The Farmhand #1 Written by Rob Guillory Art by Rob Guillory Publisher: Image Comics I am…
Calvin’s Commentaries
Calvin’s Commentaries: War Bears #1
War Bears #1 Written by Margaret Atwood & Ken Steacy Art by Ken Steacy Publisher: Dark…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Konungar War of Crowns #1
Konungar War of Crowns #1 Written by Sylvain Runberg Art by Juzhen Translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Steampunk Rally
Oh, how I wanted to love Steampunk Rally with all my heart. “It is the turn…
Calvin’s Commentaries: The Hard Place
The Hard Place Written by Doug Wagner Art by Nic Rummel Colors by Charlie Kirchoff Cover…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Xenofera
Xenofera was one of those most pleasant surprises that sometimes happen when you break the seal…
Calvin’s Commentaries: 8 Million Ways to Die
8 Million Ways to Die Written by Lawrence Block Adapted by John K Snyder III Illustrated…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Rome West
Rome West Written by Justin Giampaoli & Brian Wood Art by Andrea Mutti Cover art by…
Calvin’s Commentaries: The Defence of Pictland
It was a month ago that the review was a game by Jon Hather, and this…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Crossroad Blues
Crossroad Blues: A Nick Travers Graphic Novel Written by Ace Atkins Art by Marco Finnegan Cover…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer #1
Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer #1 Story by Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins Written by Max Allan…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Vikings vs Saxons
It continues to amaze me how modern era game designers can still come up with ideas…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Aristeia
Miniature wargaming is a favourite of mine, in particular, skirmish level battles. Skirmish games are small-scale…
Calvin’s Commentaries: 3D Pawn
Ah the joy of a truly intriguing game coming in a small package. Welcome to 3D…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Team UP!
It always fascinates when a game can be stored in a relatively small box, and yet…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Dwarven Miner
Dwarven Miner was one of those games where the expectations were not overly high, and the…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Dominion
Deckbuilding is a great board game mechanic in its own right, best seen in a game…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Bridget
Aesthetics are a huge part of what makes an abstract strategy game stand out for me.…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Partido
You have to appreciate a board game that comes in a small box with rules so…
Calvin’s Commentaries: In the Name of Odin
There is something to be said for savvy marketing, and in the world of board games,…
Calvin’s Commentaries: New York 1901
Among recently reviewed games none have been a more enjoyable experience than New York 1901. While…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Okanagan
Tile laying games are by their nature generally easy for players to get into and are…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Journey To The Overland
If you are a fan of role-playing games you will likely recognize one of the barriers,…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Unbroken
There are always those days we want to game, but can’t find a bud to join…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Martial Art
There are those games which fight above their weight class as they say. Martial Art from…
Calvin’s Commentaries: 40 Thieves
When a game arrives in a cloth sack, and you open it to find a stack…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Get Adler
London, 1937 — Intelligence has discovered that Top-Secret documents are missing. So, too, is MI6 Agent…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Aidan 5
When it comes to being surprised by something on the ‘Net, the web series Aidan 5…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Star Trek: Outpost
With the arrival of Star Trek Discovery on mainstream television last fall, a long hiatus from…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Catacombs
When it comes to board games I have played a rather extensive list over the decades…
Calvin’s Commentaries: Nightmare Forest: Alien Invasion
Ah, the wonderment of a game that surprises the player with what the overall experience of…