Licensed games can be really great.  They give fans of particular properties to play around in the setting.  Of my top 50 games last year, 7 featured licensed properties.  Some of my favourite licensed board games are the Battlestar Galactica board game, Star Wars: Rebellion, the DC Comics Deckbuilding Game, Discworld: Ankh Morpork, Forbidden Stars … Continue reading Adventures in Middle-Earth, Cubicle 7, the Uncertainty of Licensing, and a Humble Bundle