Better Times – An Escape From New York Board Game Review
New York City is a walled maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane. Have you seen Escape From New York? It’s from another time, when movies were on film and John...
View ArticleHistorical Fantasy – A Burning Banners: Rage of the Witch King Review
Burning Banners is a bit of a darling. Published by Compass Games, it’s an asymmetric fantasy wargame built upon the foundation of traditional hex-and-counter conflict simulations. It doesn’t boast an...
View ArticleThis Review is HARMLESS – A This Game Is KILLER Review
Alien as a party game. As David St. Hubbins epitaph reads, “…and why not?” Arriving at a perfect time alongside the excellent Alien: Romulus, designer Ivan Turner’s This Game Is KILLER presents a...
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There’s this thing called Mass Effect. It’s a video game franchise that is kind of a big deal. It’s not a big deal to me. I’ve never played it. There’s this other thing called Mass Effect: The Board...
View ArticleAnachronistic Anarchy – A Worldspanner Factions Review
Brett G. Murrell’s Worldspanner Factions is effectively Duel of Ages III. The genealogy of this system stretches back 21 years to the original set. From the beginning, this game featured wacky...
View ArticleExploring Nature Systems – A Trail Story: America Review
It’s historically been a very difficult project marrying together Euro-style mechanisms with the more thematic adventure game format. Despite many attempts, Legends of Andor and Lost Valley: The Yukon...
View ArticleRemixing the Remix – Blitz Bowl: Ultimate Second Edition and Space Marine...
I used to keep up with and cover the majority of Games Workshop’s lines, at least the milestone products such as new editions of 40K, Warcry, or Warhammer: The Old World. I’ve unfortunately had to let...
View ArticleSplit Screen Miniatures Gaming – A Halo: Flashpoint Review
Listen up you sickos, I’m going to tell you about something magical. Back in the early aughts I went to college in a small town near Kansas City. I graduated with a Computer Science degree. I met my...
View ArticleStealth and Sabotage – An SAS: Rogue Regiment Review
SAS: Rogue Regiment is one of those games that tickles my gizzard. It’s an indie flick, produced by designer Robert Butler and publisher World Forge Games. It’s also a hot blend of historical wargame...
View ArticleYou Can No Longer Die – A Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game Review
“Aren’t you the headless fellow that’s been getting around?“ Trying to model a Metroidvania platformer on the tabletop is a pointless endeavor. That’s why this quintet of designers didn’t attempt it....
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