Posts By Mike Dunn
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688InterviewsWe dive into the rich world of Ethera with the makers of Winds of Numa Sera
Recently we got to chat with Morgan Rosenblum and Jonny Handler of Dark Rose Studios about their Excellent game, Winds of Numa...
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812Tabletop ThrowdownGen Con 2024 Preview!—Tabletop Throwdown S1E11
We’re back and about to go to Gen Con! Join us as we talk about games we are excited about seeing at...
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1.3KNewsGame durations on the box: why are they so wrong?—Tabletop Throwdown S1E10
Game durations on the side of the box- who comes up with those? Why do they always seem wildly inaccurate? What is...
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1.2KInterviewsMatthew Lillard & Co. on making the imagined real with Sandkheg’s Hide Whiskey
We recently got to chat with Matthew Lillard, Jasmine Bhullar, Tyler Walpole, and Deven Rue about the newest drop from Quest’s End...
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1.1KTabletop ThrowdownKinfire Council is a game for the BGG crowd—Tabletop Throwdown S1E9
Incredible Dream has been publishing hit game after hit game since their co-operative adventure Kinfire Chronicles, with long-time game designer and Fantasy...
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978Tabletop ThrowdownWhen a convention is actually a tribal gathering- Tabletop Throwdown S1E8
Mike finally recounts his magical trip to Lake Geneva, WI, where he attended Gary Con XVI, kicking off the fiftieth year of...
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1.0KTabletop ThrowdownThe games of GAMA Expo 2024-Tabletop Throwdown S1E7
We saw a lot of great games at GAMA Expo last month, and we’ve got a few quick looks at some of...
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956Tabletop ThrowdownLet’s get more games in libraries & schools with GameRT & Tabletop Alliance-Tabletop Throwdown S1E6
Tabletop gaming has blown up in recent years, and thanks to organizations like Games & Gaming Roundtable (GameRT) and Tabletop Alliance bringing...
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1.3KPreviewsThe guest NPCs of the Tomb of Gyzaengaxx
The Love Boat of Gyzaengaxx @adventuresinaardia @DUNGEONCRAFT1 @GooeyCube @edgreenwoodofficialWatch this video on YouTube One of the amazing things about The Tomb of...
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928Tabletop ThrowdownTTRPG ALERT: Coriolis is BACK!—Tabletop Throwdown S1E5
This week we chat with Nils Karlén (ALIEN RPG, Blade Runner RPG) and Kosta Kostulas (Coriolis — The Third Horizon, Mutant: Year...
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1.0KTabletop ThrowdownDeck Builders: the mechanic, the genre, the games—Tabletop Throwdown S1E4
This week we dive into the genre of games known as DECK BUILDERS! Joins us as we go through as brief retrospective...
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1.2KInterviewsLuke Gygax & Alphinus Goo are collaborating on an adventure to honor Gary’s legacy
We sat down with Luke Gygax and Alphinius Goo on the last day of Genghis Con, and while we were all pretty...
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1.0KTabletop ThrowdownAlphinius Goo: how he got into D&D and his plans for the 50th anniversary—Tabletop Throwdown S1E3
Things get sticky this week as Mike Dunn and Steven Starkey chat with Head Wizard of GooeyCube, Alphinius Goo himself! We talk...
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1.1KTabletop ThrowdownHobby painting is better than ever! | Tabletop Throwdown Season 1 Episode 2
This week we invited our Hobby Editor Randy Gregory II to chat about hobby painting and some of his competitions coming up,...
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1.2KTabletop ThrowdownTen most anticipated games of 2024 | Tabletop Throwdown S1E1
Season 1 of Tabletop Throwdown starts with a BANG! This week we’re looking at ten of our most anticipated tabletop titles coming...
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2.0KFeaturesThe GamingTrend 2023 holiday guide — Tabletop edition!
At this point you’ve probably gotten your fill of video games and hardware and gear, but now it’s time for some real...
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3.3KReviewsThe White Castle review—A tiny box with a ton of game
Value. Value is largely subjective by nature- each of us places value on things to varying degrees and often the value we...
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856NewsThe Deck of Many Things—Now with more things!
One of the original high powered magical artifacts dating back to first edition Dungeons & Dragons, The Deck of Many Things has...
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865InterviewsSabrina Culyba wants you to get excited about microscopic algae mosaics
Sometimes a game really starts to come together once the perfect theme is discovered, and for Sabrina Culyba that moment came after...
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1.5KInterviewsBringing a narrative experience to the drinking experience- Matthew Lillard talks Quest’s End Whiskey
Matthew Lillard has been making a name for himself outside of Hollywood for a while now with Beadle & Grimm’s high-end D&D...
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3.0KInterviewsDesigner Connie Vogelmann reveals core question at the heart of the Apiary: “What if your workers aged and died?”
Earlier this month, Stonemaier Games announced their next game release, a totally new property by first-time designer Connie Vogelmann: Apiary. A 1-5...
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1.2KNewsD&D is now everything, everywhere, all at once in the new Planescape box set
On October 17th, Dungeons & Dragons finally wraps up their multi-year multi-versal romp through the various iconic settings that have been a...
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4.6KFeaturesBest of Gen Con 2023
There’s quite a few things you could say about Gen Con this year, but the one thing everyone can agree on was...
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1.8KInterviewsJeremy Crawford talks Planescape, the multiverse, and next year’s rules revisions
It’s been a while since Dungeons & Dragons made an official appearance at Gen Con, and while this year it wasn’t a...
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941PreviewsMistwind preview — Come for the flying whales, stick around for the clever action system
The first time we played Mistwind was a year ago at Gen Con 2022. Even in that early state it had quite...
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979InterviewsLe Fou Games sets the table for us and answers some questions about their debut game Picky Eaters
A startup CEO of an AR/VR company and a tech journalist may seem like unusual backgrounds for a design team for a...
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1.1KPreviewsWe get lost in Stonemaier’s Expeditions—GAMA Expo 2023 preview
One of the most hotly anticipated games of the year is Stonemaier Games’ Expeditions, the standalone sequel to Jamey Stegmaier and Jakub...
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1.9KPreviewsAn Age Contrived preview — A triumph in form and function
I will be the first to admit that I am drawn into a game’s aesthetic to a fault, at times. That the...
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546PreviewsBecome the change you want to see in the realm — An Age Contrived’s Transmuter Device
We take another deep dive into the mechanics of An Age Contrived, this time with the player board/transmuter device. The transmuter device...
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790InterviewsInterview — Chris Matthew on An Age Contrived, components, and customization in board games.
We took a few minutes to chat with An Age Contrived’s Lead Designer and Founder of Bellows Intent, Chris Matthew, and found...
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817PreviewsBuilding monuments in an Age Contrived — Fun with chonky tiles and magnets
In An Age Contrived, players take on the roles of gods ruling over the realm of Eldranir, influencing the mortal tribes to...
