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1.6KTitan 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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803.6KEmpire’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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1.4KSecond edition of For the Queen set to release in May
For the Queen, the card-based storytelling game originally released in 2019 by Darrington Press, will receive a second edition on May 14th,...
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1.5KBlood Throne: The Tower of Sacrifice — a Dark Fantasy Adventure Live on Kickstarter
If you know me, I tend to froth at the mouth when there’s a miniatures game. Even more exciting is when the...
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903.0KDisney 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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1.5KGoliath 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...
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803.0KUnmatched: Brains and Brawn review — Strange and marvelous
I haven’t really gotten deep into the Marvel sets of Unmatched. It’s not that I’m necessarily against them in theory, I just...
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852.8KArtisans of Splendent Vale review— Splendid!
Artisans of Splendent Vale is one of those strange amalgams that is just different enough from anything else you’ve seen that it...
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802.0KSkymines review — Asteroids are just a bunch of balls in the air
When you first look at the sheer volume of mechanics in Skymines, you’d probably think it’s overwrought and busy. There’s programming, hand...
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1.5KRavensburger announces 2024 plans for Disney Lorcana
For those of you who’ve been living under a cardstock rock, Disney Lorcana has been one of the more prolific TCG releases...
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854.3KThe Stuff of Legend review — The most polarizing game I’ve played in years
I love this game…however, I immediately must communicate that this game isn’t for everyone. The Stuff of Legend is a hidden traitor...
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1.7KMagic: The Gathering ⏤ Murders at Karlov Manor debuts on February 9th
Coming to the table Feb, 9th Wizards of the Coast will release the first expansion set for 2024, Murders at Karlov Manor....
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803.2KQuarto review — Tic Tac Toe, but like way harder
What if you took Tic Tac Toe, made it have sixteen different pieces and four ways to win, but your opponent picked...
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955.3KKutnà Hora: The City of Silver review — Silver is the new brass
I love Brass: Birmingham. The high interactivity combined with how well it rewards tweezing out every last mote of efficiency is crazy...
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753.0KGodsforge Review — A Fast Paced Wizard Fight!
In the magical setting of Godsforge, Etherium (not the cryptocurrency) was plentiful, and the land was at peace. Children created charms with...
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7510.6KMagic: The Gathering Starter Kit 2023 review — We all start somewhere
If you’ve always wanted to try Magic: The Gathering, but don’t know where to start, Wizards of the Coast has a product...
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702.6KWaffle Time review — A delightfully light breakfast
Waffle Time is a light drafting game where each player is trying to score the most points by putting toppings on a...
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303.6KDungeons & Dragons: Trials of Tempus review — The god of unmet potential
Credit where it’s due, Trials of Tempus is certainly an ambitious title. For his debut, lead designer Thor Knai tossed Dungeons &...
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754.4KStationfall review — Despite all my rage, I’m a telepathic rat in a cage
Many board games are designed from the floor up to ape other media and end up being mediocre at best. Nemesis is...
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1.2KInterview with Craig Campbell of Nerdburger games, designer of Capers, Good Strong Hands, and others on small press distribution and the state of the industry
Nerdburger Games has been lauded many times for its achievements in design, covering adventure and parody, group, GM-less, and solo, along with...
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2.5KM. Allen Hall, creator of Godspark and Sprinkles is missing, on experimental design and the state of the TTRPG industry
Continuing my series of interviews with tabletop designers, I move from the therapeutic model of design to M. Allen Hall, a more...
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2.1KRavensburger announces new ttrpg inspired board game featuring all female cast
2024 is shaping up to be a big year for Ravensburger and their partnership with Disney. On top of the latest Disney...
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907.9KKinfire Delve: Vainglory’s Grotto review — A roguelike card game for two
Kinfire Delve: Vainglory’s Grotto is the first in a series of dungeon delving card games from Incredible Dream Studios. It is set...
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1.6KMantic Games and 343 Industries have partnered to launch a brand-new Halo miniatures combat game
Today Mantic Games announced a new partnership with 343 Industries which will be used to bring the Halo universe to the tabletop...
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4.7KLuke Crane, creator of Burning Wheel and Mouse Guard, on RPG design and the state of the industry
Continuing my series of interviews with RPG designers, I spoke with Luke Crane, the mind behind Burning Wheel, Burning Empires, Burning Sands,...
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1.7KMolly House PAXU Preview — My excitement won’t be mollified
To be perfectly honest, I don’t know how best to classify Molly House, Wherlegig’s latest cardboard masterpiece. I feel like I’m describing...
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2.3KShaping the Clay — Previews from PAX Unplugged’s Unpublished Hall
Some ideas can look good on paper or in an echo chamber and need a stranger’s perspective. For board games, fresh perspectives...
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1.3KThe Throne of Thorns for Ruins of Symbaroum 5E announced, alongside a world book
Free league recently announced that two new expansions will be released for Ruins of Symbaroum soon, including a 5E adaptation of the...
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2.3KRavensburger shares plans for Disney Villainous in 2024
Ravensburger has announced their plans for Disney Villainous in 2024 and there are some exciting things coming. Sugar and Spite has an...
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1.8KWyrmspan, a new 1-5 player competitive tableau and engine-building game, announced
Wyrmspan, a new Stonemaier game from Apiary designer Connie Vogelmann, was announced today. Wyrmspan is a 1-5 player competitive tableau and engine...
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2.0KRPGs at PAX Unplugged — All hail the indie scene
PAX Unplugged 2023 was a bounty of knowledge, new faces, and great games. I spoke to someone at nearly every RPG booth,...
