Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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851.2KFlotsam Float review — A dexterity game for the whole family
As a father, I am always on the lookout for games I can introduce to my kids so I jumped at the...
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751.0KForest Friends review — A game for 2
When you go into your local big box store and walk over to the tabletop game section, the options have improved dramatically...
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805.9KThe Wizard of Oz Adventure Book Game review — A unique book-based game board brings the iconic film to life
The Wizard of Oz is a beloved classic whose story has been adapted into nearly every medium, but its latest iteration comes...
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796AEGIS: Second Ignition preview — And I’ll form the head!
Giant robots were my childhood, from watching Voltron and Transformers on early Saturday mornings to Gundam Wing on late nights, there was...
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963Four Corners, a living puzzle game, is now live on Kickstarter
Four Corners, a new living puzzle game from Calliope Games which uses the Tip-Pivot board from Tsuro: Phoenix Rising, is now live...
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601.5KA Goofy Movie Game review — Great artwork and nostalgia aren’t enough to save the rather simple gameplay
A Goofy Movie is an iconic animated classic released in 1995, which unfortunately has never been given the credit it’s due by...
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2.6KRavensburger’s latest adventure book game is based around Lord of the Rings, releases in February
The latest addition to Ravensburger’s adventure book collection is The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game, which will be available for...
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801.1KThe Spill review – Nothing like cooperative eco-warriors to bring the family together.
Let’s be honest; Oil is a big part of our everyday lives. From the gasoline in our cars to the plastics in...
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8267 Wonders Edifice announced, set to release on February 24th
Asmodee and Repos Production just announced 7 Wonders Edifice, the latest expansion for the award-winning board game. Edifice promises to adds a...
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651.2KRise review — Getting on track
Rise is a board game about tracks. No, not railroad tracks, though it is a game set in the industrial era. We’re...
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701.5KViticulture World review — Every country is wine country
Wine is enjoyed across the entire world, though those disparate cultures’ relationship with wine is very different. Viticulture: World is dedicated to...
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1.1KThe Search for Lost Species heads to Kickstarter on January 31st
Renegade Game Studios will launch their latest Kickstarter campaign on January 31st, for their upcoming release The Search for Lost Species. This...
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2.6KThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game and its expansions are available now
Prepare to head back into the world of Skyrim in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game and its expansions,...
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951.2KShapers of Gaia review— We built this engine in a biome
I love games with a good arc, so a well-done engine builder that takes you from barely having enough to do anything...
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90917Asking For Trobils: Tobil Makers Review – Unlike The Scientists, You Should Do This
Asking for Trobils: Trobil Makers is an expansion to the original Asking for Trobils, so this mayhem only works in combination with...
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751.5KGates of Delirium review—in madness lies clarity
Gates of Delirium tries to meld a lot of concepts into a concise package, and it mostly succeeds at combining area control,...
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733Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig launches on Kickstarter on Feb 7th
Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig, a new stand-alone, flip & sketch, strategy game, launches on Kickstarter on February 7th, 2023. You can...
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1.2KAn Age Contrived looks gorgeous and promises a solid game⏤PAX U preview
Heading into PAXU, An Age Contrived was on my short list of upcoming titles to check out, based almost entirely upon its...
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701.2KTennpenny Parks review — An exceptionally vibrant purgatory
Come one, come all, to see the magnificent Tenpenny Parks! It’s got worker placement, it’s got polyominoes, it’s got player interaction, it’s...
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901.6KAvatar The Last Airbender: Fire Nation Rising – Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked
Avatar The Last Airbender: Fire Nation Rising is a cooperative game where players build up a team of characters while they try...
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1.3KSimplicity 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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653.0KSPECTRE: The Board Game review— no, Mr. Bond, I expect you to sigh
Every now and then, a game comes around that is so mechanically unique and interesting that I have to make room for...
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751.5KStar Scrappers: Orbital – Building a space station one card at a time
Before Terraforming Mars was a huge hit, Jacob Fryxelius had a far more humble game called Space Station that involved taking turns...
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1.1KWizards of the Coast release Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn, a D&D board game
On December 2nd, Wizards of the Coast released a companion board game meant to be played alongside D&D campaigns. Enlist with your...
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851.0KAsking For Trobils: Companions review: A hitchhiker’s guide to Trobil hunting
If you’ve played Asking for Trobils before, you’ve seen the nods and winks at iconic science fiction franchises in the design of...
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901.2KAsking For Trobils Review: They’ve got a new paint scheme, they’ve gone orange!
Don’t let Asking For Trobils’ orange-dominant color palette and cartoon-looking spaceships fool you, it’s an enjoyable game of strategy, resource collection, and...
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947Galaxy Trucker: Keep on Trucking expansion now available in the USA
Galaxy Trucker: Keep on Trucking, a new expansion for the fast and goofy family game Galaxy Trucker, is now available in the...
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801.1KCatherine: The Cities of the Tsarina review—activating aristocrats
In my continuing quest to collect games that work with both my non-gaming family and my gaming friends, finding Catherine was a...
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851.7KShake That City review — Randomizing colored cubes has never been this fun
Editor’s note: We get a lot of prototype games at Gaming Trend, in various states of completion, and usually we have a...
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801.2KGutenberg 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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941Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught preview— it’s okay to be a murder hobo
There is a well-known subset of TTRPG players who are primarily interested in combat and acquiring loot colloquially known as murder hobos....
