Tabletop: CARD GAMEs
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1003.6KHeating up the Competition – Ashes Rise of the Phoenixborn Review
The chimera were a plague on us all. They destroyed our livelihoods, killed countless among us, and terrorized us all. From that...
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1.9KNumenera going to the Ninth World in new Kickstarter card game
While most gamers might think of Shadowrun when asked for the name of a sci-fi RPG system, the Numenera system has been gaining...
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1.7KCalliope gets ready for Christmas by acquiring 12 Days
You can pick your friends but you can’t pick your family. Sometimes holidays can get awkward when you have to spend time...
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853.0KDefending the base one card at a time — Xenoshyft Onslaught Review
The deck-building genre has been slowing down in recent years. While the regular releases of Ascension and DC Deck-Building Game continue, the...
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653.8KHorror from the Deep: Cthulhu Deckbuilder
Lovecraftian horror has served as a fertile landscape for games over the past several years, most notably with Arkham Horror and the...
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652.9KDon’t get burned: Icarus review
If you’ve played Liar’s Dice, you are not only a good citizen, but you already know the basic rules for Icarus, Reiner...
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802.2KHomer’s Finest — A Terrene Odyssey Review
Through all the chaos in the world of Terreria, parties of heroes are searching for great wealth. There is only one problem....
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1.2KDefeat the Predator alone or with friends with Legendary Encounters
The Legendary system started with Marvel heroes and villains, but Upper Deck changed things with the release of Alien Encounters. It seemed to...
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705.1KBabbling about Babel – 7 Wonders: Babel review
Expansions are a funny thing. They can range from being absolutely necessary to enjoy a game (Ticket to Ride USA 1910), to...
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1.8KLegend of the Five Rings headed to Fantasy Flight
While Magic may be the most popular CCG available, The Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) has been a popular contender for...
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702.1KDragons On The Loose! DragonFlame
You are a DRAGON! That’s the premise for Dragon Flame, a newly released card game courtesy of Kickstarter and Minion Games. Your...
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552.1KNo Veggies For You — Bad Beets Review
Beets. They’re the deep reddish-purple root vegetable that holds about as much esteem to the palate as brussel sprouts or lima beans....
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1.4KGarbage Day is coming soon to Kickstarter
One of the chores assigned to me at home is taking out the trash. It’s not a fun job, especially when animals...
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1.8KSteve Jackson Games to publish Munchkin Guest Artist Series
There likely isn’t a gamer in the civilized world that has not heard of Munchkin. The game is celebrating fifteen years of...
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752.8KBased on a novel by a man named Lear – Paperback Review
Before we get started, let me say that you really should just stop reading this right now, get in your car, drive...
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754.0KPutting a Face to the Crime – Noir Black Box Edition Review
One minute you are an inspector attempting to deduce the identity of a killer, the next you are working to crack the...
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801.8KAll Aboard – Yardmaster Express Review
When Crash Games launched Yardmaster Express on Kickstarter last year, I took my first dive into the genre of filler games. Filers...
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1.5KCryptozoic @ Origins Game Fair 2015
The Cryptozoic booth was busy at Origins, and with good reason. They brought their new game Spyfall to the show, and they...
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651.9KMedieval Meddling with Fidelitas
Medieval citizens were a real pain. Whether they were complaining about taxes, rights, or the occasional bubonic plague, it seemed they were...
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903.4KShootin’ Away the Competition — Doomtown: Reloaded Review
In the town of Gomorra, California, the conflict between the Sheriff’s Law Dogs and the outlaw Sloane Gang has no end in...
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1.9KMVP Boardgames @ Origins Game Fair 2015
MVP Boardgames designs board games and then publishes them through established publishers. I got to take a look at their recent Kickstarter...
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2.3KArcane Wonders @ Origins Game Fair 2015
I was amazed when Arcane Wonders came onto the scene. I remember seeing them at GenCon before Mage Wars was released. They...
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2.5KSPYFALL available in stores now
This sounds like a cool idea for a mildly intense party game or some lighter fare with fellow hobbyists. The idea of...
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1.6KRolling with the changes with Fluxx Dice
Fluxx is a game of constant change. If you don’t like a rule, you can change it with the play of a...
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652.7KLady Sillypants & Lord Immature: A Lords & Ladies Review
I love heavy Euro-style games. Love them. Agricola is my favorite game. I think Caylus is fantastic. Hell, I probably like Last...
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1.4KGambit expansion coming to Star Realms
While it appears that deckbuilders are slowing down, Star Realms seems to have taken the gaming world by storm. With a low...
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654.1KDemonslayer: The Siege of Mt. Kunlun
There are two ways to succeed with new offerings in the saturated deck-building market. Interesting stacking effects are the core of any...
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2.2KCrazy Eights: William Hessian on PBL Robots
For a while robots battling each other were a hot commodity. BattleBots and Robot Wars were television shows with a cult following and...
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1.2KDead Man’s Draw GenCon Preview
I admit that I can be skeptical when it comes to light filler games, but sometimes they are what is needed for...
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1.4KR&R Games launches two new games at Essen
While GenCon and Origins are the premier board game conventions in the US, European eyes are focused on Essen, which is going...
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902.4KTest your humor reflex – Knee Jerk review
How funny are you? Are you any good at making your friends laugh? What about staying on-topic? Can you add to the...
