Dan Hinkin - GAMINGTREND (Page 13)

Smash Up: Disney Edition review – A smashingly fun Disney card game.

When starting the table top hobby, a friend introduced me to the original Smash Up. Take two decks, smash them together, and try to outscore your neighbor. We had hours

By Dan Hinkin

/ 24 Oct 2022

Smash Up: Disney Edition review – A smashingly fun Disney card game.

USPS: The Great American Mail Race review – Not Rain, Sleet, Snow, or Hail can put a damper on this game!

I won’t even lie to you, at one point in my life, I thought I wanted to be a mailman. In elementary school, we were able to write letters

By Dan Hinkin

/ 23 Oct 2022

USPS: The Great American Mail Race review – Not Rain, Sleet, Snow, or Hail can put a damper on this game!

Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side review – The Force is wobbly with this one.

Seemingly every game in the Star Wars universe has you playing as the hero. One Jedi against the empire, a squadron of resistance fighters against the first order, or a

By Dan Hinkin

/ 22 Oct 2022

Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side review – The Force is wobbly with this one.

Disney Sorcerers Arena: Epic Alliances Core Set review – Take a phone app and turn it into a better board game = Disney Magic!

When I downloaded the Disney Sorcerers Arena app a few years ago, I had a ton of fun taking teams of Disney characters into battle against classic Disney villains. Since

By Dan Hinkin

/ 2 Aug 2022

Disney Sorcerers Arena: Epic Alliances Core Set review – Take a phone app and turn it into a better board game = Disney Magic!

Orlog: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Dice Game review – Great Odin’s raven! Another raid without the feeling of adventure.

When Vikings are taking a break from raiding coastlines, pillaging villages, and relishing in their spoils, what better way to wind down than with a little dice rolling fun. Now

By Dan Hinkin

/ 31 Jul 2022

Orlog: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Dice Game review – Great Odin’s raven! Another raid without the feeling of adventure.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Light Years From Home Game review – E.T. phone home…no Reece’s pieces but it’s still a treat!

In 1982, Steven Spielberg gave us a family adventure movie about a small alien creature who gets stranded on Earth. After being found by and befriending a young boy, the

By Dan Hinkin

/ 11 Jul 2022

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Light Years From Home Game review – E.T. phone home…no Reece’s pieces but it’s still a treat!

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad review – ‘Cause this here’s the wildest board game in the wilderness!

In the middle of Frontierland at Disneyland lies the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – the wildest ride in the wilderness! Full of crazy drops and turns, riders are whipped around the

By Dan Hinkin

/ 27 Jun 2022

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad review – ‘Cause this here’s the wildest board game in the wilderness!

Rear Window review – People Watching: The Board Game

When a magazine photographer, known for his harrowing action shots, breaks his leg and is confined to a wheelchair for weeks, he spends his days near the window in the

By Dan Hinkin

/ 17 Jun 2022

Rear Window review – People Watching: The Board Game

Wreck Raiders review – Grab your scuba gear and see if you can handle the “pressure”

The ocean has always been a mystical thing to me. The surface can be calm and serene or be moving with powerful waves. You can harness the wind with a

By Dan Hinkin

/ 10 Jun 2022

Wreck Raiders review – Grab your scuba gear and see if you can handle the “pressure”

Dungeon Scrawlers review – “Draw” a d20 for initiative

Seeing the Dungeons and Dragons logo on a box invokes specific feelings and thoughts. For me, I imagine a group of friends sitting around a table with different colored dice,

By Dan Hinkin

/ 9 Jun 2022

Dungeon Scrawlers review – “Draw” a d20 for initiative

Master Word review – I’ve got 20 questions about how to make Mastermind with words.

Put forth your queries, use the clues to narrow down choices, make your guesses, and try to decipher the answer before you run out of rounds. You may be thinking

By Dan Hinkin

/ 9 Jun 2022

Master Word review – I’ve got 20 questions about how to make Mastermind with words.

Las Vegas Royale review – Come out, roll the dice, and press your luck the easy way

On my first visit to Las Vegas, I was immediately drawn to the craps table. Being 18, they immediately steered me the other way. When I returned, at the age

By Dan Hinkin

/ 7 Jun 2022

Las Vegas Royale review – Come out, roll the dice, and press your luck the easy way