Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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60533A Goofy Movie Game review — Great artwork and nostalgia aren’t enough to save the rather simple gameplay
A Goofy Movie is an iconic animated classic released in 1995, which unfortunately has never been given the credit it’s due by...
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1.1KRavensburger’s latest adventure book game is based around Lord of the Rings, releases in February
The latest addition to Ravensburger’s adventure book collection is The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game, which will be available for...
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80501The Spill review – Nothing like cooperative eco-warriors to bring the family together.
Let’s be honest; Oil is a big part of our everyday lives. From the gasoline in our cars to the plastics in...
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4927 Wonders Edifice announced, set to release on February 24th
Asmodee and Repos Production just announced 7 Wonders Edifice, the latest expansion for the award-winning board game. Edifice promises to adds a...
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65526Rise review — Getting on track
Rise is a board game about tracks. No, not railroad tracks, though it is a game set in the industrial era. We’re...
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70526Viticulture World review — Every country is wine country
Wine is enjoyed across the entire world, though those disparate cultures’ relationship with wine is very different. Viticulture: World is dedicated to...
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516The Search for Lost Species heads to Kickstarter on January 31st
Renegade Game Studios will launch their latest Kickstarter campaign on January 31st, for their upcoming release The Search for Lost Species. This...
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1.1KThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game and its expansions are available now
Prepare to head back into the world of Skyrim in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Adventure Game and its expansions,...
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95507Shapers of Gaia review— We built this engine in a biome
I love games with a good arc, so a well-done engine builder that takes you from barely having enough to do anything...
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90484Asking For Trobils: Tobil Makers Review – Unlike The Scientists, You Should Do This
Asking for Trobils: Trobil Makers is an expansion to the original Asking for Trobils, so this mayhem only works in combination with...
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75467Gates of Delirium review—in madness lies clarity
Gates of Delirium tries to meld a lot of concepts into a concise package, and it mostly succeeds at combining area control,...
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346Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig launches on Kickstarter on Feb 7th
Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig, a new stand-alone, flip & sketch, strategy game, launches on Kickstarter on February 7th, 2023. You can...
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622An Age Contrived looks gorgeous and promises a solid game⏤PAX U preview
Heading into PAXU, An Age Contrived was on my short list of upcoming titles to check out, based almost entirely upon its...
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70509Tennpenny Parks review — An exceptionally vibrant purgatory
Come one, come all, to see the magnificent Tenpenny Parks! It’s got worker placement, it’s got polyominoes, it’s got player interaction, it’s...
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90634Avatar The Last Airbender: Fire Nation Rising – Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked
Avatar The Last Airbender: Fire Nation Rising is a cooperative game where players build up a team of characters while they try...
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652Simplicity with lots of personality — Emotional Intelligence PAX Unplugged preview
One of many games Gaming Trend had the opportunity to experience at Pax Unplugged was Emotional Intelligence: A Personality Deduction Game from...
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65704SPECTRE: The Board Game review— no, Mr. Bond, I expect you to sigh
Every now and then, a game comes around that is so mechanically unique and interesting that I have to make room for...
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75622Star Scrappers: Orbital – Building a space station one card at a time
Before Terraforming Mars was a huge hit, Jacob Fryxelius had a far more humble game called Space Station that involved taking turns...
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612Wizards of the Coast release Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn, a D&D board game
On December 2nd, Wizards of the Coast released a companion board game meant to be played alongside D&D campaigns. Enlist with your...
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85526Asking For Trobils: Companions review: A hitchhiker’s guide to Trobil hunting
If you’ve played Asking for Trobils before, you’ve seen the nods and winks at iconic science fiction franchises in the design of...
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90542Asking For Trobils Review: They’ve got a new paint scheme, they’ve gone orange!
Don’t let Asking For Trobils’ orange-dominant color palette and cartoon-looking spaceships fool you, it’s an enjoyable game of strategy, resource collection, and...
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492Galaxy Trucker: Keep on Trucking expansion now available in the USA
Galaxy Trucker: Keep on Trucking, a new expansion for the fast and goofy family game Galaxy Trucker, is now available in the...
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80585Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina review—activating aristocrats
In my continuing quest to collect games that work with both my non-gaming family and my gaming friends, finding Catherine was a...
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85689Shake That City review — Randomizing colored cubes has never been this fun
Editor’s note: We get a lot of prototype games at Gaming Trend, in various states of completion, and usually we have a...
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80594Gutenberg review — don’t stop the presses!
The advent of the printed word was an astounding revelation for the world. What once started out as hand copying illustrations and...
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525Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught preview— it’s okay to be a murder hobo
There is a well-known subset of TTRPG players who are primarily interested in combat and acquiring loot colloquially known as murder hobos....
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851.2KReady Set Bet review — A fast paced, fun, and exciting… game?
While I’ve never been to a horse race and I never will, I’ve always enjoyed horse racing and betting games. However, they...
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85894Unmatched: Houdini vs. the Genie review— a magical melee
I had been faced with a dilemma when writing previous Unmatched reviews. Since each set is essentially a standalone expansion, should I...
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652ELDEN RING The Board Game comes to kickstarter
Steamforged Games announced a new upcoming tabletop combat game, ELDEN RING The Board Game, coming to kickstarter later this month. Based on...
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90879Massive Darkness 2 – Lightbringers heading straight into Hell
Massive Darkness 2 is a co-op dungeon crawler for 1 to 6 players. Players pick from different classes of ‘Lightbringers’ that head...
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70714Nacho Pile review — There’s a game in my bag of chips!
It’s happened – we now have a party game that could easily be confused with the snacks at the party, which may...
