Method for Objectively Determining if a Board Game is Good or Bad

August 12, 2022August 14, 2022 The Anomalous Host Board Games, Opinion board game, Board Games, gaming

If one can utilize objective criticism for critiquing and/or ranking films and video games (let alone novels), one should be able to do it for board games. The biggest difference between board games and the other stuff just mentioned, is that board games require other human players to play with. That is... if you don't … Continue reading Method for Objectively Determining if a Board Game is Good or Bad

Narration in Board Games

February 24, 2021 The Anomalous Host Board Games, Opinion Board Games, narration

Well, I've stumbled across something I had forgotten about that discusses an element of board games that many thematic games try to nail down, but often don't succeed without compromising the actual game. Narration. From a response I made in my Gloom of Kilforth review I made on boardgamegeek a long while back. Something I … Continue reading Narration in Board Games

Shows and Board Games to be aware of for the early 1990s

January 4, 2021May 25, 2021 The Anomalous Host Board Games, Series 1980s, 1990s, 80s, 90s, board game, Board Games, nostalgia, retro, Series, shows

I may have missed a detail or two when going through the whole Entertainment Industry Nostalgia series. I may make little corrections here and there when I can. But there's something I have to mention before moving on to the 1992 year. The television shows that premiered prior to the 90s, but still carried over … Continue reading Shows and Board Games to be aware of for the early 1990s