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Interview — 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 out a few things about what inspired

By Mike Dunn

/ 21 Mar 2023

Interview — Chris Matthew on An Age Contrived, components, and customization in board games.

Building 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 construct enduring structures in their honor. Building these

By Mike Dunn

/ 20 Mar 2023

Building monuments in an Age Contrived — Fun with chonky tiles and magnets

Crazy 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 the Fifth Edition campaign setting The Wy’rded

By Mike Dunn

/ 16 Mar 2023

Crazy Eights — Alphinius Goo on Blood For the Khan 5E Adventure

Chatting 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 Arcade’s new Kickstarter for Acquisitions Incorporated Season

By Mike Dunn

/ 13 Mar 2023

Chatting with Penny Arcade’s Gabe & Tycho about Acq Inc Season Two, the OGL debacle, and Muppets!

Blood 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 is thrilled to announce their latest project: Blood

By Mike Dunn

/ 28 Feb 2023

Blood for the Khan, Gooey Cube’s latest 5E adventure, hits the ground running in their latest Kickstarter

Best 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 year prior, went to more conventions than

By Mike Dunn

/ 11 Jan 2023

Shake 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 very strict rule when it comes to

By Mike Dunn

/ 25 Nov 2022

Shake That City review — Randomizing colored cubes has never been this fun

Gaming 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 been another great year in tabletop

By Mike Dunn

/ 22 Nov 2022

Gaming Trend 2022 Holiday Guide — Tabletop edition!

The 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 with the adventure Dragonlance: Shadow of

By Mike Dunn

/ 7 Nov 2022

The War of the Lance begins again in Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen and Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn this December

12 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 dedicated to horror, candy, and pretending to be

By Mike Dunn

/ 22 Oct 2022

12 best board games to play this Halloween

Spelljammer: 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 of reviewing such a massive and crucial set.

By Mike Dunn

/ 21 Sep 2022

Spelljammer: Adventures in Space review—Promised a feast, got a morsel.

Best 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, this year the event came back roaring!

By Mike Dunn

/ 13 Sep 2022