Welcome back for our fifth episode of Wooden Cubes & Iron Soldiers!

In this episode we discuss a ton of games, specifically those that we dislike. We decided to break it into three sub-categories:

Games we hate, but are pretty sure everyone does too.

Games we used to love, but now hate.

Games we hate that everyone else seems to like.

On top of providing our own brand of video reviews, we’ve decided to also produce concise audio / video board game tutorials that focus on providing the bare essentials necessary for bringing a new player up to speed.

The hope is that not only will we be able to teach your chums how to play your favorite game in under 3 minutes, but we’ll also be able to supplement a basic understanding of the play incorporated in the games that we review.

For our pilot video, we reviewed “Dominion” by Rio Grande games. By in large, the gaming staff did enjoy the game but there were a few complaints along the lines of interactivity. In order to accommodate this issue, during the third game together, the staff compiled a deck that was meant to increase the amount of head-to-head competition. Although the deck build did improve upon the interaction overall, a side effect was that the round’s pace was substantially slower.