Posts By Nick Dubs
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2.4KReviewsIcaion 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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3.2KReviewsMysthea 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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3.2KReviewsUnmatched: 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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2.0KReviewsValeria: 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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4.4KReviewsConfident? 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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1.1KReviewsDûhr: 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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1.6KReviewsPocket 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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1.5KReviewsSuper 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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2.1KReviewsDune: 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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1.7KEditorialsGaming 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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1.4KReviewsBequest 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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2.0KReviewsDune: 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 deal...
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2.5KReviewsPolis 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,...
