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Black Sonata review – ABABCDCDEFEFGG…not a cheat code, but a brilliant sonnet.

Many games in the tabletop space have solo modes. Oftentimes they adapt the rules to add in a dummy player, have players play in an alternate way, sometimes players are

By Dan Hinkin

/ 20 Apr 2024

Black Sonata review – ABABCDCDEFEFGG…not a cheat code, but a brilliant sonnet.

Pathfinder 2E Remaster: Monster Core review – Oh, monsters are scared, that’s why they’re monsters.

As you run out of the room with the giant blood monster swiping at your heels, you see the creature that belongs to the squishing sound you heard earlier has

By Dan Hinkin

/ 20 Apr 2024

Pathfinder 2E Remaster: Monster Core review – Oh, monsters are scared, that’s why they’re monsters.

Factory 42 review — Dwarven dynamics through worker placement and negotiation

Step into the bustling corridors of Factory 42, where you’re thrust into the role of overseeing Marxistic dwarves in an industrialized setting fraught with resource management, negotiation, and government

By Mike Case

/ 18 Apr 2024

Factory 42 review — Dwarven dynamics through worker placement and negotiation

Qawale review — Tic-Tac-Yes

Continuing on my quest to play every two player abstract game that Gigamic and partner Hachette Games has to offer, we have arrived at Qawale. A mix of Tic-Tac-Toe and

By Mark Julian

/ 18 Apr 2024

Ares Games partners with Tablescope to distribute Light Speed: Arena, the first photo-based tabletop shooter

Check out the latest press release from Ares Games: In a universe where space battles are a celebrated sport, command a fleet of ships and prepare to let lasers fly:

By Dan Hinkin

/ 18 Apr 2024

Ares Games partners with Tablescope to distribute Light Speed: Arena, the first photo-based tabletop shooter

Paizo announces Pathfinder: War of Immortals meta event

Paizo is back with some big news about some of the upcoming Pathfinder products. Check out their press release: Tuesday, April 16th, Paizo Inc. hosted a livestream on their Twitch

By Dan Hinkin

/ 18 Apr 2024

Paizo announces Pathfinder: War of Immortals meta event

Vivarium Review — An ode to discovery

I find that easy to learn, filler games are really important on tabletops these days. Having just come back from a wargaming focused convention, I was looking forward to playing

By Randy Gregory II

/ 15 Apr 2024

Game Envy Exemplar Wet Palette review — Gamerfuel.

Product was not provided by the manufacturer for this review. “For thinning my paints, I use ordinary tap water…. [My] palette is anything but hi-tech. I use a cutting mat

By Sean Weeks

/ 11 Apr 2024

Game Envy Exemplar Wet Palette review — Gamerfuel.

The games of GAMA Expo 2024-Tabletop Throwdown S1E7

We saw a lot of great games at GAMA Expo last month, and we’ve got a few quick looks at some of them on today’s podcast! In addition

By Mark Julian

/ 10 Apr 2024

The games of GAMA Expo 2024-Tabletop Throwdown S1E7

Collectionomics preview — Redrawing the magic circle.

Civilization designer Sid Meier famously said, “Games are a series of interesting decisions.” If you strictly apply that to what you can measure, the effects of your choices as they

By Sean Weeks

/ 9 Apr 2024

Collectionomics preview — Redrawing the magic circle.

“A Decade and Beyond” – Creality celebrates 10 years with new announcements and deals

For many people, a Creality printer is their first introduction to 3D printing. It was for me, way back with the Ender 3v2. Creality has always focused on being accessible

By Mark Julian

/ 9 Apr 2024

“A Decade and Beyond” – Creality celebrates 10 years with new announcements and deals

Tribes of the Wind review —Nausicaä of the valley of the windriders

Rebuilding civilization after its collapse has become a popular theme in board games recently, and it makes sense that climate anxiety has finally taken ahold of the of the collective

By Nick Dubs

/ 5 Apr 2024

Tribes of the Wind review —Nausicaä of the valley of the windriders

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