February 2021 – Thomas P. King, author and game designer

Board Game First Impressions: Nusfjord and Glen More II

I’ve thankfully been able to get more time in to play some games. One I recently bought, Nusfjord, and Glen More II I’ve played online. Nusfjord is one I’ve been eyeing since it came out, but it’s not a cheap game at $70 MSRP. I’ve rarely had the money for it and other things wonContinue reading “Board Game First Impressions: Nusfjord and Glen More II”

Book Review: The Dark Portal by Kyle Belote

6/10 Strong writing holds up an average story Darrovan Weiv is an alien theorist who finds himself stolen away in the night and brought to an underground facility—The Dome. There, he becomes part of a project to study an anomaly that could be of alien origin. But the chance of a lifetime could be theContinue reading “Book Review: The Dark Portal by Kyle Belote”

Board Game First Impressions: Darwin’s Journey and Carnegie

The battle of two old bearded white men… (I kid, but those covers…) These two games were recently on Kickstarter, and though I normally ignore KS, both were available to play. Darwin’s Journey was made available on Tabletopia, and Carnegie on Board Game Arena. My friend and I decided to try them out (he wasContinue reading “Board Game First Impressions: Darwin’s Journey and Carnegie”

Updates: 2-6-2021

Reviews Latest review for The Name of the Wind is up. Seems to have flown under the algorithm radar. Coming up soon-ish will be my first review for Reedsy’s Discovery. I’m also in a game of Savage Worlds RPG, so that will be the next first impressions. At some point, I might do a reviewContinue reading “Updates: 2-6-2021”

Book Review: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

7/10 Masterfully written with some underwhelming characters and story Kote is a humble innkeeper in an out-of-the-way town called Newarre. But he hides a very old secret; he is Kvothe—famous bard, powerful sorcerer, and living legend. Cornered by a chronicler, Kvothe agrees to tell the full story of his life. The story of a youngContinue reading “Book Review: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss”