Posts By Mike Dunn
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3.4KInterviewsDesigner 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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1.4KNewsD&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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5.2KFeaturesBest 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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2.0KInterviewsJeremy 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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1.2KPreviewsMistwind 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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1.2KInterviewsLe 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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1.2KPreviewsWe 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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2.1KPreviewsAn 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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608PreviewsBecome 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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857InterviewsInterview — 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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904PreviewsBuilding 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...
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1.1KInterviewsCrazy Eights — Alphinius Goo on Blood For the Khan 5E Adventure
When Gooey Cube revealed themselves to the world at Gen Con in 2019, nobody was quite prepared for how lush and dense...
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1.5KInterviewsChatting with Penny Arcade’s Gabe & Tycho about Acq Inc Season Two, the OGL debacle, and Muppets!
A few weeks ago I got to sit and chat with Jerry Holkins (Tycho), Mike Krahulik (Gabe), and Ryan Hartman about Penny...
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1.1KNewsBlood for the Khan, Gooey Cube’s latest 5E adventure, hits the ground running in their latest Kickstarter
In the world of fantasy role-playing games, the greatest adventures are those filled with danger, intrigue, and betrayal. And now, Gooey Cube...
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1.8KEditorialsBest 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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1.7KReviewsShake That City review — Randomizing colored cubes has never been this fun
Editor’s note: We get a lot of prototype games at Gaming Trend, in various states of completion, and usually we have a...
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1.3KFeaturesGaming Trend 2022 Holiday Guide — Tabletop edition!
You’ve seen our recommendations for video games and for hardware and gear, but we have definitely saved the best for last! It’s...
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1.6KNewsThe War of the Lance begins again in Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen and Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn this December
The long awaited return of Dragonlance is finally near! On December 6th, the legendary world of Krynn enters the modern D&D era...
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1.5KFeatures12 best board games to play this Halloween
For many, Halloween is THE holiday, beating out tried and true contenders like Christmas and Talk Like a Pirate Day. A day...
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4.8KReviewsSpelljammer: Adventures in Space review—Promised a feast, got a morsel.
Due to Spelljammer being a three book set rather than a single hardcover volume, we thought it best to share the duty...
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3.4KFeaturesBest of Gen Con 2022
There’s a reason why they call Gen Con “the best four days in gaming”, and while last year could be called subdued,...
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1.6KNewsMind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game” becomes first board game to get nominated for a Harvey Award
We don’t usually report on comic book awards here on Gaming Trend, but the nominations for the prestigious Harvey Awards were just...
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1.0KPreviewsStone Blade Entertainment rides high this year with Soulforge: Fusion and Ascension Tactics
Earlier this year at GAMA Expo we got to spend some time with Justin Gary, the CEO of Stone Blade Entertainment and...
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2.8KReviewsStar Wars: Outer Rim Unfinished Business ⏤ Hello there
That Fantasy Flight Games would eventually come out with an expansion to the bounty hunter themed Star Wars: Outer Rim was a...
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2.4KReviewsArk Nova review⏤Christmas at the zoo
In his multi part documentary series Everything is a Remix, filmmaker Kirby Ferguson’s primary claim is that the ultimate driver of progress...
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3.6KFeaturesThe Force is with these eight Star Wars tabletop games
Levitate the rocks, light the lightsabers, and break out the blue milk- it’s May the 4th – Star Wars Day- once again!...
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1.3KNewsWizKids goes big with their line of Spelljammer Icons of the Realms miniatures this fall
Alongside the new Spelljammer box set announced at today’s D&D Direct, WizKids unveiled their new Icons of the Realm series for the...
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1.3KNewsClassic Sci-Fi/Fantasy mashup setting Spelljammer coming for D&D 5E coming this August
A setting not seen in D&D since the early nineties, Spelljammer melds maritime adventure with planar travel in this three book box...
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1.3KNewsJourneys Through the Radiant Citadel brings thirteen new stream-ready one-shot adventures by a diverse collection of writers and artists this summer.
Dungeons & Dragons adds it’s third collection of short adventures to the library with Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel: “Following in the...
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1.1KNewsTed Lasso and Parks & Rec join the party courtesy of Funko Games
Fans of two classic television series will soon be able to relive their favorite shows thanks to Funko Games. Sure to liven...
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1.3KNewsFunko Games brings more Disney to the table with four new titles announced for 2022
In continued celebration of last year’s 50th anniversary of Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Funko Games is doing its part to make sure everything...
