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Game Review: Chaos
By Ted Cheatham
April 25, 2010
Designer: The Valentyne Brothers
Publisher: Z-Man Games
Players: 3-5
Ages: 12+
Playing Time: 20-30 minutes
Rules Language: English
Price: $10
Links: 
Ted Cheatham gives the run-down of Chaos, a card game released by Z-Man Games in Q1 2010.
Posted by Ted Cheatham • Apr 25, 2010, 11:00 PM • Comments (0)
Game Review: Run Wild
By Ted Cheatham
February 22, 2010
Designer: Brad Carter
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Players: 2-4
Ages: 8+
Playing Time: 5 minutes
Rules Language: English
Price: $10
Links:
Ted Cheatham gives an overview of Run Wild, one of three fast-playing card games that Out of the Box Publishing released in 2009.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Feb 22, 2010, 12:30 AM • Comments (0)
Game Review: Super Circles
By Ted Cheatham
February 21, 2010
Designers: Maureen Hiron, Caron Badkin & Ron Badkin
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Players: 2-4
Ages: 8+
Playing Time: 5-10 minutes
Rules Language: English
Price: $10
Links:
Ted Cheatham follows his overview of 7 ate 9 with a quick look at another fast-playing card game from Out of the Box Publishing: Super Circles.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Feb 21, 2010, 01:00 AM • Comments (0)
Game Review: 7 ate 9
By Ted Cheatham
February 19, 2010
Designer: Maureen Hiron
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Players: 2-4
Ages: 8+
Playing Time: 5-10 minutes
Rules Language: English
Price: $10
Links:
Ted Cheatham takes 7 ate 9, of which he received a review copy, out for a spin in this short video.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Feb 19, 2010, 03:00 PM • Comments (0)
Game Review: Word on the Street
By Ted Cheatham and W. Eric Martin
December 2, 2009
Designer: Jack Degnan
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Players: 2-8
Ages: 12+
Playing Time: 20-30 minutes
Rules Language: English
Price: $25
Links:
Ted Cheatham gives the buzz about Word on the Street, a new tug-of-war style word game from Out of the Box:
If you want to skip YouTube, you can download the video from the BGN server, or you can read my first impression below. Read more...
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Dec 2, 2009, 12:30 AM • Comments (3)
Game Review: The Chain Game
By Ted Cheatham and W. Eric Martin
July 26, 2009
Designers: Wendy L. Harris, Garrett J. Donner & Michael S. Steer
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Players: 3-10
Ages: 12+
Playing Time: 20-30 minutes
Rules Language: English
Price: $25
Links:
Ted Cheatham offers this brief take on The Chain Game, a party game that includes a real working squeeze horn, one similar to those on old cars in the movies: HONK! HONK!
If you want to skip YouTube, you can download the video straight from the BGN server, or you can read my first impression below, which is based on a single play with five players. (Note that I received a complimentary review copy of this game.) Read more...
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Jul 26, 2009, 10:00 AM • Comments (0)
Game Review: Ninja vs. Ninja
By Ted Cheatham
July 21, 2009
Designer: Tushar Gheewala
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Players: 2
Ages: 8+
Playing Time: 15-20 minutes
Rules Language: English
Price: $25
Links:
Ted Cheatham provides an overview of Ninja vs. Ninja, a 2009 game release from Out of the Box that will be followed sometimes in the near future by Pirates vs. Pirates and possibly Kramer vs. Kramer. Here’s Ted:
If you want to skip YouTube, you can download the video straight from the BGN server. I published my own review of Ninja vs. Ninja in March 2009. My bottom line: “Random or not, the game is short and fun and has that ‘one more time’ quality that good filler games do.” Click through for details.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Jul 21, 2009, 05:00 AM • Comments (1)
Game Review: Letter Roll
By Ted Cheatham
June 22, 2009
Designer: Tushar Gheewala
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Players: 2-8
Ages: 8+
Playing Time: 20-30 minutes
Rules Language: English
Price: $25
Links:
Ted Cheatham gives an overview of Letter Roll, a 2009 release from Out of the Box Publishing. You can explain this word game in less than two minutes and be ready to play immediately. Ted shows you how to do it…
If you want to forgo YouTube, you can watch the video straight from the BGN server. For another take on the game, published in June 2009, head to my first impression of Letter Roll.
Posted by Ted Cheatham • Jun 22, 2009, 12:30 AM • Comments (0)
Game Review: Vampires’ Quest
By Ted Cheatham
March 8, 2009
Designers: Joe and Marjolaine Linares
Publisher: Headless Games
Players: 2+
Rules Language: English
Price: $20
Links:
Ted Cheatham reviews Vampires’ Quest, the first title (and only title to date) from Headless Games, which was released in 2008.
