Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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80608Root 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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75507Finders 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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45502Jokkmokk: 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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344Vrahode: Age of Prophecy preview – Fantastical skirmishes in a brand new console driven world
Following the trail out of camp, you come across a riverbed with something glinting in the distance. As you investigate, it looks...
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75524The 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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262Tech Race Kickstarter preview—Hyperloopin’ Louie
In the near future, Silicon Valley has continued to only succeed in driving demand for their ideas, not actually bringing them to...
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90511Landmarks 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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557Disco Heist Laundry Preview — The first taste was free
At Gen Con this year, a few of us at GamingTrend were able to sit down with Mike Gnade from Rock Manor...
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80755Oh 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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571Steamforged Games Announces Bardsung: Tale of the Forsaken Glade coming soon to Gamefound
Steamforged Games, leading tabletop games studio and publisher (ELDEN RING: The Board Game, Euthia: Torment of Resurrection, Epic Encounters, Monster Hunter World:...
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596The Origins unpublished board game extravaganza
In the sheer amount of stuff available to see at a major board game convention like Origins, it’s easy to overlook the...
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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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565Heroes of Barcadia: Heroes for Hire is now live on Kickstarter
Get ready to drink, fight evil, and have fun in Heroes of Barcadia: Heroes for Hire, a game in which a drink...
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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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742Shuffle Dungeons preview – Shuffle for initiative
Back at Origins Game Fair, I was able to get my eyes on Shuffle Dungeons when the boys from Zero Strategy Games...
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880Magneterra First Look – Magnet Wizards
Magneterra sleeps in the darkest reaches of the cosmos. A rocky, rugged world, Magneterra possesses a unique attribute in the many worlds:...
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621Apiary unveils a new expansion, Expanding the Hive, set to release in September
Apiary has unveiled details about its upcoming expansion, Apiary: Expanding the Hive, set to release on September 4th, 2024. Designed by Connie...
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1.2KFirst exposure—A preview of prototype games from Gen Con 2024
This year, I once again had the opportunity to visit the First Exposure playtest room at Gen Con. I got to try...
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693Power Well Origins first look – Puzzle duels!
Let me set the scene. GamingTrend’s Origins interview booth was set up in the back-right corner of the convention. About 5 spaces...
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80824World 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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680Stonemaier Games announces Stamp Swap available Sept. 4th
Stonemaier Games announced a new title joining their lineup, Stamp Swap available September 4th.. This new 1-5 player competitive I-cut-you-choose drafting and...
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766We dive into the rich world of Ethera with the makers of Winds of Numa Sera
Recently we got to chat with Morgan Rosenblum and Jonny Handler of Dark Rose Studios about their Excellent game, Winds of Numa...
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757The Computer is your friend. Trust the Computer. The Computer wants you to play this game.
I haven’t had the opportunity to play the original Paranoia TTRPG but the idea of a competitive TTRPG rather than a cooperative...
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794Queen by Midnight gets new Quarter Past expansion from Darrington Press
Check out the press release from Darrington Press about a new stand-alone expansion for Queen by Midnight called Quarter Past. It is...
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841Upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 – The Board Game adds Johnny Silverhand as a stretch goal
Johnny Silverhand just got added to Cyberpunk 2077 – The Board Game as a reward for reaching the first stretch goal of...
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1.3KVoodoo Ranger rolls for Crit in new Kickstarter for popular tabletop game
Our friends over at Rollacrit have a big announcement for fans of the popular Heroes of Barcadia tabletop game. Not only are...
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16.0KDesigner of Oath, Root, and Arcs — “I love games, but what I really love is play.”
The titles Root, Oath, Pax Pamir, Arcs, and John Company will most likely ring a bell for regular members of the tabletop...
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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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1.0KEmerald Skulls preview – Roll some dice, pick a nose or two, win some money!
Deep in a dingy and dark prison, a group of goblins wastes away and needs something to pass the time. Board with...
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652.4KBasketboss review— Cardboard manager
My family’s from Kentucky, so I was fated to at least tangentially care about basketball. When I saw Basketboss on our review...
