Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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651.5KVirtual Revolution review — Servers temporarily offline
Have you ever picked up a weird indie game as part of a humble bundle, gotten around to playing it, and been...
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1.3KYou have two days left to back FLED, a tactical card and tile escape game for 2-4 players, on Kickstarter
FLED, designed by Mark Swanson and illustrated by Klemens Franz, has entered its final 48 hours on Kickstarter and is only $5,000...
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1.4KQuoridor meets PAC-MAN in this tabletop mashup launching in May at the UK Games Expo
Hachette Boardgames UK has announced a PAC-MAN version of the extremely popular abstract classic Quoridor. I enjoy Quoridor and this mashup feels...
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801.6KWorld Wonders review — More enjoyable than the average tile laying game
I enjoy heavy games. For example, I love to play A Feast For Odin, another tetromino placement game. World Wonders is not...
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1.6KFight your way through school in Hoot Owl Games’ fast-paced tabletop brawling game, Knockout High, now on Kickstarter
Fight your way through school in Hoot Owl Games’ first release, Knockout High, a fast-paced brawling game where 2 through 5 players...
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2.3KInterview with Thunderworks Games — Making worlds twixt cardboard.
Thunderworks Games has a catalog with notably little repetition. Many publishers marshal a sizable chunk of their resources around successful titles and...
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5.4KAvalon Hill announces the release of Betrayal Deck of Lost Souls and HeroQuest Against the Ogre Horde Quest Pack
Avalon Hill and Hasbro just announced the release of Betrayal Deck of Lost Souls and HeroQuest Against the Ogre Horde Quest Pack,...
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902.0KAQUA review— Don’t submerge the tiles, I tried.
Spatial puzzle games have become intrinsic to the hobby. Ever since polyominoes caught fire with Patchwork, NMBR 9, and Feast for Odin,...
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1.9KBe not afraid of greatness when this new UnMatched set lands in June 2024
Unmatched is a bit of a favorite at GamingTrend so we are always excited when a new set is announced. Hot on...
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1.6KModiphius brings beloved sci-fi video game franchise to the tabletop.
It is always exciting when your favorite video game franchise gets a new way to engage with its story and characters. Modiphius...
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902.0KHorticulture Review — Exploring a Garden’s Delights
Horticulture, designed by Nate & Jake Jenne and published by Last Night Games, is a flip and write game that challenges gamers...
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301.7KSpace Lion: Divide and Conquer review — Give me space, I need to lie down
It’s hard to not love Air, Land & Sea and its mobile counterpart, Marvel Snap. Both have expanded upon the 2 player...
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801.7KSea of Plunder review – A friendly game of pirate chess, anyone?
At the 2023 Origins Game Fair, I was able to meet a friendly board game creator named Rusty Lumpkin, owner of Three...
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801.5KDisney Animated review – The world is a carousel of color
In his time making films, Walt Disney did a lot to advance the world of animation. From using technicolor, layered animation cells,...
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1.5KRebuilding Chicago preview — New city, same old fire
Easily my favorite part of attending cons is the off chance of running into the people behind my favorite stuff. At PAXU...
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1002.2KArk Nova: Marine Worlds review— Waterworlds
In my opinion, there are three things that a good expansion can do: be a physical game patch to fix some issues...
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802.2KFangs review — Blood for the teeth god
Fangs is Kosmos’ reprint of Shadow Hunters, one of my favorite social deduction games from the olden times that I never got...
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652.1KStarship Captains review — Trar Stek the board game
Sandbox games are a genre I’ve never hit it off with- I’ve had enough jobs that amounted to running around and doing...
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701.8KDiceborn Heroes review — A bite sized adventure everyone can enjoy
At the beginning of the rulebook, Diceborn Heroes introduces itself as a cooperative fantasy dice game inspired by “old school JRPGs.” As...
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702.0KInvincible The Dice Game review — A brutal push-your-luck game
Invincible The Dice Game from Skybound and Mantic is a push-your-luck filler game based on the popular Invincible comic by Robert Kirkman....
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551.7KPylos review — A Tic-Tac-no
Pylos is another two player abstract game from publisher Gigamic and designed by David Royffe. Players will race to be the first...
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953.0KUnmatched: Sun’s Origin review— Original son
Since I was educated in America, my world history knowledge is embarrassingly eurocentric. I’ve attempted to correct that as an adult, but...
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902.6KAir, Land, and Sea: Critters at War review— In defense of a cute lick of paint
I knew Air Land and Sea was an awesome game, but it never made its way into my collection. Why? Well, I’ve...
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853.3KLethal Shadows Paint Scythe review — Sometimes there’s no catch.
Product not provided by manufacturer. Given climate change, every aspect of society is looking for ways to keep its pastimes while practicing...
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702.5KGorus Maximus review — Dead simple execution.
For Card Sharps Gorus Maximus is a trick-taking game for 1-8 players. Yes, points are a good thing. No, you can’t shoot...
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2.0KThe End is Nigh for the Monty Python & the Holy Grail Board Game BackerKit
The end is nigh – or is it ni? For the Monty Python & the Holy Grail Board Game BackerKit, which has...
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1.6KBoldly go where no one has gone before in the latest Star Trek: Away Missions from GF9
GF9 is releasing two new Away Teams for Star Trek: Away Missions. These new expansions are based on the original series, rather...
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1.7KTitan Forge and CCP Games just launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new 4X strategy board game, EVE: War for New Eden
CCP Games and Titan Forge just announced their latest Kickstarter for an upcoming 4X strategy board game set in the EVE Online...
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804.0KEmpire’s End review — A collection of all my favorite mechanics
Most modern games take some influence from existing games, but Empire’s End seems to really embrace this. I certainly don’t think it...
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903.4KDisney Villainous Filled with Fright expansion review — It’s Oogie’s turn to boogie
“Mmmm, my, my … what have we here?” Disney Villainous Filled with Fright is a single character expansion that adds the much...
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1.6KGoliath takes over distribution and development for Funko Games
Funko Games has been cranking out games for the last few years with a couple of real hits along the way. We...
