Godzilla: Tokyo Clash (2020) board game review

Rated: 3.5 / 5 I used to own this other board game titled King of Tokyo, a game that abstracted kaiju fights by having monsters that were rip-offs of Godzilla and King Kong, the energizer bunny, among others (some of which, to their credit, were original). We all knew we were to imagine that these … Continue reading Godzilla: Tokyo Clash (2020) board game review

Magic Realm (1979) epic review

March 23, 2018October 4, 2018 The Anomalous Host Board Game Reviews, Board Games

So a while back I mentioned I was working on a couple projects, that I would eventually get around to making a post on one of them. Well, it's time. Rating: 5 / 5 It is meant to be a complete fantasy world so full of variation that the players have real choices to make, … Continue reading Magic Realm (1979) epic review

Gloom of Kilforth review

June 11, 2017April 4, 2019 The Anomalous Host Board Game Reviews board, boardgame, game, gloom, hall, kilforth, ninjadorg, review, tristan

Image by Tristan Hall Rated: 3/5 Introduction So after bitching about the censorship of the artwork on one of the cards, and later apologizing for it since it ended up not being censorship at all, finally got a hold of the game and played it, solo. So small controversy aside, how is this "roughly 10 … Continue reading Gloom of Kilforth review

Barbarossa review

May 10, 2017March 29, 2019 The Anomalous Host Board Game Reviews anime, board, ecchi, game, german, japan, loli, lolita, nazi, review, wwii

Rated: 3/5 Introduction (ie addressing some criticisms of the game) So there are 2 versions of this game. One is the version which has anime chicks in scantily clad outfits doing some implied and ridiculous sexual gesture. The other version is a more historical version with black and white WWII photos. Regarding the latter, where's … Continue reading Barbarossa review

Risk Classic Board Game Review

August 26, 2016August 27, 2016 The Anomalous Host Board Game Reviews 1959, 2016, area control, board game, boardgame, dice, objective, parker brothers, probability, review, risk, subjective

Preface Image from http://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/8384/what-exactly-do-objective-and-subjective-mean-in-contemporary-philosophy Objective (adj.): not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased -- Dictionary.com Game (noun): 1.) a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck. -- Google.com 2.) a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on … Continue reading Risk Classic Board Game Review