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Confusing Lands review – Portable, and not so confusing, fun

I corrupted my wife into modern board gaming quickly while we were dating. In her family, she grew up letting other people win so people would play with her and

By Dan Hinkin

/ 1 Dec 2024

Confusing Lands review – Portable, and not so confusing, fun

Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth review – The fate of the Middle Earth hangs in the balance.

Lord of the Rings will always hold a special place in my heart. From the first time I read the trilogy in middle school, or watched the movies for the

By Dan Hinkin

/ 30 Oct 2024

Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth review – The fate of the Middle Earth hangs in the balance.

Animalcatraz preview – This isn’t your normal zoo…

I’ve been soured on prison themed games in the past. Whether it was the basic gameplay or the over the top stereotypes, I’ve just been turned off to

By Dan Hinkin

/ 29 Oct 2024

Animalcatraz preview – This isn’t your normal zoo…

Ascension Legends preview – I get by with the help of my legendary friends

In the land of Vigil, the Muses of Malevolence are threatening the world and a new era of heroes must step up to defeat them. Along their path, legendary heroes

By Dan Hinkin

/ 27 Oct 2024

Ascension Legends preview – I get by with the help of my legendary friends

Vrahode: Age of Prophecy preview – Fantastical skirmishes in a brand new console driven world

Following the trail out of camp, you come across a riverbed with something glinting in the distance. As you investigate, it looks like the jewel from your lost comrade. Suddenly,

By Dan Hinkin

/ 30 Sep 2024

Altered TCG review – Explore the fantastical world of this new trading card game

The trading card game space seems to be a bit crowded these days. From your big hitters like Pokemon and Magic the Gathering, to newcomers in the last year like

By Dan Hinkin

/ 16 Sep 2024

Altered TCG review – Explore the fantastical world of this new trading card game

Gnome Hollow review – These mushrooms got me seeing stars!

It’s not very often that I get to see a game go from conception to prototype to finished product. Back in the spring of 2023, the GamingTrend crew got

By Dan Hinkin

/ 11 Sep 2024

Gnome Hollow review – These mushrooms got me seeing stars!

Pathfinder Remaster: Player Core 2 review – I’ll be playing a Lizardfolk Viking Monk for this campaign.

The end is upon us. The end of the remastered core books, that is. Player Core 2 (PC2) is finally here and chocked full of new ancestries, player classes, archetypes,

By Dan Hinkin

/ 5 Sep 2024

Pathfinder Remaster: Player Core 2 review – I’ll be playing a Lizardfolk Viking Monk for this campaign.

Shuffle Dungeons preview – Shuffle for initiative

Back at Origins Game Fair, I was able to get my eyes on Shuffle Dungeons when the boys from Zero Strategy Games stopped by the GamingTrend booth. After a quick

By Dan Hinkin

/ 30 Aug 2024

Shuffle Dungeons preview – Shuffle for initiative

Queen by Midnight gets new Quarter Past expansion from Darrington Press

Check out the press release from Darrington Press about a new stand-alone expansion for Queen by Midnight called Quarter Past. It is by royal decree that Darrington Press, the publishing

By Dan Hinkin

/ 31 Jul 2024

Queen by Midnight gets new Quarter Past expansion from Darrington Press

Emerald Skulls preview – Roll some dice, pick a nose or two, win some money!

Deep in a dingy and dark prison, a group of goblins wastes away and needs something to pass the time. Board with playing Goblin Vaults, a new dice rolling game

By Dan Hinkin

/ 2 Jul 2024

Emerald Skulls preview – Roll some dice, pick a nose or two, win some money!

Pirates of Maracaibo review – There be buried treasure on this island!

Back in 2019, Alexander Pfister released Maracaibo to the board gaming world. When I started into the tabletop hobby, I was coming off of a year spent on the island

By Dan Hinkin

/ 19 Jun 2024

Pirates of Maracaibo review – There be buried treasure on this island!