Cheating has never been so fun – a review of Paperback Adventures
I love word games. I love looking at an unpleasant jumble of letters and the exhilarating feeling of relief I get when I manage to sort them into sweet, sweet order and meaning. I also hate word games. I loathe the embarrassing feeling of hopelessness as I get trounced because the only thing I manage…
A Gentle Rain
Pull a tile. Feel the texture on its back. Trace the interlacing lines with your fingertip.Breathe in.Push your fingers gently against the front. Notice its softness.Breathe out.Rotate. Glance around the board, for the perfect spot.Breathe in.Place it down. Not too quickly though. You, are in no rush.Breathe out. I pulled out Kevin Wilson’s A Gentle…
Curious Cargo
The backstory of today’s game is a surreal, bleak and dystopian one. You make a deal with a mysterious person, perhaps in a dark back alley. What is now in your possession is a warehouse, empty save for a few dusty machines mounted on the walls. You are told that tomorrow morning a truck will…
Review Love letter: Summoner Wars
No, Senji Kanai’s classic microgame classic does not have yet another retheme. This is an actual love letter, from me, to Summoner Wars. Its second edition is coming up soon, and when the pre-order was announced earlier this week it spurred in me an urge to let out all the fondness I have for this…
Review: Nova Luna
For our inaugural, first ever review, we have decided to tackle one of the titans of board gaming, Uwe Rosenberg! He is one of the hobby’s most famous designers, with designs like the seminal Agricola, which basically set the bar for all worker placement games after it, and Bohnanza, which is a game that taught…
BLAST-OFF!
And we’re off! Welcome to Be Game Do Crime, a board game site made by two Norway residents tired of shouting their opinions about board games into pillows and each other’s faces, who figured that what the internet needs is MORE OPINIONS, so here we are. Expect game reviews, maybe some features and opinions if…
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