The Best of Origins 2014 - Star Realms

This is the second review in my Best of Origins 2014 series.

I probably rolled a little too low on my initiative roll for this review. I'm guessing most people who read this blog have already heard of Star Realms and have been trying to find a copy for the last month since White Wizard Games can't keep up with demand.

Well this review is for the rest of you, so that you can also become one of the many gamers trying to get your hands on a copy of Star Realms, because it is that good.

Star Realms was my first purchase of Origins. My wife and I did one demo game and I had bought a copy of this excellent deck builder before we finished our first game. I had no idea at the time that I was buying one of a very limited second printing that had just been released that day.

If I had known it was going to be so hard to find I would have brought multiple copies back with me. 

August 2nd - Brimstone Board Games Night - Featuring Deck Builders.

The Windsor Gaming resource returns to Brimstone Games on Saturday August 2nd as part of their twice monthly boardgame night which hits on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. These events run from 5pm to 10pm and are open to all ages.

Brimstone is working to become Windsor's premier board game shop. They've got a great selection of the hottest games and tons of gaming space to play them. Not only that but all board games are currently 30% off!

Win a Board Game! 

Every Board Game Night at 8pm we will draw 1 ticket and the winner will receive a free board game!

Players will earn 1 ticket for playing a game, limit of 1 ticket per night. Earn 1 ticket for purchasing a snack or drink, limit 1 ticket per night. Earn 1 ticket for bringing 1 or more board games for people to play. Earn 5 tickets for each board game purchased. First time players will receive 5 additional tickets.

You can find Brimstone at 3298 Walker Rd. Parking is available on the south side of the building and on the street around back. Note that Brimstone used to be located in McGregor. This is no longer the case, they moved into Windsor just over a year ago.

Theme: Deck Builders

The theme for this event is Deck Building games. There were so many great ones to choose from that we couldn't pick just one game to feature.

These are all games where players start off with a basic set of cards in their hands and through play buy more cards to add to their deck.

There are a ton of great games out there that use this mechanic. Dominion is often credited as the first and one of the best. There's Ascension, Legendary, Trains, Star Realms, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings and the amazingly well named DC Deck Building Game.

Come out on Saturday August 2nd and we'll teach you to play some of these great games. The game give away of the day will also feature a deck building game as well (actual game TBD).