Dan Hinkin
An educator and tabletop game lover.



On May 9th, 2023, Critical Role, a leader in innovative storytelling, released the official trailer for Candela Obscura, an original horror TTRPG series running on Darrington Press’s Illuminated Worlds System, set to premiere May 25. Candela Obscura is an ongoing monthly horror drama that follows an esoteric order of
by Dan Hinkin
On May 9th, 2023, Fantasy Flight Games, in collaboration with Lucasfilm Ltd., announced the upcoming release of Star Wars: Unlimited, an all-new trading card game of unlimited possibilities. This game features iconic heroes, villains, ships, and settings from all facets of the legendary Star Wars franchise, including movies, TV series,
by Dan Hinkin
Rejoice, the path to Middle-earth has opened for new adventurers. On May 9th, 2023, Free League Publishing released the 5E adaptation of the award-winning second edition of The One Ring™ RPG, entitled The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying. Together, you are entering the Lone-lands of Eriador. It is here that
by Dan Hinkin
I’m a huge fan of escape rooms. Since we got married back in October, my wife and I, plus a few family and friends, have done about 10 rooms across 5 cities. We love the immersion of the experience and putting together the clues to escape under the time
by Dan Hinkin
Meeples. They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and species, and a large number of board games utilize the meeple in a variety of ways. Sometimes you need to send them to a location to work, sometimes you lay them down to denote a used worker, sometimes they come in
by Dan Hinkin
Tumbleweeds, prairie dogs, bandits, and pioneers. I’ve always been a fan of Westerns. Growing up, my grandfather would always have a western movie on and I read my fair share of books and played my fair share of western themed games. Released in 2022, Best of the West is
by Dan Hinkin
Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances is back with its third expansion, Leading the Charge. Introducing another three characters and some new status effects, Leading the Charge has some of the best characters yet. Sorcerer’s Arena, from publisher the OP games, is a 2 or 4 player game where
by Dan Hinkin
Star Wars is arguably one of the most powerful and significant brands out there. From movies to television to action figures to bed sheets to card games; Star Wars is everywhere. The thought of another Star Wars game on the market, especially another card game iteration, may strike some people
by Dan Hinkin