Dan Hinkin - GAMINGTREND (Page 13)

City of the Great Machine review – Steampunk Matrix: The Board Game

Everyday I hear more news about new advances in artificial intelligence from writing essays for school children turning a picture of grandma into an Amazonian warrior princess. It is safe

By Dan Hinkin

/ 7 Mar 2023

City of the Great Machine review – Steampunk Matrix: The Board Game

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game review – No lollygagging! Grab some septims and pick up this game!

As a teacher, I get a few weeks off for summer break. Most summers are filled with working side jobs to supplement that amazing teacher salary, but in between, there

By Dan Hinkin

/ 30 Jan 2023

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game review – No lollygagging! Grab some septims and pick up this game!

That Old Wallpaper review – Matching wallpaper patterns in a mismatched experience

We’ve all been there. You walk into a room, take in the decor, the paint colors, the knick knacks on the sideboard, and immediately wonder whether you stepped straight

By Dan Hinkin

/ 23 Jan 2023

That Old Wallpaper review – Matching wallpaper patterns in a mismatched experience

The Spill review – Nothing like cooperative eco-warriors to bring the family together.

Let’s be honest; Oil is a big part of our everyday lives. From the gasoline in our cars to the plastics in our games, oil is hard to get

By Dan Hinkin

/ 21 Jan 2023

The Spill review – Nothing like cooperative eco-warriors to bring the family together.

Bigfoot: Roll and Smash preview – Monster trucks and programming? SMASHED IT!

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! Get on down to “insert name here” arena for Monster Jam. See your favorite trucks smash! Growing up, I would hear that radio ad once or twice

By Dan Hinkin

/ 23 Dec 2022

Bigfoot: Roll and Smash preview – Monster trucks and programming? SMASHED IT!

Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances – Thrills and Chills Expansion review – It is spooky good fun

When the original Sorcerer’s Arena came to the table, I was already a fan. Not only am I a big fan of Disney, but I’m also a big

By Dan Hinkin

/ 23 Dec 2022

Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances – Thrills and Chills Expansion review – It is spooky good fun

Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena review – Hold the door for a card game en-door-sment.

Columbia is known for many things in today’s day and age such as coffee, Pablo Escobar, and its door knockers? In colonial times, the door knockers of Cartagena, called

By Dan Hinkin

/ 4 Dec 2022

Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena review – Hold the door for a card game en-door-sment.

Gloomhaven: The Roleplaying Game – Coming to Backerkit 2023

Hot off their release of Frosthaven, which is currently shipping to Kickstarter backers, Cephalofair Games announced Gloomhaven: The Roleplaying Game at PAXU on Friday. Cephalofair Games, crowdfunding publisher of the

By Dan Hinkin

/ 2 Dec 2022

Gloomhaven: The Roleplaying Game – Coming to Backerkit 2023

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!