The fate of the Mario & Luigi series was uncertain for quite a while after the closure of developer Alpha Dream in 2019. Much like the Paper Mario series, I enjoyed the first three titles to varying degrees, then felt they became boring and more of a formality than anything,
The Foundations Starter Collection is another new product being released with the Foundations Set. While the Beginner Box and the Jumpstart packs focus on teaching you to play the game, the Starter Collection is the jumping-off point for deck construction. While there were similar products in Magic’s ancient history
The Magic: The Gathering Foundations releases are more than another draft set. Alongside the standard draft set made of Play Boosters, Foundations also has a couple of brand-new products intended for new or returning players. The Foundations Beginner Box is mostly for brand-new players and aims to teach you how
In May of 2022, I reviewed an indie title called Dungeons of Dreadrock and really enjoyed it. You can see my review of the first game here! A story of a sister breaking the rules of her society to save her brother from being given over to an evil presence
You know how sometimes you sit down to a new game not expecting too much, only to be blown away by every little thing put in front of you? That was my experience with Keith Piggott’s River of Gold, a surprise masterpiece of delivering resources, sailing down, and building
Normally I jump into these reviews with something nice to say, I come out with a nice layout for my thoughts and I am ready to go right after. Not this time, this game has shocked me to my damn core. I can’t believe how disappointing this game was
Beavers is a kids and family game from tabletop giant Asmodee. As the resident reviewer of family games at GamingTrend I am always looking for games that I can play with my kids and they are eager to try them out. How does 13 Beavers stand up to short attention
To me, “thematic” is a borderline dirty word. Playing too many early American designs that favored turning you into the DiCaprio pointing meme over fun or interesting gameplay has given me cardboard PTSD, so I generally shy away from games that are labeled as such. Harrow County, based on the
