Stakko – you might have heard of it under the name 27 – is a small…
Quirky offering is just ‘ducky’
Be forewarned, you might just go quackers over this week’s game. As you might have guessed…
Quick filler abstract strategy offering
If you can avoid over-analyzing, then this week’s review gam, Nona,ga is a quick, yet rather…
Vintage race game surprises
When it comes to ancient games, I am a firm believer that every gamer needs to…
Farm animals with nukes – it’s got to be fun
With summer upon us, we’ll be offering up two reviews for July and August to celebrate…
Another fine effort from Kanare Abstracts
This week, we look at Make Muster from designer Dale Walton. The game is the fourth…
The Mire delivers big game play in small box
With a small box game, it’s always sort of a coin flip, with most having a…
Almes does it again with fine solo card game
When it comes to solo games, Scott Almes is noted for doing them quite well. Almes…
Hanami exudes ‘feel’ of Japan
There is no doubt that games with a Japanese flavour generally attract the attention of The…
Around we go with circular chess
When it comes to chess, it has been played on so many different boards and configurations,…
Stacking rejuvenates Morris variant
Kanare Abstract has earned a very solid reputation for putting out small box abstract strategy games,…
Canadian game company hits mark with kobold minis
If you are an avid role-player, you probably crave new miniatures to add to your gaming…
Time for some inner reflection as a robot
To begin this week’s review, I will admit that while I have played a number of…
HEAD A few twists keep MOW interesting
If there is one type of game where the options for your game table seem to…
Ananada all about meditation and tile laying
When you board game, you are often attracted to certain themes; for example, Vikings or cute…
A modern take on tafl that impresses
Readers will notice that in recent weeks, we’ve been looking at some recent releases by Kanare_Abstract.…
Historic original tedious but Kanare Kato offers interesting variants
Up front this week is an admission that I have a soft spot for the very…
New version of old classic much appreciated
Asymmetric abstract strategy games are both an unusual and interesting subgenre of games. For those not…
Patience re-made for D&D fans
The old saying goes that imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Well then, whoever created…
There is a charm in exploring heritage games
This is a game where writing a review has been rather challenging. On the one hand,…
Critter connections highlight this one
Biome Blitz from designer Matthew Sauder, who also supplies the wonderful art, is another of those games…
History makes this one interesting
Time to look at Jarmo, a game I was intrigued with from the first time I…
Domino update a winner
This week, we perhaps should premise this game with the comment that if you like tile-laying…
A game that while simple did not grab the guild
There are times when you review more than 50 games a year and have done it…
Tori Shogi a smaller board shogi variant to love
If you enjoy chess, you really should take a look at the world of Shogi –…