One Player Two Cats

2020-02-03

Crystallo

In 2018, Liberty Kifer made a grand slam in the Solitaire Print and Play Contest with her first design, the abstract card game Crystallo, winning in seven different categories. The most important accolades were probably Best Game and Best New Designer. Me and the cats have had a look at the game.

2020-01-30

The Isle of Cats

Games about cats or with the word cat in the title tend to be lightweight and silly party games. I avoid them. Titles like Kittens in a Blender, Exploding Kittens, Battle Kittens and Eat Poop You Cat seem so common that I automatically assume that if a game’s about cats, it sadly isn’t for me. But The Isle of Cats seems different.

2020-01-06

Star Realms: Frontiers – Deckbuilding Dumbed Down

For two intoxicated gamers with a lot to talk about, Star Realms is a good way of keeping the hands busy. But as a solo game it leaves a lot to be desired. In this short review I sum up why it’s not staying in my collection.

2020-01-05

The War of the Worlds – A Pointed Review

Based on the novel by H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds is a science fiction wargame with a streamlined and abstracted set of rules and mechanisms. The game is true to the book that inspired it, but is it any fun to play? Me and the cats give you the answer, point by point.

2019-12-29

Cthulhu Crafts

On BoardGameGeek, each game in the database has a files section where thrifty users upload anything from rules summaries and player aids to fan-made scenarios and solitaire variants. I found some great accessories for Arkham Horror: The Card Game and Mansions of Madness, and spent a cold winter evening indoors with my two cats and a pair of scissors.

2019-12-24

Merry Christmas!

Juni, Mysan and I wish you happy holidays and give you a glimpse of what’s coming in 2020.

2019-12-09

Preparing for Arkham Horror: The Card Game – An Interview With Razoupaf

Fellow reviewer Raz is constantly nagging me about Arkham Horror: The Card Game, but it’s a huge game and I don’t know where to start. I thought he might help me getting prepared by answering some questions about the game. I also thought that whatever insights he shares with me, I’ll share with you.

2019-11-28

Three Over the Top

The 2019 People’s Choice Top 200 Solo Games have been revealed this week. My friends Athena and JW of Solitaire Times have joined me for a trinational rant about breaking the plastic budget, the pirate scare and hobbits.

2019-11-16

On Top Lists (With Top 10 Solo Games 2019)

I’ve always found the prospect of making top lists daunting – until two things happened almost simultaneously; I found the Ranking Engine, which made the process easier, and the hardworking kerskine started accepting submissions for the annual People’s Choice Top 200 Solo Games which motivated me to make my own list.

2019-11-12

Aeon’s End: Review of the Fourth Wave Small-Box Expansions

The New Age got me hooked on Aeon’s End. The new expansions Into The Wild, Shattered Dreams and The Ancients build upon what was introduced in The New Age. Me and the cats have had a look.