Posts By Chris Hinkes
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172ReviewsQueen by Midnight review — Be the last princess standing in this trial of combat and guile
The Midnight Queen is dead. Players will have to use strength, cunning, and diplomacy in order to make sure that their princess...
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183ReviewsRobot Quest Arena review — It’s robot fighting time!
Robot Quest Arena combines deck building with tactical arena combat. Matches can either be free for all or teams, with the goal...
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972FeaturesBest of Gen Con 2023
There’s quite a few things you could say about Gen Con this year, but the one thing everyone can agree on was...
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305PreviewsTesseract — Unfold your mind to contain the power of the cube
Tesseract is a cooperative puzzle game. An alien cube has appeared in the sky and begun collapsing in on itself rapidly. As...
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235PreviewsPaper Dungeons — Roll dice, slay monsters, and get the loot
Round up your adventuring party and your pencil in Paper Dungeons, a roll-and-write dungeon scrawler game. Each player has their own dungeon...
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194PreviewsFantastic Factories — Family friendly fun for everyone
Fantastic Factories is a light tableau building card game with dice. Players first have a market phase, where they get to draft...
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184PreviewsWild Tiled West — Mine, wrangle, and tussle your way to victory
At its core, Wild Tiled West is a tile drafting and placement game. It mixes in dice rolling, resources, and a little...
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445PreviewsFirst exposure — A preview of prototype games from Gen Con 2023
At Gen Con Indy 2023 I had the opportunity to spend some time in the First Exposure Playtest Hall. There were dozens...
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347PreviewsSky Team — We’re coming in hot
I had an opportunity to play a full game of Sky Team with another GamingTrend editor on the last day of the...
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195PreviewsJoyride: Survival of the Fastest — Race fast, drive hard
Joyride: Survival of the Fastest is an upcoming game by Rebellion Unplugged, designed by Duncan Malloy and Pete Ward with art by...
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261PreviewsQueen by Midnight — Only one princess will claim the crown
Queen by Midnight lets up to six players compete to be the last one standing in a vicious battle royale before the...
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275PreviewsIncredible Dream — Kinfire and beyond
While at Gen Con 2023, we were able to get a look at Kinfire Chronicles along with a sneak peek at two...
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1.2KReviewsReady Set Bet review — A fast paced, fun, and exciting… game?
While I’ve never been to a horse race and I never will, I’ve always enjoyed horse racing and betting games. However, they...
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1.5KReviewsMasters of the Night review ⏤ Vampires, magic, and dice
Masters of the Night is a tight, brain-burning puzzle game. You play as 2 – 5 vampires attempting to take over the...
