Posts By Steven Starkey
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601PreviewsMonster Manual 2024 Preview — An upgrade for the bad guys
Wizards of the Coast’s next book for the Dungeons & Dragons 2024 updated rules is the Monster Manual 2024. GamingTrend had a...
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1.1KFeaturesBest of Gen Con 2024- Better late than never edition
Convention season was very intense in 2024, with GamingTrend attending more tabletop cons than any other year prior. In fact, we went...
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879Tabletop ThrowdownChristian Hoffer joins us to talk about corp vs. community in the D&D world—Tabletop Throwdown S1E12
In this episode of Tabletop Throwdown, Mike Dunn and Steven Starkey speak with Christian Hoffer, a prominent voice in the Dungeons &...
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1.7KPreviewsDungeon Master’s Guide 2024 preview — Dungeon Masters gain a level
Wizards of the Coast’s next book for the Dungeons & Dragons 2024 updated rules is the Dungeon Master’s Guide. GamingTrend had a...
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2.1KReviewsPlayer’s Handbook 2024 review—A new addition to fifth edition
As hard as it may be for some of us to believe, Dungeons & Dragons has been around for fifty years and...
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1.1KTabletop ThrowdownGen Con 2024 Preview!—Tabletop Throwdown S1E11
We’re back and about to go to Gen Con! Join us as we talk about games we are excited about seeing at...
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1.4KPreviewsQuests from the Infinite Staircase preview — Adventures across the D&D multiverse
Wizards of the Coast’s next adventure book for its Dungeons & Dragons line is Quests from the Infinite Staircase. We had a...
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4.0KReviewsThe Book of Many Things review — It’s all in the cards
One of the iconic magic items in the D&D multiverse is the Deck of Many Things. As a young DM, it was...
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1.3KReviewsBigby Presents Glory of the Giants review — A handy guide to bigs
In D&D lore giants share the stage with dragons as the first races to rise to prominence. The giant races are credited...
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1.2KTabletop ThrowdownWhen a convention is actually a tribal gathering- Tabletop Throwdown S1E8
Mike finally recounts his magical trip to Lake Geneva, WI, where he attended Gary Con XVI, kicking off the fiftieth year of...
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1.5KInterviewsLuke Gygax & Alphinus Goo are collaborating on an adventure to honor Gary’s legacy
We sat down with Luke Gygax and Alphinius Goo on the last day of Genghis Con, and while we were all pretty...
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1.2KTabletop ThrowdownAlphinius Goo: how he got into D&D and his plans for the 50th anniversary—Tabletop Throwdown S1E3
Things get sticky this week as Mike Dunn and Steven Starkey chat with Head Wizard of GooeyCube, Alphinius Goo himself! We talk...
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1.0KReviewsKeys from the Golden Vault review — Potion’s Thirteen
Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has populated the shelves of 5th edition Dungeon Masters with a lot of hardback adventures. From WotC’s...
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1.2KReviewsCyclopedia Zyathica Volume 1 The Wy’rded World review — A whole new world for your tabletop
For those of you have had enough of the Forgotten Realms, people who have spent maybe a little too much time on...
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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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1.5KReviewsLuna Capital review — Making the moon profitable
The year is 1977 and the private sector is betting on the moon as the next big market. In order for that...
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8.4KReviewsCampaign Case: Terrain review — Adventure maps on the go
Wizards of the Coast clearly has an eye set on making Dungeons & Dragons accessible to new players. They have published a...
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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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9.3KReviewsWingspan Oceania Expansion review — A sweet addition
The Oceania Expansion for Wingspan is the second expansion for the game and the first to introduce new mechanisms. As the title...
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3.3KReviewsMarvel: Crisis Protocol Core Set review — Comic book battles on the tabletop
The Avengers are duking it out with some notorious supervillains in New York City. The action is down on the street, in...
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2.7KReviewsThe Hunger review — Deckbuilding with a Twist
The sun has finally dropped below the horizon and the castle gates open for the local vampires to begin the nightly hunt...
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2.0KReviewsFizban’s Treasury of Dragons review ⏤ The mother-load of all dragons
Dragons are the most iconic creatures in Dungeons and Dragons – they are in the name of the game, after all. Since...
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1.6KEditorialsGaming 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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2.1KReviewsWings of Glory: Tripods & Triplanes review — Dogfighting with giant walkers
It’s 1918 and the War to End All Wars has engulfed Europe. Across the frontiers of France and Germany, soldiers on the...
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2.2KFeaturesBest of Gen Con 2021
We weren’t quite sure what to expect at Gen Con this year; last year’s event was virtual due to the Pandemic, and...
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3.2KReviewsThe Wild Beyond the Witchlight review ⏤ By the pricking of my thumbs…
After giving us a tour of Avernus then the realms of horror in Ravenloft, the designers at Wizards of the Coast have...
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3.2KReviewsWhat are you afraid of?—Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft review
D&D is at its roots a high fantasy game, reminiscent of the world of Tolkien with dragons and magic and all that...
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2.6KNewsVan Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft brings multi-genre horror to D&D 5E this May
Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons team has announced the next book in the line-up of products for 5th edition D&D....
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2.7KReviewsPuzzled players plotting and planning — Tiny Towns review
Cute little animals need a place to live! That’s right, tiny animals have decided to build a small town hidden away from...
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5.4KNewsTasha’s Cauldron of Everything coming in November, brings new ways to personalize your characters
Wizards of the Coast has announced its next D&D book! Entitled Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, this rules expansion follows up Xanathar’s Guide...
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1.9KNewsWizards of the Coast kicks off Icewind Dale with D&D Celebration 2020 in September
Wizards of the Coast has announced D&D Celebration 2020 will take place on the 18th, 19th, and 20th of September, 2020. This...
