Mark Julian
Family man. Growing my own game group one kid at a time.

It seems like just yesterday, I was waiting in line at 6am to buy a box of Lorcana Chapter 1 cards at Gencon 2023. Well, here we are in June of 2024 and I am reviewing the starter decks for Chapter 4. In that time Lorcana has evolved, with locations
by Mark Julian
Disney Villainous: Sugar and Spite, from publisher Ravensburger, is the 9th box to carry the Disney Villainous name or a whopping 16th if you count the Marvel and Star Wars spinoffs. That’s a lot of Villainous. All of that content begs the question, do we really need more? I
by Mark Julian
The Illumineer’s Trove returns for chapter four of Disney Lorcana. I was critical of the Trove and if it was even worth getting when the first chapter came out, but Ravensburger has added some new value in chapters three and four that is worth a relook. Backing up a
by Mark Julian
Our friends over at Ravensburger just shared the details on the latest expansion to Disney Villainous, Sugar and Spite. We are big fans of the game here at GamingTrend and have reviewed several of the previous sets: Filled with Fright, Bigger and Badder, and Power of the Dark Side. We
by Mark Julian
Disney Villainous puts a twist on everyones favorite movies and gives the villains their time in the sun. It’s a fun game with great mechanics that some of us at GamingTrend are big fans of. Today, Ravensburger has shared the details about the latest set, Disney Villainous: Sugar and
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Horrified: Greek Monsters, from Ravensburger, is the third version of the popular cooperative Horrified game. This time, instead of Hollywood movie monsters, players will face off against creatures from Greek mythology. What makes this new edition different than the previous two? Let’s find out. The gameplay in Greek Monsters
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It seems the tabletop industry is determined to turn every Paradox game into a tabletop game. Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the latest and comes to us from Hobby World and Arcane Wonders. Rather than trying to mirror the 4x gameplay of the PC version, the tabletop game takes a
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Like most tabletop enthusiasts, my hobby is ever-expanding. My office/game room/hobby space has as many hobby “things” as it does games. Paint, tools, 3d printers, laminators, foam cutters, and all the associated supplies and bits and bobs to turn plastic, wood, paper, and resin into game pieces, miniatures,
by Mark Julian