Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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552.8KTo Boldly Go…Somewhere—Emergence Event review
I gazed at the main view screen and let it all wash over me. There it was. A world unglimpsed by humanity....
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602.6KActually that’s a quirky enough title — Super Fantasy Ugly Snouts Assault review
“Be one of six brave adventures exploring a dungeon, collecting treasure, dodging traps, and… what the heck is that? Is that some...
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853.3KCreate your lore on the battlefield — BattleLore Second Edition Review
I remember seeing BattleLore when Days of Wonder released it. It looked like an intimidating game, with fantasy characters battling across hex-based...
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904.1KThe Complex Napoleon — Hundred Days 20 Review
I could save everyone the trouble of reading the rest of the review and let you know that Victory Point’s Hundred Days...
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1003.4KAmazing 1 — Codenames Review
As a rule, I’m suspicious of tabletop game reviews. I get that we want to proselytize for our hobby, but the cost...
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802.5KBeing Doctor Jones: Lost Cities: The Board Game Review
Growing up in the 80s for me meant two things: great movies and lots of conversations about them. The most debated ones...
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452.2KThe Defense Rests – The King’s Armory review
Games walk a fine line – a thin bouncy little tightrope. Finding the right balance between depth, complexity, focus, theme – this...
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3.5KFolklore: The Affliction coming to Kickstarter in September
While I do enjoy all sorts of dungeon crawls, most of them are about killing monsters and don’t have much of a back...
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1.1KTicket to Ride heading to the UK at Essen
Ticket to Ride is not only my go to gateway game, but it is probably one of my favorite games. The strategies...
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1.3KWizKids exploring new Frontiers in the Star Trek universe
When Mage Knight was released, the game was praised for its gameplay, but some were surprised that it was set in the...
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2.9KCrazy Eights: John Wrot on The King’s Armory
It’s not uncommon to see digital implementations of board games and vice versa, but the tower defense game hasn’t been explored very...
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802.1KA Dungeon Paved With Evil Intentions — Drakon Review
Tom Jolly’s games often make us feel clever, mean, lucky, as if we’re playing alternately at the expense and at the mercy...
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552.1KSmell ya later! – Parfum review
Back in 2010, in one of the best years ever for game publishing, Marco Ruskowski and Marcel Süßelbeck partnered up with Wolfgang...
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751.7KHow Does It Stack Up – Dimension review
Dimension is a very neat little puzzle that is ideal an ideal casual game: it is simple to understand and a lot...
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802.1KLooking Good, Billy Ray! – Stockpile Review
I have the sneaking suspicion that at some level, everyone imagines themselves to be a sort of stock picking savant. With a...
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1.2KWattsalpoag @ Origins Game Fair 2015
If you haven’t heard of Wattsalpoag Games, I wouldn’t be surprised. They don’t have big budget that companies like Asmodee and Iello...
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803.5KBonne Chance! Blake & Mortimer: Witness
If you’re like me – American – then you probably haven’t heard of the internationally famous crime fighting duo, Blake and Mortimer....
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1.5KAres Games Announces Second Expansion to War of the Ring
The latest expansion to Ares Games’ highly popular War of the Ring strategy board game is now available. Given the popularity of...
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1.5KMonster Truck Mayhem @ Origins 2015
If you’ve played board games, then you probably know about the dreaded “roll and move” game where luck determines who the winner...
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Ripples on a quiet lake — Lanterns: The Harvest Festival Review
Lanterns: The Harvest Festival is one of the most purely relaxing games I have played in a long while. If first time...
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1.2KHeroes’ Call for TEK launches on Kickstarter
Gamelyn Games is known for putting big experiences in small boxes, as has been seen by their Tiny Epic games. Now they...
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2.2KCrazy Eights: Patrick Lysaght from Chara Games on Commissioned
These days it’s easy for a game to have a zombie, sci-fi, or fantasy theme. While there is a bigger mix of...
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A Day in Wine Country — Viticulture Review
I enjoy the occasional glass of wine. I don’t know much about it though and truth be told I’m probably more of...
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1.4KKosmos @ Origins Game Fair 2015
Kosmos has been publishing games for a long time, but you might not recognize them. Most of their games have been published...
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852.3KBlessed by the Gods — Deus Review
Building a finely-tuned economy is important in almost all Euro-style games. The critical decision players must make is when to stop focusing...
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1.7KMVP Boardgames @ Origins Game Fair 2015
MVP Boardgames designs board games and then publishes them through established publishers. I got to take a look at their recent Kickstarter...
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1.4KWizKids @ Origins Game Fair 2015
WizKids has had a string of hits, with the Attack Wing series and Dicemasters. However, they are more than just those two...
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1.6KArcane Wonder announces a standalone game system for the Mage Wars universe
Arcane Wonders just announced their upcoming release Mage Wars Academy, a stand-alone gaming system in the Mage Wars universe. Mage Wars Academy will...
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2.1KArcane Wonders @ Origins Game Fair 2015
I was amazed when Arcane Wonders came onto the scene. I remember seeing them at GenCon before Mage Wars was released. They...
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1.2KSteve Jackson Games announces October releases
Steampunk, zombies, and treasure, oh my! Steve Jackson Games has a wide variety of games, from fillers to strategy. They recently announced their...
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854.8KIn Which We Carve Our Glorious Name Into The Desert Rock- Kemet Review
The ancient Egyptian-themed Kemet is, in broadest terms, a dudes-on-a-map war game, and it’s hard to see a dudes-on-a-map war game and not...
