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Disney Sorcerers Arena: Epic Alliances Core Set review – Take a phone app and turn it into a better board game = Disney Magic!

When I downloaded the Disney Sorcerers Arena app a few years ago, I had a ton of fun taking teams of Disney characters into battle against classic Disney villains. Since

By Dan Hinkin

/ 2 Aug 2022

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Yosemite review—competitive camping

Back in my Space Station Phoenix review, I patted myself on the back for being more discerning about what winds up in my collection. Confession time, that was a bit

By Nick Dubs

/ 2 Aug 2022

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Cartographers Heroes – A map drawing game that ironically needs help to find its core self

For a game about making maps, Cartographer Heroes has some issues finding itself. Sitting down to play, there are some great fantastical elements of drawing and creating a fantasy kingdom,

By Eric Ace

/ 26 Jul 2022

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Star Trek Super- Skill Pinball review— space(pin)balls

Last year, WizKids released Ramp It Up, the follow-up to their wildly popular roll and write Super Skill Pinball. I was extremely impressed at how the box fleshed out the

By Nick Dubs

/ 22 Jul 2022

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Wingspan Oceania Expansion review — A sweet addition

The Oceania Expansion for Wingspan is the second expansion for the game and the first to introduce new mechanisms. As the title indicates, this expansion brings birds from Australia, New

By Steven Starkey

/ 21 Jul 2022

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Usurp the King review — The tangled web we weave

Knives in the night, poison in the banquet, conspiracy and betrayal abound. A revolution is brewing, and you are among the architects that pull the strings. Usurp the King is

By James van Tonningen

/ 21 Jul 2022

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Madoshi review — Yokai Duel

The priests of the sun and moon are in opposition, as they have been since Japan was raised from the ocean. The only way to decide the fate of Japan

By James van Tonningen

/ 20 Jul 2022

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Pathfinder: Level 20 review — Family friendly kobold shenanigans

Ever heard of Tucker’s kobolds? You should. They’re one of the greatest legends in all of tabletop gaming. Back in the 80’s, a DM named Tucker jollied

By John Zimmerman

/ 19 Jul 2022

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Tome: The Gold Codex review — Now the brownie is slightly thicker and slightly less pokey

In my review for the base game, Tome: Light Edition, I illustrated a silly analogy about pokey brownies. Continuing said analogy, Tome: The Gold Codex, an expansion to Tome: Light

By John Zimmerman

/ 19 Jul 2022

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Tome: The Light Edition review — A mouthwateringly appetizing fudge brownie riddled with tiny cactus spines and disappointingly shallow

Mmmmmmm! What’s that smell? There! By the oven! A large tray of freshly baked brownies lulls me over, still warm and gooey. But, what’s this? Dozens of cactus

By John Zimmerman

/ 19 Jul 2022

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Star Wars: Outer Rim Unfinished Business ⏤ Hello there

That Fantasy Flight Games would eventually come out with an expansion to the bounty hunter themed Star Wars: Outer Rim was a fairly forgone conclusion. Besides there being several more

By Mike Dunn

/ 19 Jul 2022

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Tower of Madness review— you got Cthulhu in my childhood!

Growing up, a lot of the games I had were gimmicky dexterity games with titles that played on common phrases. Ants in Your Pants, where you flicked little plastic ants

By Nick Dubs

/ 18 Jul 2022