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Strat-o-Matic Baseball: A Card Game Review from The Boardgaming Way
By Fred Manzo Strat-o-Matic Baseball Last winter we played Strat-o-Matic Baseball for a month or so. It’s an old-school (1962) paper baseball simulation, originally designed by Hal Richman. But we used its 2009 edition
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Galactic Expanse: Starship Battles – A Card Game Review from The Boardgaming Way
By Fred Manzo Galactic Expanse: Starship Battles A few months ago we played Galactic Expanse: Starship Battles. Or at least we tried to. GE is a two to four player card game designed by
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Friedrich: A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo “I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right” – Frederick, the Great Designer: Richard Sivel Publisher: Rio Grande Games Friedrich, a war game of the
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Railroad Tycoon (also known as “Railroads of the World”) – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Railroad Tycoon Designer: Martin Wallace and Glenn Drover Publisher: Eagle Games Overview After going out of print a few years ago Railroad Tycoon was reincarnated in 2009 as Railroads of the
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Settlers of America: Trails to Rails – A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Settlers of America: Trails to Rails Settlers of America: Trails to Rails was published in 2010 by Mayfair Games. It was designed by Klaus Teuber, who is probably the most famous
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A “Strike of the Eagle” southern strategy – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo A “Strike of the Eagle” southern strategy Introduction One of the many strong points in Strike of the Eagle (SotE) is its ability to provide each player with his own set
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Two Bad Generals or How to Use Varro and Longus in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage – A Boardgaming Way Analysis
By Fred Manzo How to Use Varro and Longus in Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. If you
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Battlestar Galactica (First Edition): A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo A Review of FFG’s 2008 Release of Battlestar Galactica Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games designer: Corey Konieczka Battlestar Galactica – The Board Game (BG) is a solid card driven co- operative game,
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Arkham Horror: A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Arkham Horror Overview Arkham Horror is a boardgaming extravaganza published by Fantasy Flight back in 2005. Designed by Richard Launius and Kevin Wilson, it is based on H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu works
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Power Grid: A Boardgaming Way Review
By Fred Manzo Power Grid We’ve played Power Grid, one of the top 5 or 6 most popular games on Boardgamegeek, a couple of times now, and while that’s not enough to make us
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