Game Reviews

An almost universal childhood experience is the struggle of parents trying to get their children to clean their rooms. Whether this happens when you are five or twenty-five, at some point you are going to have to break down your defense against order and do something about the pile of

Through all the chaos in the world of Terreria, parties of heroes are searching for great wealth. There is only one problem. Other groups of heroes keep getting in their way. In Terrene Odyssey, you are the commanding officer leading your band of characters to victory over the opposing officers

After many years of trial, error, and reformation, the original genre creator returns to claim its place as the lord of high fantasy. Wizards of the Coast has had a rough decade, fighting a sometimes losing battle with challengers to the throne fueled by dissatisfied fans; after some soul searching

Delve not into caverns nor dungeons, but the threatening darkness of the unknown with this newest supplement for the Pathfinder line. The theme of this work is an air of esoteric mysticism: mystery and secrecy dot a landscape where you can never be sure of your safety, or even the

I gazed at the main view screen and let it all wash over me. There it was. A world unglimpsed by humanity. A destination that even fifty years ago was the stuff of fiction. And now me, seeing the glory of the untouched planet with my own eyes. The scientific

“Be one of six brave adventures exploring a dungeon, collecting treasure, dodging traps, and… what the heck is that? Is that some kind of gremlin? “That’s an ugly snout, they run this dungeon.” “Well, it is certainly an accurate name, it’s rather…” “Ugly? Yeah.” “What? More of them?

I remember seeing BattleLore when Days of Wonder released it. It looked like an intimidating game, with fantasy characters battling across hex-based maps. Some maps seemed to sprawl over several tables. After Fantasy Flight Games acquired the rights to BattleLore, I didn’t think much of it, other than the

Expansions are a funny thing. They can range from being absolutely necessary to enjoy a game (Ticket to Ride USA 1910), to completely unnecessary (nobody needs another Carcassonne expansion), to frivolous yet somehow totally necessary (Agricola Goodies Expansion). Somewhere, there’s a sweet spot where an expansion adds a neat