Posts By James van Tonningen
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946PreviewsMonarchs of Camelot Preview — Post-Arthurian Legend
King Arthur has been slain by Mordred, and the Empire of Britain is leaderless. His old companions and advisors all have designs...
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353PreviewsCretaceous Rails preview — Dinosaur choo-choo!
From Jurassic Park to science class, dinosaurs have captivated the human imagination.. The impossible size, ferocious power, and incredible majesty of dinosaurs...
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578ReviewsThe Arkham Asylum Files: Panic in Gotham City review — Through the black mirror
Someone got her medical license back, and she’s ready to get back to working at Arkham Asylum. That’s right, Harlene Quinzel, AKA...
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340PreviewsCities of Venus preview – Sacrificing meeples on the altar of progress
Humanity has left Earth and chose one of the most inhospitable planets in the solar system to start a new life on,...
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778ReviewsScythe review — For Polonia!
A diesel powered mech crunches through a pastoral field in the distance, smoke pouring from the artillery mounted to its chassis. In...
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485ReviewsMechanical Beast review — Lost in the labyrinth
Our greatest creation has turned on us. The great mechanical monstrosity just kept growing, devouring resources to fuel its own growth. It’s...
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666ReviewsRaccoon Tycoon review — Cutesy capitalism
The industrial revolution has begun in the country of Astoria, a land of animal-folk. The railroad boom has begun, and you are...
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763ReviewsEschaton Review — Discount Hot Topic: the board game
The world is ending, and here we are, arguing about a bunch of dirt. Eschaton is about armageddon, and the cultists bringing...
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1.1KReviewsTill the Last Gasp review — Missing the point
The duel: two combatants enter, one combatant leaves. That is the basic premise of Till the Last Gasp, a two player collaborative...
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862ReviewsDeal with the Devil review — The worth of a soul
The world is clawing its way out of centuries of barbarism and religious stricture, and our little game centers on 4 particular...
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585ReviewsIn Too Deep review — In the deep end
New Dawn City is under attack. The insidious Syndicate has set its sights on the last bastion of order in the not-so-distant...
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471PreviewsAEGIS: Second Ignition preview — And I’ll form the head!
Giant robots were my childhood, from watching Voltron and Transformers on early Saturday mornings to Gundam Wing on late nights, there was...
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674ReviewsRise review — Getting on track
Rise is a board game about tracks. No, not railroad tracks, though it is a game set in the industrial era. We’re...
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743ReviewsViticulture World review — Every country is wine country
Wine is enjoyed across the entire world, though those disparate cultures’ relationship with wine is very different. Viticulture: World is dedicated to...
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1.1KEditorialsBest tabletop games of 2022
2022 was an amazing year for Gaming Trend’s tabletop team: We more than doubled our crew, reviewed more tabletop games than any...
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850PreviewsTabriz Preview — Persian rug industrial complex
In ancient Persia, in its time the cultural center of the world, the art of making rugs was held as a high...
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642PreviewsBloodRunes preview — Favor of the gods
Odin’s favor is waning. The runes speak. There are other tribes, other seers, who fight in this land, and only one can...
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1.7KReviewsHues and Cues review — Brilliant fun
What color, exactly, is “lavender”? How about “traffic cone”? “Human Tongue”? Knowing the answer is the difference between winning and losing in...
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1.0KReviewsViticulture: Essential Edition review — A new beginning
Italy is world famous for its pasta, its idyllic plains, and of course, wine. In Viticulture, you are in charge of your...
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786ReviewsUsurp the King review — The tangled web we weave
Knives in the night, poison in the banquet, conspiracy and betrayal abound. A revolution is brewing, and you are among the architects...
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748ReviewsMadoshi review — Yokai Duel
The priests of the sun and moon are in opposition, as they have been since Japan was raised from the ocean. The...
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706ReviewsRune review — Big puzzle, tiny box
Masters of magic, gather here, claim your runes, and summon forth powers beyond imagination! Rune, by Zemilio, is a 2-3 player area...
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1.1KReviewsIn the Hall of the Mountain King review — Building better tunnels
The ancient mountain, the ancestral home of the trolls, rumbles and the tunnels within crumble. The usurping gnomes within have fled, and...
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926ReviewsSatanimals review ⏤ Heck is other zookeepers
Have you ever considered a petting zoo, but demonic? This is the question that Satanimals asks. Satanimals is a light-hearted card game...
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735ReviewsPotemkin Empire review — Fake it ’til you make it
In 1787, Catherine II traveled along the Dnieper River, and Governor Grigory Potemkin erected phony settlements along the river to impress the...
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1.1KReviewsKleos review — Deific struggle
A new Greek city has been founded, Kleos, and the heavy hitters of Olympus have brought their champions and their legendary creatures...
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784ReviewsMountains out of Molehills review — Getting our hands dirty and knocking things over
The best diggers that mole-kind has to offer are coming together to build the biggest mountains. They do this by moving underground...
