Some time ago, Ashly and I were sitting around the apartment, trying to find something engaging to do that didn’t involve sitting in front of the TV. Having been an avid board game on an extended vacation from the hobby, I thought that perhaps grabbing a gateway board game or two could provide a good change of pace.

Ten months later, we can safely say that we’ve played a considerable amount of games together, many of which were 2 player focused. Of the games that we’ve played, enjoyed, and continued to play together, the following games are our current favorites.

OK. I have a few minutes before bed. I should probably spend these minutes reading for some class. Instead, I am going to use them to discuss tonight, October 20th’s, board game review of Dominion.

For those of you who don’t know, I recently joined 2D6.org as a reviewer. The reasoning behind this was two-fold. First, I was hoping learn a bit more about game mechanics. I thought that by playing games I could do this. Secondly, I just like playing game with my friends.

While doing some research in preparation for the launch of 2D6, I had to consider what I tend to look for, and distinguish as, a “good” board game review. More over, how could I take what I consider a thorough examination of a board game, and extrapolate a reusable formula that can exist within the confines of a 10-15 minute video. Given an examination of a couple of hundred reviews that I’ve read over the last couple of years, I came up with the following generic criteria that I believe will suit our purposes nicely.