If you want to forgo YouTube, you can watch the video straight from the BGN server.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Mar 8, 2009, 11:00 AM • Comments (3)
Game Review: Stoplights
By Ted Cheatham
September 27, 2008
Publisher: FRED Distribution
Designer: Sean Brown
Players: 2-3
Ages: 7+
Playing Time: 5 minutes
Ted Cheatham reviews Stoplights, a small card game published by FRED Distribution in 2007 and distributed by JKLM Games in the UK:
If you want to forgo YouTube, you can watch the video straight from the BGN server.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Sep 28, 2008, 08:00 AM • Comments (0)
Game Review: Portobello Market
By Ted Cheatham
September 20, 2008
Publisher: Playroom Entertainment / Schmidt Spiele
Designer: Thomas Odenhoven
Players: 2-4
Ages: 8+
Playing Time: 35 minutes
Rules Language: English / German
Ted Cheatham reviews Portobello Market, released in 2007 by Playroom Entertainment after frist appearing in German from Schmidt Spiele:
If you want to forgo YouTube, you can watch the video straight from the BGN server.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Sep 20, 2008, 04:00 AM • Comments (0)
Game Review: Kayak Chaos, Turtlemania & Penguin Rescue
By Ted Cheatham
September 14, 2008
Publisher: SimplyFun
Designers: Various
Players: Various
Ages: Various
Playing Time: Various
SimplyFun had a trio of new games on display at Gen Con 2008 – Kayak Chaos, Turtlemania and Penguin Rescue – and Ted Cheatham provides an overview of all three in under ten minutes, which supports the “simple” half of the company’s name. And as for the fun?
If you want to forgo YouTube, you can watch the video straight from the BGN server.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Sep 14, 2008, 04:00 AM • Comments (0)
Game Review: Wizard’s Gambit
By Ted Cheatham
September 13, 2008
Publisher: Gryphon Forge Games
Designers: Eric Drever & Matthew Stipes
Players: 2-5
Ages: 8+
Playing Time: 45-60 minutes
Rules Language: English
Ted Cheatham covers Wizard’s Gambit with an overview and review:
For another take on the game, you can read W. Eric Martin’s first impression based on three playings, which was published on BGN in May 2008.
If you want to forgo YouTube, you can watch the video straight from the BGN server.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Sep 13, 2008, 04:00 AM • Comments (1)
Game Overview: Tomb
By Ted Cheatham
September 10, 2008
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group
Designer: John Zinser
Players: 1-6
Ages: 12+
Playing Time: 60 minutes
Rules Language: English
Release Date: September 2008
Ted Cheatham gives an overview of Tomb, which AEG had available at Gen Con 2008 in August. Take it away, Ted!
Want even more details? You download the rulebook from the Tomb webpage. You can also watch the Tomb overview straight from the BGN server.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Sep 10, 2008, 04:00 AM • Comments (0)
Game Review: Yahtzee Free for All
By W. Eric Martin and Ted Cheatham
September 7, 2008
Publisher: Hasbro
Designer: Richard Borg
Players: 2-6
Ages: 8+
Playing Time: 20 minutes
Rules Language: English
Link:
For an overview of this new take on the Yahtzee line – an ever-replenishing resource for Hasbro on par with Prometheus’ liver – here’s Ted Cheatham with a video intro:
I’ll second Ted’s call-out of the packaging of Yahtzee Free for All as cool, but it’s so cool that it verges on unusable. First, you have the supplementary packaging that allows the box to stand upright on the shelf – you know, what other boxes do normally. The fold-out flaps that form each player’s home area don’t lie flat without struggle and repeated back-bending each time you unwrap the gameboard. The dice and cards are cocooned in a molded plastic shell that doesn’t release its treasure without major prodding. And the rulebook that unfolds into a throwing star is visually enticing, yet unwieldy.
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Posted by W. Eric Martin • Sep 7, 2008, 03:00 AM • Comments (2)
Game Review: Municipium
By Ted Cheatham
September 5, 2008
Publisher: Valley Games
Designer: Reiner Knizia
Players: 2-4
Playing Time: 40-70 minutes
Rules Language: English
Link:
Valley Games showed off Municipium, a Reiner Knizia design set in Roman times, at Gen Con 2008. Ted Cheatham gives an overview of the game and some thoughts on playing:
If you want to forgo YouTube, you can watch the video straight from the BGN server.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Sep 5, 2008, 09:00 PM • Comments (1)
Game Review: Ilium
By Ted Cheatham
August 27, 2008
Publisher: Playroom Entertainment
Designer: Reiner Knizia
Players: 2-4
Ages: 8+
Playing Time: 35 minutes
Rules Language: English
Link:
As is the case with many publishers, Playroom Entertainment debuted a few new releases at Gen Con 2008, selling advance copies of upcoming games to get the word out. Reviewer Ted Cheatham apparently passed over Killer Bunnies and the Journey to Jupiter to instead pick up the new Reiner Knizia title, Ilium. Did he make the right choice? Watch his overview of the game to find out for yourself:
If you prefer to avoid YouTube, you can watch the file (WMV) directly from the BGN server.
