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Dan Hinkin

An educator and tabletop game lover.

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Reviews   -   Jun 09, 2022 Dungeon Scrawlers review – “Draw” a d20 for initiative
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, some miniatures strewn around a map, and a dungeon master animatedly describing the story at the end of the table

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   Jun 09, 2022 Master Word review – I’ve got 20 questions about how to make Mastermind with words.
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 of the classic code breaking game Mastermind at this moment, but this review is not about that amazing game. Master

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   Jun 07, 2022 Las Vegas Royale review – Come out, roll the dice, and press your luck the easy way
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 of 21, the allure of the dice still drew me in. Something about the chips on the table, the camaraderie

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   Jun 06, 2022 Carpe Diem review – Seize the day and get this on your table.
Carpe Diem review – Seize the day and get this on your table.

When setting out to play Carpe Diem for the first time, I was prepared for a pleasant experience of tile placement with friends and introducing a Stefan Feld game to some newcomers. What I was not expecting was a rage induced tirade of epic proportions that included many expletives, “are

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   May 18, 2022 Harry Potter: House Cup Competition review⏤Ten points to theme and mechanics!
Harry Potter: House Cup Competition review⏤Ten points to theme and mechanics!

When I was a kid, I blew through the first three Harry Potter books in a week. Then I had to wait for the other books to be written and I was one of those crazy people who got it the day it was out and fell asleep reading. The

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   May 12, 2022 Kardashev Scale review- Rock, Paper, Scissors, Galactic Civilization Building?
Kardashev Scale review- Rock, Paper, Scissors, Galactic Civilization Building?

Back in the 1960s, a Russian astronomer, named Nikolai Kardashev, came up with a method of measuring a civilization’s level of technological advancement based on the energy that civilization consumes. Ranking these civilizations into three different types, many different astronomers and astrophysicists have amended and advanced the theory over

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   May 12, 2022 Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest review – Get “hooked” on a reimagined sky pirate adventure.
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest review – Get “hooked” on a reimagined sky pirate adventure.

Take to the seas…I mean skies, with Libertalia: Winds of Gailcrest. You are the pirate captain of a skyship setting out on three different voyages trying to score the most loot. You must use your crew to outsmart the other pirate ships who are vying for the same treasure.

by Dan Hinkin
Reviews   -   Apr 16, 2022 One Small Step review – We choose to go to the cardboard moon!
One Small Step review – We choose to go to the cardboard moon!

One Small Step for man, one giant leap for mankind. In the 1950’s and 60’s, the two great superpowers of the United States of America (USA) and the United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) were embattled in a Cold War that affected the whole world and beyond. One Small

by Dan Hinkin
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