Game Reviews

For Card Sharps Gorus Maximus is a trick-taking game for 1-8 players. Yes, points are a good thing. No, you can’t shoot the moon. Yes, there’s a trump suite. Initially, it matches the leading card in a round but it can change to a different suite if someone

Most modern games take some influence from existing games, but Empire’s End seems to really embrace this. I certainly don’t think it is a bad thing, as long as there are some enjoyable, original mechanics mixed in as well. Components The rulebook is clear and concise. I never

“Mmmm, my, my … what have we here?” Disney Villainous Filled with Fright is a single character expansion that adds the much requested Oogie Boogie to the game. Fans have been clamoring for Oogie Boogie since the core box came out and he is finally here. Components and key cards It’

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 found public domain characters and dinosaurs fighting much more interesting than the twenty thousandth iteration of superheroes on a board in my lifetime. That said,

Artisans of Splendent Vale is one of those strange amalgams that is just different enough from anything else you’ve seen that it defies categorization. The majority of the time you spend with it, it’s an asymmetrical choose your own adventure book collection that you and up to three

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 management, area control, worker placement, and six different tracks to advance on. As with any game with this much going on that doesn’t last

I love this game…however, I immediately must communicate that this game isn’t for everyone. The Stuff of Legend is a hidden traitor game for up to six players and it might be my new favorite of the genre. Even with that said, it struggles to be my first

3D printing is rapidly changing and innovating. A year ago, the industry was shaken up by the arrival of the Bambu Labs printers. The K1 is Creality’s answer, bringing them inline with the top of the hobby level printer market. Here on the Tabletop side of GamingTrend we are