Posts Tagged ‘Z-Man Games’
Endeavor
This review is part of the 2009 Game Cryer Holiday Gift Guide.
Once upon a time, the planet was a blank canvas with many areas waiting for discovery by the seafaring people of Europe. Endeavor asks players to cover the globe with their influence, using a simplified system for colonization and conquest. Spreading across the seas, [...]
Pandemic
For those who don’t know, the yearly gaming convention Origins in Columbus, Ohio coincides with the Game Manufacturer Association (GAMA) announcing their best games of the year in a large variety of categories – the Origins Awards. Last year’s winner, Pandemic, the board game wherein players fight the spread of rampant diseases, just happens to [...]
1960: The Making of a President
1960: The Making of a President is a two-player game from Z-Man Games covering the election campaign between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy through all of its historic twists and turns. Far from a throwaway card game, it boasts a near two-hour play time, complex rules and an amazing attention to historical detail. 1960 [...]