Game Reviews

Candela Obscura is an RPG from Darrington Press, Critical Roll’s print division. The game’s focus is on the titular Candela Obscura, an organization that is basically Illuminati GhostBusters. Their job is to track down magickal (always with the k) phenomena and neutralize them. I need to make a

Introduction – Glimpse the Core We’ve reached the end of 2023 and with it the last Standard set for the year: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. In this set we return to Ixalan to dive deep into the plane and discover what lays underneath in the unexplored depths. With the

Aurum is a trick taking game that is easiest to learn if you’ve never played a trick taking game before. Unlike most trick taking games, you have to play a different suit than what has already been played during the current trick. The trump suit is always gold, which

Neotopia, published by Arcane Wonders, is a family weight game about creating patterns in an expanding city in order to score the most points by the end of the game. The rules couldn’t be easier and it evokes the feeling of family classics like Ticket to Ride. Sounds interesting?

How do you make a game that’s already incredible even better? I mean… again. After all, Resident Evil 4 has undergone HD treatment, and this year received a full remake. Well, if you thought sticking a screen in front of your eyes and swinging your arms around like a

The world is an unforgiving place. In the first Arizona Sunshine title, our character awakened in a cave in the Arizona river valley. Zombies are everywhere, but after a quick check of the radio, it seems like we aren’t alone. Further and further we push into the rough Arizona

Board games and history are two of my favorite things. For many years, I taught social sciences to middle and high school students and though I still work in education, I miss learning new facts and stories from history and imparting them to the next generation. When I get to

Post-apocalyptic ape pop culture has been around for awhile, namely in the Planet of the Apes franchise. I have fond memories of watching the original movies with my father when I was younger and asking why the lips weren’t moving and the newest iteration of the franchise has been