

The Royal Game of Ur is the oldest complete board game known to man, with the earliest recovered version dating back to 2600 BCE in ancient Mesopotamia. There have been many ways to play the game over the years, and at one time was even considered to foretell the player’
by Mike Dunn
Welcome to the first of a new series of videos we’re doing here at Gaming Trend called Up Your Game, where we take a look at products that enhance the gaming experience, stuff that gives your favorite hobby a little -or a lot- of that extra something. Today we’
by Mike Dunn
Do you like vacations? Travelling to distant lands, taking photographs of famous landmarks, collecting cheaply-made snow globes from every tourist-trap gift shop? Do you like all of those things but not actually leaving your house? Then you might just like Trekking the World, the upcoming title from Charlie Bink and
by Mike Dunn
Max Seidman of Resonym games demonstrates their new whimsical vacuum bot engine building game, Mechanica. Max shows us how players build up their factories to maximize profit and win the game. This quirky title has a novel mechanic in that players improve their robot factories using puzzle pieces with functions
by Mike Dunn
We chat with the folks from Hit Point Press about their newly released D&D supplement featuring anthropomorphic woodland creatures, Humblewood. They’ve got big plans for the setting and pull back the curtain a bit here on what is coming down the pipe. You can buy Humblewood stuff here: https://thede
by Mike Dunn
If you are an avid tabletop game player, one of the worst things you can do is move away from your regular gaming group. It turns out, despite all of the brilliant single player options out there these days, playing tabletop games solo all the time just isn’t that
by Mike Dunn
When Restoration Games announced the remake/sequel/spiritual successor to the classic “high tech” board game from the early 80’s, Dark Tower, the collective gasp of delight from aging tabletop nerds (such as myself) was so palpable it may have made the internet itself quiver in anticipation. The whirring
by Mike Dunn
Beadle & Grimm’s latest 5th Edition D&D supplement is finally here, and the huge 20 lb. box that landed on our doorstep is choc full of hellishly great stuff to take a campaign to the next level. We take a look at what’s in the box
by Mike Dunn