Ever since GDC, I have been eagerly awaiting the Hand of Fate: Ordeals Kickstarter. Andrew and I are big fans of the video game Hand of Fate, so when I heard that Defiant Development and Rule & Make were coming
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Game In A Minute Ep 40: Flip City & Flip City
Title: Flip City Publisher: Tasty Minstrel Games Designer: Chih-Fan Chen Artist: Chih-Fan Chen, Adam P. McIver Player Count: 1-4 For People Who Like: Light deck builders with a unique twist (that's not a pun, I swear) Flip City is a
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9 Solo Boardgames Perfect For Valentine’s Day Distractions
If you’re by yourself on Commercialized Love Day, worry not! We’ve got a list of nine awesome single player games you can enjoy all by your lonesome – no second wheel required. Why nine? Because Love Potion Number 9 I
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Legendary Encounters: Firefly Review
Title: Legendary Encounters: A Firefly Deck Building Game Series: Legendary Encounters Genre: Deck Building Publisher: Upper Deck Entertainment Designer: Ben Cichoski and Danny Mandel Player Count: 1-5 For People Who Like: Deck builders, thematic game mechanics, sci-fi, the Firefly series,
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Grimslingers Review
Title: Grimslingers Publisher: Greenbrier Games Designer: Stephen Gibson Artist: Stephen Gibson Player Count: 2-6 (versus), 1-4 (co-op) For People Who Like: Sci-fi, fantasy, cowboys, magic, adventure, and humor. Grimslingers can be as entertaining as it is gorgeous, and offers up
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Healthy Heart Hospital Review
Title: Healthy Heart Hospital Publisher: Victory Point Games Designer: Anna-Marie Nelson, Scott Nelson Player Count: 1-5 For People Who Like: Tense co-op problem solving games As a game about managing ever-worsening conditions with limited resources, Healthy Heart Hospital certainly doesn’t
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Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China Review
Title: Legendary: Big Trouble In Little China Genre: Co-operative Deck Builder Publisher: Upper Deck Entertainment Designer: Rob Heinsoo Player Count: 1-5 For People Who Like: Co-op Deck Builders, Other Legendary Games (though it's not as strong as its siblings, thematically)
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Avalanche at Yeti Mountain Review
A board game about skiing downhill while avoiding a yeti? Sort of like SkiFree? Sure, let’s do it! Avalanche at Yeti Mountain – from designer Matt Wolfe and publisher Green Couch Games – isn’t exactly like the classic video game,
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New Bedford Review
As much as I might lament spending the bulk of my adolescence in Connecticut and loathing “New England style” (i.e. put buoys and nets all over everything), I have to grudgingly admit that I have a bit of a soft
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Hostage Negotiator: Crime Wave Kickstarter Preview
Because my life has been lacking in frustration lately, I’m taking a look at Hostage Negotiator: Crime Wave – the new standalone/expansion to the original (from designer A.J.Porfirio and publisher Van Ryder Games) that I hate-loved so much. We’re talking
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