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Solitaire 2.0 — Shahrazad Review

I may be dating myself a bit here, but in college, the hours I spent pining away on term papers was significantly lengthened by the time I spent pining away

By Nick South

/ 5 Jan 2018

Everyone wins when there’s no house–Vegas Wits and Wagers Review

Wits and Wagers Party Edition has been an outstanding, family-friendly party experience for a long time, and the new Vegas edition only makes the game better. Adding in new wagering

By John Farrell

/ 3 Jan 2018

Everyone wins when there’s no house–Vegas Wits and Wagers Review

Decemberists, Phoenixes, and Action Cats–Twogether Studios and how a two person team has one of the most diverse portfolios in gaming

Twogether Studios is something special in the gaming world. Keith Baker and Jenn Ellis manage to balance married life with game design, and that design covers a lot of ground.

By John Farrell

/ 23 Dec 2017

Decemberists, Phoenixes, and Action Cats–Twogether Studios and how a two person team has one of the most diverse portfolios in gaming

Sound and fury and signifying–Blurble review

Blurble is a game of words and shouting, and there is something attractive in that directness. There isn’t anything deep in this game, but depth isn’t its goal.

By John Farrell

/ 17 Dec 2017

Sound and fury and signifying–Blurble review

You’ve goat to play this game–Gruff: the tactical card game of mutated monster goats review

It’s rare to see a new combat card game make such responsible decisions as Gruff. While the two player combat card genre is a crowded field, Gruff’s design

By John Farrell

/ 12 Dec 2017

You’ve goat to play this game–Gruff: the tactical card game of mutated monster goats review

Crazy Eights: Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle answer questions about Sorcerer

I still remember being lucky enough being asked to try out a prototype of a deck-building game one day before Origins at a hotel nearby. That day I was introduced

By Keith Schleicher

/ 6 Dec 2017

Crazy Eights: Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle answer questions about Sorcerer

Nauvoo Games at Pax Unplugged–the Reckoners board game is on the horizon

Nauvoo Games is a relatively new entry into the tabletop scene, but has already made something of a splash. Starting in 2014, it has two promising games under its belt

By John Farrell

/ 5 Dec 2017

Nauvoo Games at Pax Unplugged–the Reckoners board game is on the horizon

Crazy Eights: Jon Gilmour and the disappearing Dinosaur Island prototype

This year’s Gen Con was one of busiest ever since it was the 50th Anniversary and completely sold out for the entire show. While most people are there to

By Keith Schleicher

/ 5 Dec 2017

Crazy Eights: Jon Gilmour and the disappearing Dinosaur Island prototype

Flop flop flopping on heaven’s floor–Happy Salmon review

Happy Salmon is the kind of perfection that defies typical analysis. My reviews usually focus on the nuance of a game; how its mechanisms translate the emotional weight of its

By John Farrell

/ 30 Nov 2017

Flop flop flopping on heaven’s floor–Happy Salmon review

Cloak, dagger, and deception–Cursed Court Review

The political deduction genre may be starting to feel like a crowded field, but Cursed Court justifies attention with the flair and elegance of its design. Not everything comes together

By John Farrell

/ 30 Nov 2017

Cloak, dagger, and deception–Cursed Court Review

Crazy Eights: Jon Gilmour answers questions on Dinosaur Island

Dinosaurs have an amount of mystery to them, as no living human being has seen one for real. Jurassic Park made us wonder what it would be like if they

By Keith Schleicher

/ 28 Nov 2017

Crazy Eights: Jon Gilmour answers questions on Dinosaur Island

Greater Than Games at Pax Unplugged — a look at the Sentinel Comics RPG and new products of all kinds

Greater Than Games has experienced a time of tremendous growth in the past few months, and that shows no sign of stopping any time soon. While it was working on

By John Farrell

/ 27 Nov 2017

Greater Than Games at Pax Unplugged — a look at the Sentinel Comics RPG and new products of all kinds

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