Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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802.9KLet’s trade some bananas, shells, and fish in paradise — Carcassonne South Seas Review
If you live in the midwest or northeastern US, then you know it’s been cold. Even the polar ice caps have been...
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903.3KI ain’t afraid of no ghosts — Ghost Stories Review
One of my favorite genres in board games is cooperative games. I still remember being amazed at how Shadows over Camelot worked....
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752.0KWe never liked [insert least favorite country] anyway… – Tomorrow Review
With arguably the most accessible theme ever, Pandemic beckons us in with the call to save humanity. Who could possibly protest that...
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2.1KTicket to Ride is getting an upgrade for it’s 10th Anniversary
Ticket to Ride is my go to game whenever I have people over to play games that normally don’t play games. Widely...
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655.4KWe named a country after him, but… – Review of Amerigo
I asked my 13-year-old son who Amerigo Vespucci was. He didn’t know. Darned American public schools. Perhaps in my kid’s mind the...
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852.0KLet’s build a better tomorrow – Urbania
I don’t know if anyone can drive around a Metropolitan area without thinking at some point: “I could plan this city better…”...
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602.7KElemental Magic – Compounded Review
Mr. Stott was my High School chemistry teacher. He introduced me to the subtle science behind electrostatic forces, the vastness of the...
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702.9KYahtzee 3D? – Review of Blueprints
Würfel is the German word for die. Not die as in “die, you gravy-sucking pig,” but as in dice. I also think...
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1.5KTiny Epic Kingdoms up on Kickstarter now
Gamelyn Games is a publisher that I have a great deal of respect for. While many publishers are trying to prove that...
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1.3KIELLO wants your feedback on Zombie 15′
Zombies are all the rage right now, and it’s not surprising that they are becoming more prevalent in gaming. From Left 4...
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7.5KCrazy Eights (plus one): Nine questions with Mike Selinker about HeroQuest 25th Anniversary Edition
While several developers have tried to create projects that commemorate or honor games from the past, they often have found themselves working...
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2.9KSmall World six-player board coming
When the Small World 2 Kickstarter was announced, one of the bonuses was the six-player board that could be used for both...
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1.5KThe Witcher plans new Adventure on your table
Who knew that The Witcher would become the gaming hit that it has become? First being exclusive for the PC, the second...
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2.1KHAWKEN gets its own real-time card game
HAWKEN has been able to create a balance of twitch gameplay while still feeling like you are piloting a huge bipedal machine....
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852.8KIn space no one hears you blow up — Star Trek Attack Wing Review
For a while, the Star Trek universe felt like it had gone a bit stale with the end of Enterprise. That changed...
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852.0KTaking the long road — Via Appia Review
They say that Rome wasn’t built in a day. I have a feeling that neither were their roads. With Rome being a...
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902.8KBig Damn Heroes – Firefly: The Game Review
Modern Cult Science Fiction. Also known as Firefly. Like being hipster before it was cool, people didn’t know what Firefly was until...
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802.3KAsgard’s Chosen Review – The allfather of a new world but not its king
Interacting with gods can be difficult. You want them to do something nice for you now, like give you a new car,...
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752.2KWatch out for flying daikaiju — Tsuro of the Seas Review
While producing a game may be difficult, coming out with a sequel can be an even bigger challenge. How different must a...
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905.1KVicious eye candy – Review of Seasons
C20H25N30 — lysergic acid diethylamide. LSD. Acid. Back in the trippy days of LP records, half the experience of visiting a music...
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802.0KMolto Bene! Cinque Terre
Along a sun-drenched swath of the Italian Riviera lay the Cinque Terre, five towns resisting the temptations of progress in favor of...
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503.7KRun for your lives! – City of Horror review
Zombies are everywhere! Seriously… everywhere. On TV, in movies, books, comics… I am sure there is a song about zombies. They have...
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902.7KThe fighting game of the year isn’t on any console — BattleCON: Devastation of Indines
I have been a fan of fighting games since the token-eating machine Street Fighter II was released. I remember looking at strategy...
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853.2KKoryo: A kick-butt Korea that never was
Steampunk is usually set in England, but imagine if it was set in Korea. Your goal is to become the most influential...
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4.5KPlay This, Not That! – A Dozen Better Board Games
Eat This, Not That! is one of the bestselling books of the last decade. In its pages, you learn how to eat...
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903.8KLife and Death at the Top of the World – Review of Expedition: Northwest Passage
The HMS Terror. A frightening name–and a premonition. Along with the HMS Erebus, these mid-19th century science ships vanished in the Arctic...
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652.7KDead Panic surrounds you with zombies
There are many pieces of good advice if the zombie apocalypse breaks out. Don’t get surrounded by zombies would be the first...
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2.8KA new spin on Monopoly — A preview of Conglomerate the Game
In 1904, Elizabeth Magie patented a game about the evils of capitalism called The Landlord’s Game. Whoever earned the most money won,...
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804.1KOld-School Gamers Rejoice!! Colossal Cave Review
From the present perspective, summiting yet another peak among the vast range of ever-more fantastic achievements in the digital age, I stop...
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651.9KPerfect Zen or Perfect Flop: Zen Garden Review
The night is cool. A soft breeze pushes the fragrance of the flowers up into your room. Stepping out onto the balcony,...
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452.2KPlaying Global Mogul is work
Most people play games to escape from work. Whether that means being a knight, a spaceship captain or an Italian merchant, being...
