About: Ian Mortensen

Ian is an American born in Arizona that made a home in New York before flying off traveling around the world eventually ending in Wellington, New Zealand where he has to pay extra shipping on all of the board games he purchases. This doesn't stop him too much from continuing to dive head first into the hobby.

Posts by: Ian Mortensen

Rock Paper Wizard – A Board Game Review

Rock Paper Wizard – A Board Game Review
18 Jun, 2019 Board Games 0

Rock Paper Wizard is a light “take that” game released by WizKids in 2016. “Take That” games are a cheeky sub-genre of game in which players take turns doing things that directly hurt one or more of the other players, presumably while standing up, pointing, and laughing as they do …

The Mind: A Card Game Review

The Mind: A Card Game Review
23 May, 2019 Board Games 0

The Mind is a 2-4 player cooperative game by Wolfgang Warsch released in 2018. This is the simplest game that I’ve taken the time to review, but even so, it may be the one with the most immediate electricity running through its gameplay. In The Mind, you and a few …

Mysterium: A Board Game Review

Mysterium: A Board Game Review
23 Apr, 2019 Board Games 0

Mysterium is a cooperative game for 2-7 players by Ukrainian designers Oleksandr Nevskiy and Oleg Sidorenko, released in 2015. This game puts one player in the role of a voiceless ghost, the victim of a gruesome murder, while the other players take on the role of psychics who have the …

Wingspan: A Board Game Review

Wingspan: A Board Game Review
5 Apr, 2019 Board Games 0

Wingspan is the newest hotness from Stonemaier Games, from up-and-coming designer Elizabeth Hargrave. Highly anticipated since its announcement in January, this game hit the market and sold out before it even reached store shelves. Wingspan even attracted the attention of The New York Times, an organization that usually doesn’t look …

Dominion: A Card Game Review

Dominion: A Card Game Review
21 Mar, 2019 Board Games 0

Okay, so you’ve just walked into a shop, and wandered over to the board game section out of boredom, intrigue, or maybe followed a stray cat around the corner. Regardless, you’re here now and you’re looking at all of the games. It’s overwhelming. There are so many boxes, so many …

Patchwork: A Board Game Review

Patchwork: A Board Game Review
2 Mar, 2019 Board Games 0

Patchwork is a two player, tile laying, tetris-like game from the epic board game designer, Uwe Rosenberg. Famous for such blockbuster games as Agricola, Bohnanza, and A Feast For Odin. Patchwork currently sits at #61 of all time on BoardGameGeek. In Patchwork, you are attempting to make a patchwork quilt …

Terraforming Mars: A Board Game Review

Terraforming Mars: A Board Game Review
23 Feb, 2019 Board Games 0

Terraforming Mars is one of the modern board game giants. Published in 2016, this game skyrocketed to #4 of all time games on Board Game Geek, and usually finds its home in the top 20 of most “best of” lists around the web. There are a number of zealous devotees of …

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