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Star Wars Unlimited: Shadows of the Galaxy Review

Christopher Biewer — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:36:26 +0000

As mentioned in my review of Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game Clone Wars Edition, I have been a Star Wars fan since my next-door neighbor sold us an original RCA VHS VCR and we got copies (or bootlegs) of each Star Wars film. I was also an original early adopter of Star Wars the Collectible […]

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Deep Shelf Review

Tahsin Shamma — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:11:58 +0000

With formative years in the 1980s, this reviewer was exposed to some significant films all trying to duplicate the success of Alien (1979). It was a decade of renewed interest in sci-fi horror and just about every studio grabbed an available visual effects team, trapped some actors in a remote outpost, and let a ravenous […]

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Tabriz Review

Brandon Bryson — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:04:11 +0000

Welcome to the bustling bazaars of Tabriz! Within the four walls of the box of this new design from Randy Flynn (Cascadia fame), players are treated to a luxurious double-sided neoprene mat, nice tactile components, and an excellent insert to house it all. And according to the rulebook notes, this game has a pronunciation guide […]

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Smurfs Hidden Village Review

James Wolff — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:57:34 +0000

Games often borrow heavily from each other. The Deckbuilding in Dominion spawned a genre of games. But sometimes you want a little bit more. *In the distance some sing-song La-la-La’s float through the air* *Lost Ruins of Arnak and Dune Imperium enter the chat* But sometimes you don’t want to battle monsters… *Lost Ruins of […]

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Star Trek: Into the Unknown Review

Marcus E. Burchers — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:08:41 +0000

As a long-time Star Trek: Attack Wing player, I was cautiously optimistic when I heard that WizKids was doing another Star Trek miniatures game. I always enjoyed Attack Wing (it is one of my favorites!), but lightning doesn’t always strike twice of course. Or is that never strikes twice… I’m not good with clichés. Star […]

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Gaslands: Refuelled Review

Tony Mastrangeli — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:04:19 +0000

The year is 2018. Earth has been under Martian occupation for 19 years. The war left much of Earth destroyed and its population enslaved by the corporations of Mars and their relentless efficiency. However, the wealthy on Mars still crave entertainment and Earth provides that in the form of Gaslands: a broadcast of amateur and […]

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Kronologic: Paris 1920 Review

Christopher Biewer — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:17:59 +0000

Growing up I played a lot of Clue and then Clue Master Detective with my brother. In high school, I was introduced to the movie Clue, which remains a delight. After college, I was gifted Clue: Simpson’s edition and I have been part of a few Murder Mystery parties throughout my life. So the Murder […]

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Avatar: The Last Airbender – Aang’s Destiny Review

Emma Fish — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:06:56 +0000

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation’s adversary card made you lose two health and discard an ally. Avatar: The Last Airbender – Aang’s Destiny by The Op Games is a 2-4 player cooperative deck building game reimplementing the popular Harry Potter: […]

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The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game Review

Jacob Daneman — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:06:15 +0000

As we approach two-plus years of the Trickaissance (the resurgence of interest in the game hobby of trick-taking games, highlighted by such hits as The Crew, Cat in the Box, and even the heavier space opera Cole Werlhe opus Arcs), we’ve now seen quite a few variations on the popular mechanic. The Crew was an […]

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Far Cry: Escape from Rook Islands Review

Austin Charlie — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:05:34 +0000

Far Cry 3 was one of my favorite video games ever when I was younger, and it still holds a special place in my heart. It’s the kind of distraction-filled open world game that feels impossible to translate to a tabletop game—not just because of its action gameplay, but also its jumble of interlocking systems, […]

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