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Dan Hinkin

An educator and tabletop game lover.

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Previews   -   Dec 23, 2022 Bigfoot: Roll and Smash preview – Monster trucks and programming? SMASHED IT!
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 a year. I’d beg my dad to take me, but never got to go. I still had a few

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   Dec 23, 2022 Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances – Thrills and Chills Expansion review – It is spooky good fun
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 fan of games that I can get to the table and get gamers with different levels of experience involved. I

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   Dec 04, 2022 Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena review – Hold the door for a card game en-door-sment.
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 Aldabas, indicated to the world your profession and social status. Aldabas takes the history of this colonial tradition and builds

by Dan Hinkin
News   -   Dec 02, 2022 Gloomhaven: The Roleplaying Game – Coming to Backerkit 2023
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 record-breaking board games Gloomhaven and Frosthaven, is pleased to announce our latest project set in the same high fantasy, high

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   Oct 24, 2022 Smash Up: Disney Edition review – A smashingly fun Disney card game.
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 of fun making different combinations like Zombie Ninjas, Dinosaur Wizards, and Robot Pirates, seeing which ones synthesized the best. With

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   Oct 23, 2022 USPS: The Great American Mail Race review – Not Rain, Sleet, Snow, or Hail can put a damper on this 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 to students in other classes and each classroom had their own address. I applied for and was given the job

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   Oct 22, 2022 Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side review – The Force is wobbly with this one.
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 band of heroes stopping the spread of the empire across the galaxy. In classic movie trope fashion, the good guys

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   Aug 02, 2022 Disney Sorcerers Arena: Epic Alliances Core Set review – Take a phone app and turn it into a better board game = Disney Magic!
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 I wasn’t willing to buy into the pay to play model, my progress was slow and arduous, but the

by Dan Hinkin
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