Category: Recon

  • Recon #7: Trajan Part 2

    Welcome to another episode of Play Boardgames Better Recon. In this episode, I’ll continue the examination of Trajan, Stefan Feld’s 6 ring circus of a Euro with more direct competition than many games. [display_podcast] This is part 2 of a 2-part Recon. We’ll go over the mancala (and I was surprised at what I found…

  • Recon #6: Trajan

    Welcome to another episode of Play Boardgames Better Recon. In this episode, I’ll examine Trajan, Stefan Feld’s 6 ring circus of a Euro with more direct competition than many games. [display_podcast] This is part 1 of a 2-part Recon. Trajan has a lot going on and much important information is better understood if you go…

  • Recon #5: Le Havre: The Inland Port

    Welcome to another episode of Play Boardgames Better Recon. In this episode, I’ll examine Le Havre: The Inland Port. Its Uwe Rosenberg’s 2-player, fast game based on Le Havre for theme and Ora & Labora for mechanisms. [display_podcast]

  • Recon #4: Village

    Welcome to another episode of Recon. This time we are going to explore Village.  It was designed by Inka and Markus Brand. Originally published by Eggertspiele, an American edition has been produced by Tasty Minstrel Games and is now widely available. Because it is fairly new, I’ll go through play of the game, but it…

  • Recon #3: Eminent Domain

    This is a podcast about Tasty Minstrel’s game Eminent Domain by Seth Jaffee. It has more introductory information than previous Recon episodes because the game isn’t as widely know. I’m a big fan of the game and my favorable opinion shows through. As usual, I will try to give you enough information to play competently…