Previews
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94SCOUT Gen Con 2022 preview— What a show-off
Seems like everyone's publishing traditional card games with modern game design additions nowadays, and SCOUT is Oink! throwing its hat in the...
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60BIGFOOT: Roll and Smash Gen Con preview — Mayhem and big tires made by even bigger hearts
The demo table for BIGFOOT: Roll and Smash, from XYZ Game Labs, looked minuscule next to the looming monster-truck directly adjacent. The...
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113Septima Gen Con preview — Bewitched by an enthralling theme
One of my favorite new themes at this year's Gen Con belonged to Septima from Mindclash Games. In Septima, players lead their...
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157Omicron Protocol Gen Con preview— when Theta Protocol doesn’t cut it
When Bernie of Dead Alive first pitched Omicron Protocol to me, it was as an entry point for the minis hobby, complete...
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132Terra Nova Gen Con 2022 preview—Terra Mystica goes supernova
Terra Mystica is inarguably a monolith of a board game. Personally, it was the first heavyweight euro I encountered without the same...
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96War of the Ring Card Game Gen Con 2022 preview — The bar was set high, yet this might clear it
War of the Ring has achieved quite the legendary status since its debut. It’s without a doubt an epic 1v1 experience, but...
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105Hoplomachus: Victorum Gen Con 2022 preview — The biggest solo board game yet
Chip Theory Games is cooking up a massive project and we got to take a peek. Much like the ancient poem Odyssey,...
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143Age of Comics: The Golden Years Gen Con preview — Turns out a golden age makes for a golden theme
Many consider the debut of Superman in 1938 to be the dawn of the comic book golden age. Soon after, the comic...
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132Harrow County Gen Con preview — Our hopes are high for another fantastic adaptation
Last year, Off the Page Games turned a remarkable award winning comic, Mind MGMT, into an incredible board game which blew both...
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141Cat in the Box Gen Con preview — Clever as a cat and cute as a kitten
If Cat in the Box and five people inhabit a closed room, then, supposedly, the people in the room are playing and...
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150D&D Onslaught Gen Con preview — The king of TTRPGS goes tactical minis
Goblins, Kobolds, demons, and owl bears can make for excellent adversaries in the one vs many combat that is Dungeons and Dragons....
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214Flamecraft Gen Con preview — If I could live inside this board game’s world I would
I’m sorry. It’s too late. You’ve already clicked the article and seen the feature image. There’s no turning back. You’re in love....
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169Deal With the Devil Gen Con 2022 preview — We’d sell our souls to play this one
I fell in love immediately. I knew I was going to like Deal With the Devil as soon as I saw it,...
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325Return to Dark Tower: Covenant Gen Con 2022 preview — It just keeps getting better
That scummy tenant is at it again! This time they have turned the very gods against you! Worse still, some of their...
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148Evergreen Gen Con Preview- What you should be pining for
A few years ago, Photosynthesis came on the scene with a unique idea that ultimately fell short for a lot of people....
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148Skymines 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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138Kapow! Gen Con 2022 preview — Dice slinging with a bang
One of the first games we had the fortune of previewing at Gen Con this year was Kapow! Published by Wise Wizard...
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164Turing 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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175Stone Blade Entertainment rides high this year with Soulforge: Fusion and Ascension Tactics
Earlier this year at GAMA Expo we got to spend some time with Justin Gary, the CEO of Stone Blade Entertainment and...
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235Origins 2022 preview ⏤ Star Realms Rise of Empire and Hero Realms digital
If you've played Star Realms or Hero Realms, you know that they are great deck building games with direct conflict and multiple...
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189Talking to the Creator of Critters & Companions: system neutral fantasy animals
Roleplaying games often overlook the value of wildlife, presenting them as combat encounters first and integrated into a setting's logic second. I...
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402Illiterati preview ⏤ Something wicked lies beneath
In a world of letters and words that serve to bring everyone together, the illustrious, incorrigible, Illiterati seek to make the world...
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418Meeples & Monsters hands-on at PAX Unplugged
We got to sit down at PAX Unplugged to play a game of Meeples and Monsters. This simple-yet-complex bag building game is...
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448A closer look at Beadle & Grimm’s Tal’Dorei Campaign Reborn coins and jewelry
Just in time for the release date for the Tal’Dorei Campaign Reborn Setting, we got to pay a visit to our friends...
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742“Hey, I’m gonna get you too!”⏤Dustbiters preview
With the rise of smartphones and mobile devices, we’ve seen gaming become more of an everyday activity for folks of all ages,...
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1.0KIn space, no one can hear you fold—Antematter preview
There is a long-standing tradition in Sci-Fi movies and television that where there are scoundrels or smugglers, there are cards and there...
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1.8KEven monsters are beautiful—Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Kickstarter preview
The relationship between theme and game can be a curious thing. Sometimes the theme is what drives core gameplay mechanics, such as...
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2.4KSomething old, something new—URgency preview
The Royal Game of Ur is the oldest complete board game known to man, with the earliest recovered version dating back to...
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1.2KUp your game with Master Monk’s Oracle dice box
Welcome to the first of a new series of videos we’re doing here at Gaming Trend called Up Your Game, where we...
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2.5KTravel the globe while sitting at your table—Trekking the World preview
Do you like vacations? Travelling to distant lands, taking photographs of famous landmarks, collecting cheaply-made snow globes from every tourist-trap gift shop?...
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3.0KSwashbuckling adventure is on the way — Sea of Legends preview
At PAX Unplugged 2019, Gaming Trend was lucky enough to get a chance to sit down and talk to Ryan Schapals and...
