Dan Hinkin - GAMINGTREND (Page 6)

Pathfinder 2E Remaster: Player Core review – You’ve got three actions, what are you going to do?

When my late friend, Brian Fitzpatrick – self-proclaimed nerd and all around great guy – invited me to play a role-playing game set in a system that he had created, I had

By Dan Hinkin

/ 22 Mar 2024

Pathfinder 2E Remaster: Player Core review – You’ve got three actions, what are you going to do?

Pathfinder 2E Remaster: GM Core review – A primer for Pathfinder campaign greatness

The thought of being a game master for a roleplaying group scares me a bit. While I have no problem teaching a board game or acting out the role of

By Dan Hinkin

/ 22 Mar 2024

Pathfinder 2E Remaster: GM Core review – A primer for Pathfinder campaign greatness

Mirrorscape and Modiphius announce partnership to bring TTRPG games to augmented reality.

Check out the latest press release from Mirrorscape and Modiphius: Mirrorscape, the pioneering leader in tabletop gaming in augmented reality, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Modiphius, a

By Dan Hinkin

/ 12 Mar 2024

Mirrorscape and Modiphius announce partnership to bring TTRPG games to augmented reality.

Sea of Plunder review – A friendly game of pirate chess, anyone?

At the 2023 Origins Game Fair, I was able to meet a friendly board game creator named Rusty Lumpkin, owner of Three Nail Games. A teacher and a family man,

By Dan Hinkin

/ 28 Feb 2024

Sea of Plunder review – A friendly game of pirate chess, anyone?

Canopy review – Branch out, climb a tree, pet a monkey.

I play a lot of two player games these days. My wife and I are always looking for a good mid-week game that we can get to the table and

By Dan Hinkin

/ 28 Feb 2024

Canopy review – Branch out, climb a tree, pet a monkey.

Find Familiar Spirits announces second whiskey release: Quest’s End Rogue

Read the following press release from Find Familiar Spirits: Fandom-centric spirits company FIND FAMILIAR SPIRITS™ is raising a glass to celebrate the upcoming release of QUEST’S END ROGUE™, the

By Dan Hinkin

/ 28 Feb 2024

Find Familiar Spirits announces second whiskey release: Quest’s End Rogue

The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx hits funding goal in 5 minutes on Kickstarter

Gooey Cube, an independent TTRPG publishing company out of Colorado Springs, Colorado has launched its newest Kickstarter: The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx: Adventure and Campaign Setting. In their own words, “The

By Dan Hinkin

/ 28 Feb 2024

The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx hits funding goal in 5 minutes on Kickstarter

Catalyst Game Labs partners with Paizo to publish a new Pathfinder narrative deckbuilding game

Check out the press release from Catalyst Game Labs: Catalyst Game Labs—publisher of the massively popular BattleTech and Shadowrun games—is profoundly excited to announce Runefire, a cooperative deckbuilding

By Dan Hinkin

/ 27 Feb 2024

Catalyst Game Labs partners with Paizo to publish a new Pathfinder narrative deckbuilding game

Disney Animated review – The world is a carousel of color

In his time making films, Walt Disney did a lot to advance the world of animation. From using technicolor, layered animation cells, tracing images of moving objects, and other techniques,

By Dan Hinkin

/ 27 Feb 2024

Disney Animated review – The world is a carousel of color

Scram! Critters vs. Campers review – Gophers, and otters, and bears! Oh my!

I love it when I get to bring a game to a table and everyone playing has a great time. I also get some morbid pleasure from a game that

By Dan Hinkin

/ 26 Feb 2024

Scram! Critters vs. Campers review – Gophers, and otters, and bears! Oh my!

Barcelona review – An admirable city, a city full of life, intense, a port open to the past and future.

Board games and history are two of my favorite things. For many years, I taught social sciences to middle and high school students and though I still work in education,

By Dan Hinkin

/ 4 Dec 2023

Barcelona review – An admirable city, a city full of life, intense, a port open to the past and future.

After Us review – Get your hands off me, you dang dirty ape!

Post-apocalyptic ape pop culture has been around for awhile, namely in the Planet of the Apes franchise. I have fond memories of watching the original movies with my father when

By Dan Hinkin

/ 3 Dec 2023

After Us review – Get your hands off me, you dang dirty ape!