Posts By Michael Eyre
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6.1KEditorialsThe Mana Curve – Issue 3: Commander ’17 & Ixalan
In last month’s article I exhumed and dissected a professional mono-black zombies deck in the Standard format. The reason I chose that...
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5.1KEditorialsThe Mana Curve – Issue 2: Deck Building in Standard
For definitions on formats and archetypes referenced in this article, go to Issue 1, The Mana Curve – Magic: The Gathering for...
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7.3KEditorialsThe Mana Curve – Magic: The Gathering for Casual Players
Issue 1: Preparing for your first local tournament Do you own ten thousand cards and six different playmats? Have you had at...
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1.5KNewsMobile version of Lanterns: The Harvest Festival announced
Widely regarded as one of the best tabletop games of 2015, Lanterns: The Harvest Festival will move to the mobile platform later...
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3.8KReviewsHorror from the Deep: Cthulhu Deckbuilder
Lovecraftian horror has served as a fertile landscape for games over the past several years, most notably with Arkham Horror and the...
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2.9KReviewsDon’t get burned: Icarus review
If you’ve played Liar’s Dice, you are not only a good citizen, but you already know the basic rules for Icarus, Reiner...
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2.1KReviewsDragons On The Loose! DragonFlame
You are a DRAGON! That’s the premise for Dragon Flame, a newly released card game courtesy of Kickstarter and Minion Games. Your...
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1.8KNewsSteve Jackson Games to publish Munchkin Guest Artist Series
There likely isn’t a gamer in the civilized world that has not heard of Munchkin. The game is celebrating fifteen years of...
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2.6KEditorialsHalt And Catch Fire: Season 2 Finale
A friend of mine once sent me an article about how genre fiction needs to be about characters. It made the further...
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2.2KNewsF2Z Entertainment acquires Plaid Hat Games
Plaid Hat Games, publisher of such heavily-themed titles as Specter Ops, Dead of Winter, and Bioshock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia, has...
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2.8KEditorialsHalt And Catch Fire S2 | E6 & E7
Television is taking the opportunity of low summer viewership to gauge the tolerance of the censors. Five of George Carlin’s seven words...
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3.2KEditorialsHalt And Catch Fire S2 | E5 “Extract and Defend”
“Son of a bitch.” Those are Sara Wheeler’s words, and that’s how this episode begins, with Sara cursing out her father for...
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3.8KReviewsBonne Chance! Blake & Mortimer: Witness
If you’re like me – American – then you probably haven’t heard of the internationally famous crime fighting duo, Blake and Mortimer....
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2.2KEditorialsHalt And Catch Fire S2 | E4 “Play With Friends”
Happy funtime Gordon is back, sniffing chalk and running around in his vintage orange full-body Adidas track suit. He’s cross-pollinated with Louis...
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2.1KNewsPlaytest Open For New Pathfinder Book: Ultimate Intrigue
Paizo Inc. continues to build on its strong relationship with fans and consumers, offering the latest supplement to its highly successful roleplaying...
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2.5KEditorialsHalt And Catch Fire S2 | E3 “The Way In”
Frankly, season two of Halt And Catch Fire is taking its sweet time living up to the inaugural season. The first season...
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2.5KReviewsBlessed by the Gods — Deus Review
Building a finely-tuned economy is important in almost all Euro-style games. The critical decision players must make is when to stop focusing...
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2.0KNewsWizKids releases Pathfinder Battles: Dungeons Deep
If you have enjoyed previous editions of miniatures for Pathfinder Battles, Dungeons Deep will be a welcome addition to your collection. WizKids...
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1.2KNewsAres Games partners with Horrible Games to release English version of CO-MIX
CO-MIX gives up to 10 players the chance to create their own comic stories using combinations of colorful themed-tiles. This game takes...
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2.5KNewsSPYFALL available in stores now
This sounds like a cool idea for a mildly intense party game or some lighter fare with fellow hobbyists. The idea of...
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3.0KEditorialsHalt And Catch Fire – S2 | E2 “New Coke”
I love this episode title. In April 1985, Coca-Cola nearly committed suicide by introducing a reformulated, sweeter version of its flagship beverage....
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2.8KEditorialsHalt And Catch Fire – S2 | E1 “SETI”
The Season One theme of Halt And Catch Fire comes in the form of a question: What separates man from machine? The...
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4.1KReviewsDemonslayer: The Siege of Mt. Kunlun
There are two ways to succeed with new offerings in the saturated deck-building market. Interesting stacking effects are the core of any...
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3.2KReviewsSwords to the Wind! Villainous Vikings, 2nd Edition
Victory Point Games has impressed me again. Following the release of Villainous Vikings in August, and the subsequent series of negative reviews...
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5.1KReviewsDaimyos and Dice: Age of War
I’m a sucker for Japanese-themed strategy games. Shogun, of Gamemaster series acclaim, now more commonly known as Samurai Swords or Ikusa, is...
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2.8KReviewsSomething Deeper: Abyss
Somewhere in the deepest inaccessible depths where no light from the sun has ever reached, rests the Kingdom of Abyss. Players vie...
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2.5KReviewsHail and Kill! Villainous Vikings
Having recently reviewed Victory Point Games’ The South Shall Rise Again, I had high expectations for their latest release, Villainous Vikings. In...
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2.7KReviewsDamn Yankees! The South Shall Rise Again
You’re reading this review for one of three reasons: 1) You like zombie games and want to see what this affordable entry...
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3.5KReviewsA Song of War — A Game of Thrones: The Board Game, 2nd Edition
As a late-thirty something, I grew up when strategy board gaming reached its zenith of popularity and execution. Diplomacy remains the gold...
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3.7KReviewsFun With Dirt: Mound Builders
Mound Builders, like Victory Point Games’ other States of Siege solitaire offerings, is a well-researched strategy adaptation based on historical events. That’s...
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2.4KReviewsMolto Bene! Cinque Terre
Along a sun-drenched swath of the Italian Riviera lay the Cinque Terre, five towns resisting the temptations of progress in favor of...
