Board Game Book Club: Formula 1

Board Game Book Club: Formula 1

Formula 1 Runtime: 30-120 minutes Players: 2-6 players Mechanics: Area movement We got ahold of a vintage treasure this week, the 1964 classic “Formula 1”. Originally published in 1962 by Waddingtons, this Parker Brother’s edition was published a few years later for the American market. In this game, players take on the role of a formula one driver. Each player…

Board Game Book Club: The Expanse Board Game

Board Game Book Club: The Expanse Board Game

The Expanse Board Game In space, no one can hear you count Victory Points. Runtime: 60 minutes Players: 2-4 players Mechanics: Area-control, Trade Row, Variable Player Powers The Expanse Board Game is based on the SyFy TV Series of the same name. (which in turn is a TV adaptation of the fantastic Expanse book series by James S. A. Corey)…

Board Game Book Club: Nemesis

Board Game Book Club: Nemesis

Nemesis Who are you running from: The Aliens or your Shipmates? Runtime: 1.5-3 hr Players: 1-5 Mechanics: semi-cooperative, campaign driven, modular board, player elimination, variable player powers, light-deck building Nemesis is a semi-cooperative game with bluffing, backstabbing, and plenty of science-fiction survival horror adventure. The Goal: Find the failure, fix the situation, and return back to Earth all while surviving…

Board Game Book Club: Dinosaur Island

Board Game Book Club: Dinosaur Island

Welcome to Jurassic Park Dinosaur Island! Runtime: 90-120 Minutes Players: 1-4 Mechanics: Set collection, worker placement, resource management, tile placement, drafting In Dinosaur Island, you get to channel John Hammond and play the owner of a Jurassic Park-like theme park. The Goal: Get visitors to your park by opening attractions and cloning dinosaurs. (Just be careful because those visitors might…

Games for Valentine’s Day <3

Games for Valentine’s Day <3

It’s here That’s right, it’s that time again when the the Hallmark corporation commands us to show our affection to that special someone with expensive gifts and lavish dinner dates. This Valentine’s Day, why not try something different and break out some classic (and not so classic) tabletop games! Just for you, we’ve compiled a list of 9 games to…

Introducing XYZ Game Labs’ Board Game Book Club & Root

Introducing XYZ Game Labs’ Board Game Book Club & Root

Check out our Board Game Book Club We’re starting a new series of blog posts called Board Game Book Club. As a team, we frequently meet up and play games together. More often than not we end the game with some discussion on our thoughts and opinions of the game. We obviously enjoy playing games, but as we’ve grown as…

10 Games to Play Over the Holidays

10 Games to Play Over the Holidays

Happy Holidays, Everyone! With the Holidays around the corner, we hope you spend that time with family, friends, and fur friends. We also hope you can avoid those awkward questions and conversations with family (“When are you graduating?” or “Whatever happened to that person you brought home from last Christmas?”) YOU GET THE IDEA. So here are the top ten…

Board Game Closet Review

The reviews have started coming in and we’re excited to share them.  This week we have a review from “Board Game Closet”.  Check it out to see a game play example and hear the great things they have to say about RobotLab. Click the Image Below to Go to our Kickstarter!