Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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1.5KLanterns is getting an expansion
Lanterns has had great success with many awards. The tile-laying game has a unique system where the position of how the tiles are...
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702.6KBeserked: Vikings on Board Review
Viking lore conjures up images of bloodthirsty raids launched from serpent-headed ships. Rarely does it invoke visions of Norsemen loading those ships...
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2.1KHasbro announces Monopoly Ultimate Vault Giveaway
It seems that Monopoly has come out with several different editions, whether it has been new rules or a new theme. Now...
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1.8KAgricola: All Creatures Big and Small out on PC and mobile
The two-player farming tabletop game Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small has gone digital and is now available for purchase on PC,...
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1.4KCMON buys Zombicide IP
You may not know of Guillotine Games, but you know of their game Zombicide. It has been a huge hit, earning tons...
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752.5KAmidst A Duo Of Metropolises: Between Two Cities review
Let’s just get this out of the way right now: the title Between Two Cities makes punishingly little sense. What does it...
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703.0KNever Tell Me the Odds: The Chosin Few Review
The Korean War is often referred to as the Forgotten War. Wedged between the victory of the Greatest Generation and the quagmire...
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1.4KOrigins 2016: The world of WarQuest
At one time if you thought of area control games, you probably thought of Risk. The game took many days with some jerk...
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1.3KOrigins 2016: Exploring Tau Ceti at Outer Limit Games
Several 4X games are set in space, like Twilight Imperium and Eclipse. For a new designer and publisher, creating a 4X game...
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552.2KThis Airship is Sinking: Dastardly Dirigibles Review
An airship legacy is ripe for the making, with only the other players in your way. Dastardly Dirigibles is a game of...
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1.1KOrigins 2016: Aliens and ghosts at Rather Dashing
You may not have heard much about Rather Dashing, but they are a company to creating games for the entire family. They...
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1.5KFantasy Flight creates most addicting game ever
If you follow Fantasy Flight Games, then you know that they have several Living Card Games, including the behemoth Android: Netrunner. Now...
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1.2KOrigins 2016: Crazy driving at Portal Games
When Mario Kart Double Dash was released, it was praised for the ability to have two people riding the same kart. While one...
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1.5KDOOM: The Board Game coming out this fall
I remember playing Doom multiplayer at my college with a bunch of friends. We had a blast, and all the different mods...
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1.7KThe kids are getting their own Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride is one of my favorite games, but I haven’t been able to introduce it to my son since he...
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1.3KOrigins 2016: Pirates, space battles, and building your village at Stronghold Games
If you’ve ever stopped at the Stronghold Games booth, you can’t miss the boisterous voice of Stephen Buonocore. While he has a...
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803.4KMad Scientist: Dr. Eureka Review
I’ve often lauded the benefits of using games as educational tools. The trouble is that purpose built educational games tend to lead...
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1.3KCthulhu in the House coming from CMON
Cool Mini or Not is known for creating games with huge miniatures. However, they do have several games that aren’t going to...
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1.3KOrigins 2016: Pushing the cubes of Imhotep
One of the hot games of this year has been Imhotep, which was nominated for the Spiel des Jahres. I had heard that...
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1.5KThird expansion coming for Castle Panic
The Castle Panic series has had the longevity that most games wish to have. It’s hard to believe that it was originally...
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1.8KArmored Core gets the real-time strategy treatment…in a board game
The Armored Core series started on the original PlayStation back in 1997 as a third-person shooter. Since then it has shown up...
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1.3KOrigins 2016: The Don, Marty McFly, and adventurers meet at IDW
IDW Games came out of nowhere with a little hit called Machi Koro. Since then they have released several games with a...
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1.4KOrigins 2016: New Tokyo, cat sushi, candy peddlers, and cube farms at Iello
Iello had a huge hit five years ago with King of Tokyo. Whoever thought that a Yahtzee-style dice-rolling game could be so much...
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1.2KOrigins 2016: Star Trek, blimps and cats invade Fireside Games
Fireside Games started small with Castle Panic, a cooperative game with a medieval theme. Now the Panic series has had several spin-offs from...
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1.4KOrigins 2016: The Game of Energy with Nathan A. Wright
Creating a new game without the help of a publisher, but Kickstarter has been a way to help those with the dream...
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1.3KOrigins 2016: Shenanigans and exploration with HABA USA
As my son grows older, I look for ways to introduce games to him. HABA USA has had a wide range of...
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702.1KFrenzied: Fastrack Review
Admittedly, I dismissed Fastrack when I first saw it, though I can hardly be faulted. Relegated to the game section of a...
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502.4KLiving up to the Name: Stinker Review
Language is a thing of beauty. As I write this I navigate a flow of multiplicitous intentions and representations to ultimately communicate...
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1.4KOrigins 2016: Tak-ing with Cheapass Games
If you have been following Cheapass Games, then you know that they had a hugely successful Kickstarter for their game Tak. I...
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1.5KOrigins 2016: Looking at the “Or Not” of the Cool Mini or Not line
If you follow games, then you know that Cool Mini Or Not has some great games with some incredible plastic figures. However,...
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1.3KOrigins 2016: Take up your Battlestations with Jeff Siadek
Battlestations is one of those games that I’ve been intrigued about but have never been able to actually play. However, designer Jeff...
