Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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1.6KGhostbusters The Board Game releases today
If you grew up in the 80’s, then you probably have fond memories of the Ghostbusters movies. The “No Ghosts” symbol has transcended...
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3.4KCrazy Eights: Sandy Petersen on Cthulhu Wars and Onslaught Two
When Cthulhu Wars came to Kickstarter, it was as if the Ancient Ones opened a portal and clashed at once, with the...
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1.7KFantasy Flight bringing Rebellion to the galaxy in 2016
You might think that Fantasy Flight would be content to rest on the laurels of their current Star Wars lineup. With the...
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2.5KWolf & Hound on Kickstarter — supporting family-friendly co-op
When you look over Kickstarter, family friendly games aren’t exactly the norm, and certainly not ones about protecting sheep. Well, we have...
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1.6KBust some ghosts on November 11 with Ghostbusters: The Board Game
With Halloween approaching, all sorts of creepy crawly, spooky scary decorations are popping up. The Ghostbusters movies brought more laughs than frights,...
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704.0KA Pocket Full of Mystery — Dark Stories Review
A man walks into a restaurant and orders an albatross sandwich; he gets his order, takes one bite, swallows it, and goes...
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2.8KCrazy Eights: Michael Robins on Fathoms
It seems that miniatures games have taken off since the advent of Kickstarter. While a number of games with highly detailed miniatures came...
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902.8KWorking on the Railroad — The Last Spike Review
In any form of entertainment, the difference between good and great often comes down to a willingness to innovate. It’s easy for...
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1.5KModiphius bringing back Siege of the Citadel
Modiphius had a successful Kickstarter campaign for the Mutant Chronicles RPG in 2014. While getting together for an RPG may appeal to...
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3.2KStonemaier Games launches Scythe on Kickstarter
Sometimes a game catches you with an intriguing theme. Other times, it’s the mechanics behind it. I have to say with Stonemaier...
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1.4KHunters: Enter the Darkness launches Thursday on Kickstarter
One of the more popular video game genres out there is the MOBA. The success of games like League of Legends can’t...
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2.8KSo you want to play… HABA kids games
When I was contacted by HABA before Origins, I was excited to talk to them since they are known for great kids’...
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754.2KPut Your Cards on the Table – Viceroy Review
If a game is going to stay in your collection, it should fill a niche. It should do something well that nothing...
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803.3KSir Arthur Vandalay – Queen’s Architect Review
There are a lot of great family board games on the market today with simple yet engaging mechanisms and themes. What I...
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2.0KAres bringing Sword and Sorcery to Kickstarter
The thought of a dungeon crawl is not new to the gaming world. Dungeons and Dragons is the game probably most thought...
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553.1KTo 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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603.0KActually 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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853.9KCreate 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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904.6KThe 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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1004.1KAmazing 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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802.9KBeing 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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452.6KThe 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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3.8KFolklore: 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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1.2KTicket 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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1.4KWizKids 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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3.4KCrazy 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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802.6KA 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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552.4KSmell 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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752.0KHow 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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802.4KLooking 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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1.3KWattsalpoag @ 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...
