Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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6.6KCrazy Eights: Nicolas Raoult answers eight questions about Zombicide: Invader
When Kickstarter became available for funding, board game designers flocked to it. While several board games were successful there, Zombicide became a...
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404.3KOne step into the dark forest, two steps back–Of Dreams and Shadows review
If Grimslingers represents all the best that can happen when Greenbriar Games publishes an independent game with high-quality art, this stands at...
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754.0KConnect Four Done Right — Gobblet Review
There are many titles that I cannot wait to get onto the table again. These are games I am always willing to...
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2.6KCrazy Eights: Alexandre Aboud answers questions about Arena: The Contest
Dungeon crawlers have seen a resurgence in the past several years. With Descent Second Edition and the D&D Adventure Games, it seemed...
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856.1KFor the Good of the Cause — Black Orchestra Review
As the tide began to turn against Germany in World War II, a group of officers, agents, and leading civilians realized Adolf...
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2.3KCrazy Eights: Stacy Vanorman answers questions on World’s End
Many games play off of monsters chasing after the protagonists. Running away from the menace or shooting your way through them are...
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853.7KFrom Gold to Dust — Donning the Purple Review
History has taught us that even the mightiest empires eventually suffer a decline, and for the Romans, it can be argued that...
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2.1KWizKids creating new Magic: The Gathering Board Game
With GAMA going on this week in Las Vegas, game stores are getting their first look at the upcoming games from publishers...
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2.0KCrazy Eights: Adam Rehberg from Adam’s Apple Games on Swordcrafters
Kickstarter is a great way for new designers to get their board games funded. However, often those games are sequels or don’t...
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903.8KDeath Race 2.0 — Chariots of Rome Review
When I reviewed a prototype of Chariots of Rome last spring, I was convinced its upcoming Kickstarter would be a success. After...
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502.5KPsychedelic Horseshoes — Hop! Review
I appreciate movies geared towards children which find ways throw a bone to the adults. A subtle, well-placed joke or innuendo can...
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2.9KProtect and destroy the world–Agents of Mayhem: Pride of Babylon Kickstarter incoming!
Not long ago, I spoke with Academy Games about using games as an educational tool, as well is its incoming foray into...
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2.3KGo west, young man with Great Western Trail: Rails to the North
Yesterday, Eggertspiele announced that it will release the expansion to Great Western Trail on June 13 during Origins Game Fair this year....
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805.6KSun, snow, survival, and death–Evolution: Climate review
Evolution has always been a quality game dealing in the brutality and indifference of surviving life on Earth. Its players, in attempting...
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2.0KTime to unwrap a new deck building experience with Clank! The Mummy’s Curse
Renegade Game Studios and Dire Wolf Digital have recently announced a new expansion to Clank! A Deck Building Adventure to be released...
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3.6K85Drop the Bass and Call me Maybe — music mixmastery in our Dropmix review
If you’ve been a devotee of Harmonix for a while, you know they seem to have one overriding goal — to make...
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754.7KGritty Reality — This War of Mine: The Board Game Review
Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman once compared war to hell. War themed games tend to focus on the battles and maneuvers...
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8.8KCrazy Eights: Jared Miller from CMON answers questions about HATE
CMON is known for having record-breaking Kickstarter board game campaigns with large minis and tons of stretch goals. HATE is their most...
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854.8KHappy Trees — Photosynthesis Review
Blue Orange Games have made a solid reputation for themselves by producing several engaging family oriented games. They are particularly adept at...
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753.6KA Light in the Dark Ages — The King’s Abbey Review
I have to laugh when someone on social media laments that this is the worst time in history to be alive. Pretty...
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5.7KCrazy Eights: James Wilson on Everdell
Publishing a game from a new designer is often a risky proposition. However, even Richard Garfield, Eric Lang, and Reiner Knizia had...
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804.2KSolitaire 2.0 — Shahrazad Review
I may be dating myself a bit here, but in college, the hours I spent pining away on term papers was significantly...
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755.0KEveryone wins when there’s no house–Vegas Wits and Wagers Review
Wits and Wagers Party Edition has been an outstanding, family-friendly party experience for a long time, and the new Vegas edition only...
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2.7KNauvoo Games at Pax Unplugged–the Reckoners board game is on the horizon
Nauvoo Games is a relatively new entry into the tabletop scene, but has already made something of a splash. Starting in 2014,...
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2.5KCrazy Eights: Jon Gilmour and the disappearing Dinosaur Island prototype
This year’s Gen Con was one of busiest ever since it was the 50th Anniversary and completely sold out for the entire...
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903.1KFlop flop flopping on heaven’s floor–Happy Salmon review
Happy Salmon is the kind of perfection that defies typical analysis. My reviews usually focus on the nuance of a game; how...
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804.1KCloak, dagger, and deception–Cursed Court Review
The political deduction genre may be starting to feel like a crowded field, but Cursed Court justifies attention with the flair and...
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1.8KPrepare for the Planet Defenders coming this December
Defending the galaxy/earth/spaceship/castle can get long and laborious. Sometimes you want to feel like you’ve done something great without taking several hours...
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1.7KMunchkin going 3D with new partnership between Steve Jackson Games and CMON
It’s not uncommon to see themed board games for sale. At one time it meant that the quality of the game was...
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Crazy Eights: Jon Gilmour answers questions on Dinosaur Island
Dinosaurs have an amount of mystery to them, as no living human being has seen one for real. Jurassic Park made us...
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2.8KEverything Epic Games announces Rambo: The Board Game
Sylvester Stallone has a long and storied career with several iconic characters. He’s probably most well known for Rocky Balboa and John...
