Posts By Rob Berg
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197EditorialsBest 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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258PreviewsSimplicity with lots of personality — Emotional Intelligence PAX Unplugged preview
One of many games Gaming Trend had the opportunity to experience at Pax Unplugged was Emotional Intelligence: A Personality Deduction Game from...
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198NewsAres Games releases War of the Ring — The Card Game
Ares Games is releasing War of the Ring — The Card Game on December 21, 2022 in stores, with more events to...
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267ReviewsGutenberg review — don’t stop the presses!
The advent of the printed word was an astounding revelation for the world. What once started out as hand copying illustrations and...
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325ReviewsRiftforce Beyond review – return to the rift for greater rewards
It is hard to stand out in a crowd with the vast amount of two-player card-based games out there. With the arrival...
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704FeaturesBest 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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364PreviewsSkymines Gen Con Preview ⏤There is no dark side to this moon
With day two of Gen Con in the books, more games sold out, more games were talked about, and out of the...
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380PreviewsTuring Machine Gen Con 2022 preview — Are machines able to really think?
With Day one of GenCon in the books, Gaming Trend got to sit down with Hachette Games and see why their booth...
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300NewsTuring Machine by Scorpion Masqué comes to the masses in Quarter 4 2022
TURING MACHINE, THE SMARTEST DEDUCTION GAME IN THE WORLD! The Quebecois publisher Scorpion Masqué (Zombie Kidz Evolution, Decrypto, Stay Cool, Master Word...
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419NewsStar Realms: Rise of Empire – a legacy expansion – launches today on Kickstarter
Wise Wizard Games launched their latest Star Realms campaign on Kickstarter today! Here’s a rundown on what you can find in Star...
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361NewsNew Partnership Between Netflix and Asmodee Provides Squid Games, Ozark, and Stranger Things Themed Games
Asmodee and Netflix Announce Partnership with Ozark, Squid Game and Stranger Things Officially Licensed Board Games Three critically-acclaimed Netflix franchises meet board...
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416NewsSPECTRE: The 007 board game Available for preorder now!
The Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion (SPECTRE) is now recruiting new members to put an end to 007 and...
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300NewsClank! Products to be Published by Dire Wolf!
Clank! Publishing UpdateGoing forward, future Clank!™ products will be published by Dire Wolf, and digital Clank! content will be available via the free Dire Wolf Game Room app....
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557ReviewsCartographers review – let’s map things out
The more I game the more I come across unique, fun, and diverse game mechanisms. At one point I had no idea...
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508ReviewsGoetia: Nine Kings of Solomon review – scry, scry, and scry some more
Every once in a while a game will come along that catches you by surprise. It happens when you least expect it...
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420ReviewsRise of Tribes review – rise to the occassion!
There are a few styles of games that I typically do not enjoy. It is not that these games are bad, but...
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375ReviewsDarkridge Reunion review – high school shows its true colors
Highschool will always be a tough time for people. Myself included, which makes revisiting the high school you graduated from for a...
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487ReviewsSummit the Board Game review – coming down the mountain!
Mountains in all of their majesty provide a plethora of different experiences for all walks of life, whether you go camping, hiking,...
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372NewsCapstone Games announces Riftforce Beyond the expansion to Riftforce!
Go beyond the Rift and discover a new plane of possibilities in Riftforce: Beyond! Experience Riftforce with a challenging solo mode or...
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478NewsCatan Studio Announces CATAN – Dawn of Humankind and Seafarers + Cities & Knights Expansion for Catan – 3D Edition
Roseville, MN – May 24, 2022 – Today, CATAN Studio and Asmodee announced their upcoming plans for the world of CATAN, including...
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385NewsCzech Games Edition announces Starship Captains!
Announcing: Starship Captains! Settle into the captain’s chair of your very first star cruiser and get ready to embark on a bold...
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709ReviewsDungeons, Dice, and Danger review – delve deeper into the dungeon, easier than ever before
Ah Dungeons Dice and Danger – a roll and write game. The proverbial game/gift that keeps on giving and giving and giving....
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396NewsRavensburger North America announces The Great British Baking Show Game!
RAVENSBURGER ANNOUNCES THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW GAME Beloved Baking Sensation Inspires New Card Game Seattle, Wash. (May 17, 2022) – Ravensburger,...
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543ReviewsBoonlake review⏤Settle the land, enjoy the spoils
Ever wondered what it was like to be the first people to settle an area of land? If so then Boonlake might...
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938ReviewsGloomhaven Digital review ⏤Lots of gloom, lots of boom
Gloomhaven, an often misconstrued safe haven for its denizens and adventurers alike. It is here in this world that adventurers gather to...
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415ReviewsA Royal Will review – may the odds ever be in your favor!
Throughout my life and experience with different types of aliens in all of sci-fi, I have found that when I think of...
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347NewsCephalofair and Lucky Duck partner on companion apps
Cephalofair Games is incredibly pleased to announce a new partnership with Lucky Duck Games to develop companion apps for our games Frosthaven...
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358NewsAsmodee Opens Access+ Studio to Create Accessible Board Games for Players From All Walks of Life
Asmodee, a leading publisher of board games around the world, today announced Access+, a first-of-its-kind board game studio adapting Asmodee’s hit titles...
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870FeaturesThe 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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427NewsCapstone Games’ new game Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina just announced!
Catherine takes the players to the Tsarist Empire of 1762. Lovingly illustrated, up to 4 players try to win the Tsarina’s favor...
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430ReviewsGoryõ review – lets break some stuff
My initial experience with Goryõ was at a booth presented by Bridge Distribution and Fulfillment. I was apprehensive at first because being...
