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One look at Core Space: First Born all set up and you will know why I wanted to try it out. The table presence for this sci-fi miniatures game is off the charts. You have walls, terrain elements, cool-looking miniatures, and piles of tokens. But is there a game in here or is it all […]
This is a guest post from Marcus Burchers. A few years ago, I walked into my local store and saw there was a brand new display for a Power Rangers miniatures game, Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid. I kind of laughed about it at the time, because when was the last time there had […]
My first gaming love was Dungeons and Dragons. Like many people my age I started with the red and blue boxes before progressing to the Advanced D&D rules and played several other editions over the ensuing years. A lot of board games try to be that ever elusive RPG-in-a-box that doesn’t require a game master. […]
I love playing games with my kids. It’s a for-me preferred activity to end a night on rather than watching Encanto or Storybots again. We can connect, laugh, and have fun. Things have been busy in our neck of the woods for the last few months, so playing grown-up games for dad has been sporadic […]
Note: This preview uses pre-release components and rules. What you see here may be different from the final, published game. Welcome to New Orleans, circa 1980. It’s a city of music, magic, and delicious food. Award-winning publishers Lucky Duck Games and Van Ryder Games have teamed up to bring us The Dark Quarter. It’s a […]
A couple of weeks ago we announced our nominees for our 9th Annual Board Game Awards. 2021 was a year we started inching back towards normalcy, with conventions returning and some manufacturing challenges clearing up. So, as usual, we are taking one last look back at the year to recognize the best and most creative games […]
England in the year of our Lord 1193. A carriage comes to a halt within the densely wooded landscape. The nobleman inside hears the guards shifting, their armor, and weaponry accompanied by a familiar clank of adjustment. Then a wisp of a sound, almost a whistle, before a labored grunt, the whiff of a sword […]