The G.I. Joe Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook has grabbed my attention in the best ways possible. I seriously wasn’t expecting to be blown away by nearly everything within this hardcover. The artwork is stellar; the rules are clear and concise, and the character creation is extremely quick. There
In the sheer amount of stuff available to see at a major board game convention like Origins, it’s easy to overlook the little guy. That’s where the unpub section of the con comes into play. In it, intrepid independent board game developers all sit eager to show off
When it comes to wargames, a lot of folks tend to not play them because the barrier to entry is high. Models, books, assembling miniatures, painting minis, buying terrain, making time for a game…it all stacks up, and then you find yourself with a pile of gray, no time,
It’s not very often that I get to see a game go from conception to prototype to finished product. Back in the spring of 2023, the GamingTrend crew got a firsthand look at the Gnome Hollow prototype and had a great time collecting mushrooms and building paths. At Origins
When I started painting in 2015, there weren’t too many brands out there. As I mentioned in my review of the Army Painter Fanatic line, I was lost in a sea of tools and brands, but paint wise, there were just a handful of companies offering paint. Nearly ten
Get ready to drink, fight evil, and have fun in Heroes of Barcadia: Heroes for Hire, a game in which a drink doubles as your health and where you must take down a band of monsters who have stolen all drinks in the kingdom and horded them away in a
The end is upon us. The end of the remastered core books, that is. Player Core 2 (PC2) is finally here and chocked full of new ancestries, player classes, archetypes, feats, and spells to add to your Pathfinder campaigns. I personally have been waiting for this book to see what
Bunkers & Badasses Deluxe Edition is a surprisingly high quality release for fans of Borderlands. If that sounds like a back-handed compliment, it’s only because this review comes out at a difficult time for the franchise. It’s been a while since an official game release, and though Borderlands
