Reviews
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80517Root review — A perspective after five years in the woods
It used to be that asymmetrical wargames were a niche part of the hobby, a subcategory of weird kids right next to...
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75414Finders Creepers review ⏤ A frightfully fun family game with augmented reality
I wasn’t sure what Finders Creepers was going to be when I initially opened the box. What I found inside is a...
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95412G.I. JOE Roleplaying Game Quartermaster’s Guide to Gear Sourcebook review—Lock and load cadets!
For this review, I will refer to this product as the G.I. JOE Quartermaster’s guide. This book is a supplement to the...
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45480Jokkmokk: The Winter Market Review — Vanished without a trace.
JokkMokk is a 1-5 player card snatchum about kitsch. I don't mean that in a dour Anton Ego sort of way. I mean...
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95429My Little Pony Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook review—This game has no business being so polished.
The My Little Pony Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook is fantastic. It’s one of the best I have seen and read in a...
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70429Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook review—Something is missing from this book.
This core rulebook is frankly, gorgeous. The hardcover is in great condition, and the artwork on the inside is superb. But, there...
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75500The Wolves review ⏤ Compete for top dog by building up your own wolf pack
This game is kind of hard to describe. It’s one of those games that ends up being more than the sum of...
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80491That’s Not a Hat review ⏤ Outwit or outbluff your opponents by giving gifts
This tiny box card game is pretty nifty. I can’t say it’s a game I want to play all the time, but...
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90489Landmarks review ⏤ Can you survive exploring an island full of mysterious words?
Word guessing games are super hit or miss for me. Sometimes I enjoy them and other times I struggle to connect with...
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95680Too Many Cooks review — A restaurant I’d be proud to work in
Too Many Cooks is a chaotic co-op game played in three short rounds of five minutes each in which players must work...
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70963Borderlands Tiny Tina’s Robot Tea Party review — A party worth joining, even if it does begin to get a bit dull after a few play sessions
Borderlands Tiny Tina’s Robot Tea Party is a fun, albeit extremely simple, card game for two to five people in which players...
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80741Oh My Pigeons! review — Gather, steal, and sabotage your way to having the largest flock
Oh My Pigeons! is a simple, yet delightful party game, which takes less than a minute to set up and just as...
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851.1KZhanguo: The First Empire Review — Tame the dragon; conquer Death.
I hate Caylus. I note that this is probably a bad opinion to own. My encounter with the World's First Worker Placement™...
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901.5KPlayer’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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1.1K80Altered TCG review – Explore the fantastical world of this new trading card game
The trading card game space seems to be a bit crowded these days. From your big hitters like Pokemon and Magic the...
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90619G.I. JOE Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook review—I am seriously impressed with this book.
The G.I. Joe Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook has grabbed my attention in the best ways possible. I seriously wasn’t expecting to be...
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90858BattleTech Alpha Strike — Easy & Quick Mech Combat!
When it comes to wargames, a lot of folks tend to not play them because the barrier to entry is high. Models,...
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1001.1KGnome Hollow review – These mushrooms got me seeing stars!
It's not very often that I get to see a game go from conception to prototype to finished product. Back in the...
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75670Lethal Shadows Fluorescent Paints Review — Bright Lights
When I started painting in 2015, there weren't too many brands out there. As I mentioned in my review of the Army...
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951.2KPathfinder Remaster: Player Core 2 review – I’ll be playing a Lizardfolk Viking Monk for this campaign.
The end is upon us. The end of the remastered core books, that is. Player Core 2 (PC2) is finally here and...
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70817Bunkers & Badasses Deluxe Edition review — Borderlands, for better and worse
Bunkers & Badasses Deluxe Edition is a surprisingly high quality release for fans of Borderlands. If that sounds like a back-handed compliment,...
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1.3K90Expeditions: Around the World review — No ticket required
Expeditions: Around the World, designed by Wolfgang Kramer, published by Super Meeple, and brought to the US by Hachette Boardgames is a...
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80823World Wonders: Mundo Wonders Pack review — A mini review for a mini expansion
My primary complaint with World Wonders was that there aren't enough monuments. At higher player counts, which I think the game plays...
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901.7KMagic: The Gathering Bloomburrow review ⏤ Weaponized cuteness
Bloomburrow might just be the most hyped set of Magic: The Gathering of 2024. The twee woodland critters style had a lot...
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451.5KMagic: The Gathering Assassin’s Creed review ⏤ Good cards in bad boosters
This was a tough review to write. I am not giving the Assassin’s Creed set (ACR) a good score, which is sad...
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851.6KLorcana: Shimmering Skies starter decks review — The Great Illuminary’s guest list gets bigger
Set 5 of Disney Lorcana is here. Shimmering Skies brings our favorite characters back for the Great Illuminary’s party and introduces some...
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801.2KThe Flood Bell Tolls in Saint Magnus review — secrets of a drowning city
Somewhere in the world a bell tolls, a city drowns, and something wakes in the deep. The Flood Bell Tolls in Saint...
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901.7KMagic: The Gathering Modern Horizons 3 review ⏤ Everything old is new again
When it comes to my reviews of Magic: the Gathering sets, I mostly draft these days. I would keep in mind that...
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851.9KFinal Fantasy XIV TTRPG Starter Set review — You got your MMO in my TTRPG!
I don’t get to play a lot of TTRPGs, or any if I’m being honest, but I do know alot about them...
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901.6KChronicles of Light: Darkness Falls, Disney Edition review — Adventure awaits!
If Disney is known for anything, it’s rich stories with fun and creative characters. Games developed with a Disney backdrop tend to...
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901.7KDune: Fall of the Imperium — Adventures in Arrakis
Dune: Fall of the Imperium, a campaign sourcebook to be used as an addition to Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, published by...
