Game Reviews

Kinfire Delve: Vainglory’s Grotto is the first in a series of dungeon delving card games from Incredible Dream Studios. It is set in the same universe as the excellent campaign adventure game Kinfire Chronicles: Night’s Fall. However, it is a much shorter and lighter affair with a single

The Elegoo Neptune 4 Max is the newest and largest build volume FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) printer in the current Elegoo lineup. The transition to Klipper and the new features that change enables create the potential for huge leaps in capability. With new printers like the Neptune 4 Max, hobby

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?

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