When it comes to print and play games some of the simplest ‘builds’ are abstract strategy…
Calvin Daniels
Calvin Daniels is a Saskatchewan-born, self-taught journalist. He is currently Editor of Yorkton This Week, with 35-years in the newspaper business.
Calvin’s Commentaries: Centurion
Regular readers will know this member of The Meeple Guild loves abstract strategy games. So I…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Fighting off kaiju
Admittedly I tend to gravitate to card-based PnP games as an easy build, but then you…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Harrow County
Some board games of course emerge from other places of popular culture – for example the…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Be an alien; find your way home
As we near the end of our ‘PnP Summer Series’ choosing what games to finish has…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Genesis: Battle of Champions
There are game reviews that are super simple to write – those games you love, or…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Take a quest at coffeetime
Quests Over Coffee is a simple little 18-card print-and-play. When a game is only a couple…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Seasons of Arcadia
Ah, such a pretty game is Seasons of Arcadia. Well, some might think it a bit…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Dice Deck
The great thing about print and play games is that there are so many to discover…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Meridians
Over the weeks we have reviewed several games by designer Kanare Kato; Estate, Stairs, Lines of…
Calvin’s Commentaries: For Northwood!
When you have played as many games as we ‘Meeple Guilders’ it can be difficult for…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Fandooble and the Dragon’s Eye
In every board game collection there will be games which are best described as ‘just silly…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Seven Waters
While this summer series is focused on print-and-play games, this week is sort of only print-and-play…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Estate
As has been noted in past reviews designer Kanare Kato is among the more prolific creators…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Battle Card
When it comes to print and play games simplicity of printing is rather high on the…
Calvin’s Commentaries: We All Take from the River
Ah the games which create a conundrum for the review always prove interesting. Such is the…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Warp-Lancer
This week’s print and play offering is a solo game from Canadian creator Martin Goudreault; Warp-Lancer.…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Parachute Panda
There are games we like way more than we should and that is the case with…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Bomber Boys
Upfront this week, I do not generally want a print-and-play game where I have to make…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Deblockle
If you want to draw my attention in terms of a board game, create an abstract…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Pilfering Pandas
A game with pandas, it’s got to get some love on that alone. But, is Pilfering…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Iago
Among abstract strategy games Othello is most certainly a well-loved classic to the point World Championships…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Revolver Noir
Talk about a game that exudes its theme. Revolver Noir is one of a growing number…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Tolerance
It is amazing just how diverse board games have become. You can find a game on…
Calvin’s Commentaries: One Page Monster Hunt
When the calendar turns to June we are pretty much into summer. Now ideally that means…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Revolver Noir
Talk about a game which exudes its theme. Revolver Noir is one of a growing number…
Calvin’s Commentaries: STAIRS
First look at the rule set of the 2023 release Stairs, the feeling was the game…
Calvin’s Commentaries: KAMON
Games, where the goal is to connect two opposite sides of the board, are sort of…
Calvin’s Commentaries: ACORNISM
Few things are more gratifying as a board gamer than getting a new game to the…
Calvin’s Commentaries: EARTH
It’s only April, so eight more months to come in 2024, but I’m calling it right…
Calvin’s Commentaries: PAW ON DUTY
If you are a board gamer and just a little bit crafty too, print-and-play game options…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Oxono
When it comes to board games certain companies are very good at carving out little niche…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Faraway
Some games cross The Meeple Guild table that prove quite frankly divisive in the sense not…