Tabletop
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753.9KA Light in the Dark Ages — The King’s Abbey Review
I have to laugh when someone on social media laments that this is the worst time in history to be alive. Pretty...
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7.3KCrazy Eights: James Wilson on Everdell
Publishing a game from a new designer is often a risky proposition. However, even Richard Garfield, Eric Lang, and Reiner Knizia had...
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804.4KSolitaire 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...
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756.0KEveryone 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...
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4.0KDecemberists, 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,...
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653.8KSound 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...
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905.4KYou’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...
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4.7KCrazy 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...
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2.9KNauvoo 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,...
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2.7KCrazy 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...
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903.5KFlop 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...
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804.4KCloak, 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...
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1.9KPrepare for the Planet Defenders coming this December
Defending the galaxy/earth/spaceship/castle can get long and laborious. Sometimes you want to feel like you’ve done something great without taking several hours...
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1.9KWizKids lets you decide Who Should We Eat?
Lifeboat has been a game that’s been played for many years. In the game everyone takes a role and players go through...
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1.9KMunchkin going 3D with new partnership between Steve Jackson Games and CMON
It’s not uncommon to see themed board games for sale. At one time it meant that the quality of the game was...
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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...
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3.1KEverything Epic Games announces Rambo: The Board Game
Sylvester Stallone has a long and storied career with several iconic characters. He’s probably most well known for Rocky Balboa and John...
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2.0KThe Mansky Caper from Calliope Games coming to Kickstarter soon
When you think about Prohibition there’s the speakeasy clubs, The Great Gatsby, gangsters, and the roaring ’20s. It’s a theme rife with...
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2.0KKepler-3042 blasts off on December 13
It seems like several space exploration games have been coming out. Twilight Imperium just got a Fourth Edition, Eclipse will soon be...
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2.6KGreater 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...
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1.9KNew Experience Workshop at Pax Unplugged–what it takes for a small studio to break into the tabletop industry
New Experience Workshop is a small team, consisting of two sisters, but that doesn’t stop it from production or experimentation. Having successfully...
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2.0KAcademy Games at Pax Unplugged–educating through games and new horizons in scifi and fantasy
Academy Games’ focus has always been on using games to explore history, in all its visceral, uncomfortable truths. While many of its...
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2.7KWhite Wolf Entertainment at Pax Unplugged–V5 is only the beginning
With the fifth edition of Vampire: The Masquerade still on the horizon of 2018, White Wolf has a lot to offer fans...
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855.7KA peek behind the curtain–Adventures in Middle-earth Loremaster’s Guide review
Adventures in Middle-earth was an ambitious and risky prospect, but I was pleasantly surprised to see how well Cubicle 7 blended Tolkien’s...
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3.2KB&B Games Studio at PAX Unplugged–unveiling Destiny Aurora: Renegades
Destiny Aurora is an ambitious product, but one I am excited to see in its final form. This board game adaptation of...
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2.9KGreen Ronin Publishing at PAX Unplugged–how streaming remade the tabletop industry
Chris Pramas, the founder of Green Ronin, has a lot to look back on over the eighteen year life of its company....
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2.3KSyrinscape at PAX Unplugged–bringing your game to life with all the sounds of adventure
Nothing helps set the mood in an RPG like the right accompanying music. If you have never added background music to one...
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2.4KSteve Jackson Games at PAX Unplugged–old lines resurrected and an early look at the Munchkin CCG
Steve Jackson had a lot on offer at PAX Unplugged, not the least of which were expansions to its Munchkin game line....
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2.5K2C Gaming at PAX Unplugged–taking D&D beyond its limits
2C Gaming made its name taking D&D Fifth Edition beyond 20th level, and made quite a splash at PAX Unplugged giving player...
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2.1KPaizo Publishing at PAX Unplugged–the genesis of Starfinder
While Paizo will always support Pathfinder, Starfinder is its major focus at the moment, and its booth at the con was an...
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1.8KStudio Woe at PAX Unplugged–mutated goat battles are only the start, and it’s a good start
Studio Woe is a company of two artists whose hands have touched some of the most lush visual feasts of the past...
