Category: Games

All aboard the Mexican Train (Review)

All aboard the Mexican Train (Review)

Intro

Aside from the awesomeness that was Domino Rally during my childhood, I’ve never been into a traditional dominoes game and that may be partially due to the fact that I watched older men play the game when I was a kid, especially in the city I call home where it’s extremely common. Imagine my surprise when I discovered Mexican Train, a variation of dominoes that involves locomotives, engines and just a smidgen of strategy which makes the otherwise blasé game of dominoes quite entertaining.

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The Many Flavors of Farkle

The Many Flavors of Farkle

Intro

Farkle might be the most recognizable of the few games I’ve covered since it’s been around for a little over two decades per Wikipedia, yet I was entirely unaware of the existence of this dice game involving luck and risk until this year when I began researching and collecting board and card games.  Unlike a typical board game, there are many variations on the basic game of Farkle which can be stripped down to its basic no frills dice version or perhaps something like Spicy Farkel and Farkle Flip, the card game.  I’m going to cover the ones that I’ve played and highlight the various sets available so hopefully you can decide which version works best or if perhaps you’d like to add a bit of every flavor.

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