Posts By Nick Dubs
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56ReviewsGenesis: Battle of Champions- Jaelara Second Edition Idiris Vs. Ra’Ha Two-Player Starter set review— memories of an old friend
A little over two years ago, my favorite card game ever died. Oversimplified by one of my friends as “Hearthstone on a...
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57Reviews
Unmatched: Jurassic Park- Dr. Sattler vs T. Rex review—awakening my inner five year old
The first thing I did when I got home with my copy of Unmatched: Jurassic Park- Dr. Sattler vs. T. Rex was...
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56Reviews
Wise Guys review—when more is less
Publishers Gale Force Nine recently released Wise Guys, an unlicensed reimplementation of their sleeper hit Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem. The...
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113Reviews
Senators review— et tu, olive?
Personally, I don’t have anything against Senators- well actually, the card art that looks like ancient Roman themed stock photos is a...
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107Reviews
Aristeia! review—the kids aren’t alright
When I first saw Aristeia, I was extremely hyped. I had been wanting an introductory skirmish-level minis game in a box for...
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188Reviews
Star Trek: Missions review— Sci-Fi realms
Back in 2017, Wizkids came out with Fantasy Realms, a shorter game about optimizing scoring on a hand of cards that have...
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182Reviews
Meeples & Monsters review— Are meeples empty calories?
Recently, there has been a massive increase in both the number and quality of introductory board games. From Quacks of Quedlinburg, to...
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183Reviews
Pan Am review— Mile high gaming club
For too long, Lords of Waterdeep was held up as the king of introductory worker placement games. I always felt weird about...
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220Reviews
Founders of Gloomhaven review— Isaac Childres made me a game
If you ask Board Game Geek (or certain people on this website), Founders of Gloomhaven is a flop. There are too many...
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185Reviews
Icaion review— Beautiful, boring, broken
Icaion, just like its predecessor Mysthea, is a gorgeous game. The art is very nice, there’s once again your preposterous amount of...
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186Reviews
Mysthea review— A kiss on the mouth, a kick in the teeth
Mysthea is the type of game that I legitimately love, but always struggle to get to the table. At its core, Mysthea...
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277Reviews
Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume Two review— Back with a vengance
Back in 2019, Restoration and Mondo unveiled their Unmatched system with Battle of Legends, Volume One. For those that didn’t read our...
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206Reviews
Valeria: Card Kingdoms 2E and Darksworn expansion review— Rolling bones, skeleton bones
I’ve had a rough time trying to pin down Valeria: Card Kingdoms. While it seems like Valeria always has one hand outstretched...
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259Reviews
Confident? review— Trivial fun in a sea of misery
There aren’t too many cardinal sins that a game can make that will immediately kill it for me. But to state the...
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242Reviews
Dûhr: The Lesser Houses review— Small box, big promise
Duhr is, without a doubt, one of the strangest games in my collection. In the modern era where it seems like every...
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326Reviews
Pocket Paragons: Origins review- Practically perfect
We all know the struggle; you’re at a board game meetup, and you and another person are left in the awkward position...
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326Reviews
Super Skill Pinball: Ramp it Up Review- The Solo Series
I’ve always found the development of different series within gaming to be extremely interesting. By frontloading a decent amount of mechanical framework...
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352Reviews
Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy Review ⏤ Diplomacy Sold Separately
Back in 2017, Fantasy Flight Games published Battle for Rokugan, which took the secret order mechanic from the popular Game of Thrones...
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Gaming Trend 2021 Holiday Guide — Tabletop edition!
Light weight games MazeScape Did you love Monument Valley but drain your phone battery playing it? Both MazeScape offerings – Labrynthos and...
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Bequest Review ⏤ A Tight Game in a Roomy Box
I’m sure that Wizkids wasn’t following my train of thought when they themed Bequest around supervillainy, but it really is a perfect...
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485Reviews
Dune: Betrayal Review ⏤ Half Baked
I watch an absurd amount of cooking competition shows. Since the focus of most of these is on how the cooks...
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485Reviews
Polis Review ⏤ Bad Decisions in Ancient Greece
The wrap that the second edition of Polis comes in features a full-throated endorsement from Jason Matthews- the designer of Twilight Struggle,...
