Archive for the ‘Game of the Month’ Category

Thurn and Taxis

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

It's time for a new Game of the Month here at Play2Relax and for the rest of July I would like to spend some quality time with the 2006 Spiel des Jahres winner, Thurn and Taxis. [caption id="attachment_1830" align="alignleft" width="213" caption=" "][/caption]Designed by Karen and Andreas Seyfarth, Thurn and Taxis simulates ...

A Month of Forbidden Island

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

I picked up a copy of Forbidden Island when I was at Kublacon last month. It was one of the few games I purchased at full retail price, but considering that was only about $16, I felt pretty good about my purchase. I've played it ten times since I bought ...

A Month of Odin’s Ravens

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

[caption id="attachment_1608" align="alignleft" width="300" caption=" "][/caption]When I chose Odin's Ravens as Game of the Month, I thought it was a slam dunk. Here was a two player game that played in under an hour that I remember enjoying enough to really give it some needed attention. I was surprised at just ...