Board Game Book Club: The Expanse Board Game

Board Game Book Club: The Expanse Board Game

The Expanse Board Game In space, no one can hear you count Victory Points. Runtime: 60 minutes Players: 2-4 players Mechanics: Area-control, Trade Row, Variable Player Powers The Expanse Board Game is based on the SyFy TV Series of the same name. (which in turn is a TV adaptation of the fantastic Expanse book series by James S. A. Corey)…

Board Game Book Club: Nemesis

Board Game Book Club: Nemesis

Nemesis Who are you running from: The Aliens or your Shipmates? Runtime: 1.5-3 hr Players: 1-5 Mechanics: semi-cooperative, campaign driven, modular board, player elimination, variable player powers, light-deck building Nemesis is a semi-cooperative game with bluffing, backstabbing, and plenty of science-fiction survival horror adventure. The Goal: Find the failure, fix the situation, and return back to Earth all while surviving…

Board Game Book Club: Dinosaur Island

Board Game Book Club: Dinosaur Island

Welcome to Jurassic Park Dinosaur Island! Runtime: 90-120 Minutes Players: 1-4 Mechanics: Set collection, worker placement, resource management, tile placement, drafting In Dinosaur Island, you get to channel John Hammond and play the owner of a Jurassic Park-like theme park. The Goal: Get visitors to your park by opening attractions and cloning dinosaurs. (Just be careful because those visitors might…

Games for Valentine’s Day <3

Games for Valentine’s Day <3

It’s here That’s right, it’s that time again when the the Hallmark corporation commands us to show our affection to that special someone with expensive gifts and lavish dinner dates. This Valentine’s Day, why not try something different and break out some classic (and not so classic) tabletop games! Just for you, we’ve compiled a list of 9 games to…

Introducing XYZ Game Labs’ Board Game Book Club & Root

Introducing XYZ Game Labs’ Board Game Book Club & Root

Check out our Board Game Book Club We’re starting a new series of blog posts called Board Game Book Club. As a team, we frequently meet up and play games together. More often than not we end the game with some discussion on our thoughts and opinions of the game. We obviously enjoy playing games, but as we’ve grown as…