Dan Hinkin
An educator and tabletop game lover.



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
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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
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Rollacrit, a company created to produce the high quality apparel, accessories, and collectibles gamers deserve, have just released their Gen Cone 2023 Spring Collection. Head on over to grab some new gear and check out the rest their store has to offer at Rollacrit.com 2023 Spring Collection Ring in
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Lost Ruins of Arnak from designers Min and Elwen and pusblisher Czech Games Edition is back with their second expansion: The Missing Expedition. [NEW EXPANSION] Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition TRAILER Watch this video on YouTube Description This expansion for Lost Ruins of Arnak offers two new expedition
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Nose plugs, frilly swim caps, matching one pieces, cooperative card game play…all things associated with synchronized swimming. At least, these are the things that come to my mind. My wife got excited because, being raised on golden age Hollywood movies, she was immediately brought back to routines from Esther
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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 to say that AI and its impact on our lives is here to stay. The City of the Great Machine
by Dan Hinkin