by LINCOLNHOPPE | Nov 10, 2025 | Deck Building Games, My Favorites, New Releases 2025, Two Player Games
Tag Team Review – This Deck Builder Broke the Rules I Thought I Knew Review by Lincoln Hoppe: The Game Bard What is this Tag Team? What if I told you that in Tag Team, your biggest enemy isn’t your opponent or their deck? It’s predicting where...
by LINCOLNHOPPE | Oct 3, 2025 | Family Games, Playthrough, Strategy Games, Two Player Games
Gruntz Teach & Playthrough – Tactical Warfare in a Tiny Box Review by Lincoln Hoppe: The Game Bard INTRO Join me as I teach my wife Page how to play Gruntz, then watch us battle it out on the tabletop! This tactical WWI-themed game from Allplay packs an...
by LINCOLNHOPPE | Sep 29, 2025 | Kickstarter Preview, Strategy Games, Two Player Games
Gruntz Kickstarter Preview: Epic WWI Tactics in a Tiny Magnetic Box Review by Lincoln Hoppe: The Game Bard INTRO Can a game fit infantry, tanks, aircraft and epic victories into a box this small? That’s the question I found myself asking when I first laid eyes...
by LINCOLNHOPPE | Sep 16, 2025 | Kickstarter Preview, Reviews, Strategy Games, Two Player Games
Fury of the Elements Review: When Tactical Card Combat Gets Thrilling Review by Lincoln Hoppe: The Game Bard INTRO Sometimes you think you don’t like a specific genre of games, and then along comes a game that makes you think, wait a minute! Now let’s be...
by LINCOLNHOPPE | Sep 7, 2025 | Family Games, Reviews, Two Player Games
Patchwork vs Splendor Duel: Head-to-Head Two-Player Board Game Showdown Review by Lincoln Hoppe: The Game Bard The Setup: Two Games, One Winner It was time for a two-player showdown. I picked up both Patchwork and Splendor Duel, and my wife and I sat down to play them...
by LINCOLNHOPPE | Jul 18, 2025 | Reviews, Strategy Games, Two Player Games
Architects of Amytis Review: A Satisfying 30-Minute Tile Game Review by Lincoln Hoppe: The Game Bard Introduction Do you want to lace some tiles, make some patterns, and build your own ancient Babylonian city? Architects of Amytis is a quick-playing tiling game that...
