I’m learning The White Castle so I can do a full review on it. It is also on BoardGameArena.com
If you want to play or learn this game, hit me with a Private Mention with your BGA handle. Likely play Monday evening.
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Someone who wants to remain anonymous bought me something off my Amazon list.
The White Castle
I guess this will be the next review.
https://substack.com/profile/330480756-jeffowski/note/c-257013236
Looking for my next board game to review. I have a 1st Edition “Euphrat & Tigris” and thinking about reviewing it before the 2026 release of Tigris & Euphrates. Also looking at grabbing a new one from the Amazon List if you have a recommendation.
The review for March of the Ants is all done and is the first entry on my http://jeffowski.substack.com
What should I review next?
Go to profile for my collection and buy list.
I have a lot of older games that I could review and a bunch of new-ish games on my Amazon list that I've been looking at.
Tigris and Euphrates is having a reprinting for later in 2026. I have a 1st Edition of this game.
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Two quick photos of tonight’s #MarchOfTheAnts game.
Review pending - http://jeffowski.substack.com
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The review I want to post for #MarchOfTheAnts is way too long for the character count on Mastodon, so I've started a Substack.
If you want a full review, head there and I'll have it posted tomorrow.
In the meantime, I got my butt whooped at the last game, and it had the widest points range from top to bottom. Until this game, all the games were pretty tight.
It GREATLY changed my perception of this game, from the other four games I've played.
Board game reviews and tabletop gaming from "Starbase Jeff" (@[email protected]) and long form thoughts from the "Church of Jeff" (@[email protected]). Click to read Jeffowski, a Substack publication. Launched 2 days ago.
I am involved in a weekly "Narrative Adventure Game" group and we are getting into the beginning of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice.
It definitely FEELS like an Assassin's Creed video game.
It is basically a tactical simulator where you have a scenario you must complete, and how well you complete it determines XP that you use to improve your character through skills and abilities.
#boardgames #boardgaming #narrativeadventure #AssassinsCreed
Official game playthrough and review of March of the Ants is coming soon.
I'm getting this in front of a group of 40-55 year old wargamers.
They already want to use the 2-player starting hex opening for the 4 player game, and they read the rule book enough to come in with some strategies before arriving. (The benefits of scheduling the game.)
I have a feeling I'm going to get stomped, but you always learn the most when that happens.
@grayson --
That's why I mentioned that monopolization is not an issue as long as small publishers can still be sustainable/profitable.
The information control issue can be solved through consumer education, on how the publishers use advertising and how dollars flow to/through the influencers that only get paid (and most importantly, paid again) if they provide the opinion the publishers want.
Starbase Jeff
