Legends of Nerdvana - Boardgame Review

Welcome to Darkridge Reunion, a party game for 6-12 players that is not so much a board game as a "LARP in a box." Join Dragonmother, Randrac, Alex, Heather, and Melissa as they discuss the pros and cons of attending. 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Quality of Components 4:30 Theme 10:58 Rulebook 13:04 Gameplay

Randrac and Dragonmother build out a railroad system in Foothills from Lookout Games. Set in the world of Snowdonia, this is a 2 player card-based version of the classic light rail game. 0:00 Introduction 1:40 Quality of Components 3:00 Theme 4:00 Rulebook 6:47 Gameplay

Dragonmother finally got us all to the table to begin our settlement of the west in Aces & Eights!

Dragonmother, Randrac and special guest Tiger discuss Genotype from Genius Games! Is success in this game's genes? Watch and find out! 0:00 Introduction 5:39 Quality of Components 8:58 Theme 12:48 Rulebook 15:53 Gameplay

Join Dragonmother, Kevin, and Randrac as they discuss this roll and write version of Fleet from Eagle-Gryphon Games! 0:00 Introduction 2:10 Quality of Components 4:02 Theme 8:21 Rulebook 11:58 Gameplay

Emil Larsen (creator of Burning Suns) is back with a story-driven space adventure set in the same universe--Rogue Angels! The Legends team got to do an advance demo of the first few levels and Birdman was fortunate enough to playtest the game further with the creator himself on Tabletop Simulator! See our thoughts on this upcoming Kickstarter targeted for August/September 2022 launch!

Birdman used his exclusive connections with Stonemaier Games (aka their Champion membership) to get an advance copy of the re-release of Libertalia! See what the Legends think of this new take on a classic pirate game! 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Quality of Components 3:05 Theme 5:33 Rulebook 8:12 Gameplay

Dragonmother spotted this adorable worker placement game and we immediately backed. Check out our thoughts in today's review! 0:00 Introduction 1:23 Quality of Components 3:27 Theme 5:52 Rulebook 7:10 Gameplay

Randrac is so happy to finally get Ark Nova to the table for a review! Join him, Dragonmother, and Birdman with special guest Tucker the Wonder Dog as they design their custom zoos! 0:00 Introduction 2:10 Quality of Components 4:22 Theme 7:00 Rulebook 9:26 Gameplay

Randrac and Dragonmother gather their party in Fantasy Realms from WizKids Games! 0:00 Introduction 2:12 Quality of Components 2:41 Theme 4:24 Rulebook 5:33 Gameplay

Dragonmother has been waiting a long time for this one! Museum Pictura has arrived! See our thoughts on this set collection sequel to Museum! 0:00 Introduction 2:19 Quality of Components 4:15 Theme 6:30 Rulebook 7:34 Gameplay

Dragonmother, Randrac, and Kevin fly to the moon in the "final" installment of the Welcome To... series. See if it is worth the journey! 0:00 Introduction 1:44 Quality of Components 5:25 Theme 7:08 Rulebook 9:27 Gameplay

Join Randrac and Kevin as they explore the universe of Beyond the Sun from Rio Grande Games! 0:00 Introduction 1:46 Quality of Components 4:43 Theme 8:00 Rulebook 11:24 Gameplay

Today Dragonmother and Randrac train their brains while playing Vivid Memories from Floodgate Games! 0:00 Introduction 2:35 Quality of Components 5:15 Theme 7:40 Rulebook 8:49 Gameplay

Today Dragonmother and Randrac visit the islands in Mangrovia, a light worker placement/area control game! 0:00 Introduction 1:44 Quality of Components 2:46 Theme 4:26 Rulebook 5:56 Gameplay

Dragonmother and Randrac check out Kopana RPG metal dice sets from Amazon. See what they think of this bling! Link to Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/kopana/page/C3311E4A-8B03-464A-B07F-D71C0ED7E789?ref_=ast_bln

Join Dragonmother and Randrac as they discuss this light cooperative "dungeon delve in a library" game that they demoed on the Dice Tower Cruise! Link to Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dissentgames/library-labyrinth?ref=discovery&term=library%20labyrinth

Birdman, Kevin, and Randrac discuss this recent Kickstarter deluxe game from Elf Creek Games! It was one of the most anticipated games by Birdman--see how it fares in our assessment! 0:00 Introduction 1:53 Quality of Components 7:12 Theme 9:48 Rulebook 14:10 Gameplay

Today Dragonmother and Randrac discuss Sanssouci, a puzzle game of garden building from Michael Kiesling, the designer of Azul! 0:00 Introduction 1:28 Quality of Components 2:23 Theme 4:03 Rulebook 5:11 Gameplay

Dragonmother and Randrac journey back to ancient Rome to enjoy a bit of point salad in Forum Trajanum, a 2018 release from Stephan Feld and Stronghold Games! 0:00 Introduction 1:36 Quality of Components 2:44 Theme 4:36 Rulebook 6:35 Gameplay

Curious what it is like to journey on a Dice Tower cruise? Dragonmother and Randrac share their experiences and pictures from the cruise.

Join Dragonmother and Randrac as they discuss this abstract from Floodgate Games that was one of Dragonmother's finds at Gencon 2021. 0:00 Introduction 1:41 Quality of Components 3:42 Theme 5:20 Rulebook 6:27 Gameplay

Curious what it is like to journey on a Dice Tower cruise? Dragonmother and Randrac share their experiences and pictures from the cruise.

Dragonmother and Randrac recently played La Granja and enjoyed it. Today they give the roll and write interpretation of La Granja a try! 0:00 Introduction 1:44 Quality of Components 3:25 Theme 4:31 Rulebook 6:02 Gameplay

Birdman, Dragonmother, and Randrac take a ride on the railways back to 2012 and revisit AEG's Trains! 0:00 Introduction 1:32 Quality of Components 3:35 Theme 7:03 Rulebook 10:13 Gameplay