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Aug 27, 2008, 01:00 PM • Comments (1)
Puzzle Review: ZenBenders
By Ted Cheatham & W. Eric Martin
June 29, 2008
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Designer: Anita Janes
Players: 1
Ages: 7+
Playing Time: Varies
Rules Language: English
BGN has already covered ZenBenders once, but apparently a lot of review copies are floating around. First, we’ll have a go at Ted Cheatham’s video report on the puzzle series:
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Posted by W. Eric Martin • Jun 29, 2008, 07:30 PM • Comments (0)
Game Review: Rock!
By Ted Cheatham & W. Eric Martin
June 17, 2008
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Designer: Anita Janes
Players: 2
Ages: 7+
Playing Time: 2 minutes
Rules Language: English
Writing compelling taglines for games has to be a tough job. I say this based on the tagline accompanying Rock!, a card game published in June 2008 that reconfigures rock-paper-scissors into a speedy two-player duel. The tagline in question?
I don’t know – “rock” already sounds plenty fast, especially if you picture it zipping towards someone’s nugget, maybe a stranger who’s chasing you in the woods for no reason other than the secret documents concealed in your boot. But how would he know about them anyway? Have you been double-crossed? Or is he on the up-and-up? Did you just bean an innocent who wanted nothing more than to bum a cig off you? Too bad – let cheapy buy his own smokes!
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Posted by W. Eric Martin • Jun 17, 2008, 01:30 PM • Comments (3)
Game Review: Party Pooper
By Ted Cheatham & W. Eric Martin
April 23, 2008 (updated May 10, 2008)
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Designers: Garrett J. Donner, Brian S. Spence & Michael S. Steer
Players: 4-8
Ages: 12+
Playing Time: 40 minutes
Rules Language: English
A bumped review as I’ve played again and revised my take on the game. See below for details.
Ted Cheatham is back for a quick shot at the newly released Party Pooper:
For those of you who skipped Ted’s presentation, here’s a recap of the rules: Try to guess which player the current round’s host will identify as the most/least likely to do some specified task or challenge, whether it’s singing karaoke, taking a dip with the Polar Bear club, or going dancing with your teenage daughter. Guess well, and you’ll score a point; have everyone guess what you’re thinking when you’re host, and you’ll score lots of points.
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Posted by W. Eric Martin • May 10, 2008, 02:00 AM • Comments (3)
Game Review—Video: Surf’s Up, Dude!
Ted Cheatham hits the waves to take a test ride on Surf’s Up, Dude!—the final game from the Alan R. Moon/Aaron Weissblum partnership that was released in early 2008 by Jolly Roger Games. You can watch the video on BGN, as hosted by YouTube:
Or you can download Ted’s review of Surf’s Up, Dude! (MWV format) onto a device of your choice.
[Editor’s note: This is the second posting of this video review as the first was a tad too long for YouTube standards. Enjoy!]
Posted by W. Eric Martin • Feb 11, 2008, 05:00 AM • Comments (1)
Game Review—Video: Pepper
Ted Cheatham tosses off a quick review of Pepper, a card game released in 2005 by Out of the Box Games. You can watch the video on BGN, as hosted by YouTube:
Or you can download Ted’s review of Pepper (MWV format) onto a device of your choice.
Posted by Ted Cheatham • Aug 29, 2007, 06:00 AM • Comments (0)
Game Review—Video: DHV: Round 1
Ted Cheatham rumbles through a review of DHV: Round 1, a small card game released by Robot Martini in 2007. You can watch the video on BGN, as hosted by YouTube:
Or you can download Ted’s review of DHV (MWV format) onto a device of your choice.
Posted by Ted Cheatham • Aug 22, 2007, 06:00 AM • Comments (0)
Game Review: Cineplexity
By Ted Cheatham & W. Eric Martin
August 15, 2007 (updated December 7, 2008)
Publisher: Out of the Box Publishing
Designers: JonMichael Rasmus, John Sams & Sean Weitner
Players: 4-10
Ages: 13+
Playing Time: 20-30 minutes
Rules Language: English
Links:
Ted Cheatham takes a starring role in this review of Cineplexity, a movie-themed party game released in 2007 by Out of the Box Games. You can watch the video on BGN, as hosted by YouTube:
Or you can download Ted’s Cineplexity review onto a device of your choice. Or you can cut to the chase by reading my summary, which begins below the jump.
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Posted by Ted Cheatham • Aug 15, 2007, 06:00 AM • Comments (0)
Game Review—Video: Gnome Crystals
Ted Cheatham offers a speedy review of Gnome Crystals, a quick-playing family game that was released by Three Sages Games in 2007. You can watch the video on BGN, as hosted by YouTube:
Or you can download Ted’s Gnome Crystals review, save it on your own computer, and watch it over and over again.
Posted by Ted Cheatham • Aug 8, 2007, 03:00 PM • Comments (3)
