Games Reviews of both new release and older board games, card games, RPG’s, and miniature games.
Reviews of both new release and older board games, card games, RPG’s, and miniature games.
Sep 20 2026
“Star Wars Zero Company” Is Exactly the Game Fans of the Clone Wars Have Been Looking For
Ever since Star Wars introduced fans to the turbulent Clone Wars, they have been clamoring for more. Many have fallen in love with the battlefields, followed along with all the gripping stories, and spent fortunes collecting every unique ship and helmet that the era has delivered. While there has been…
May 20 2025
Making the End of the World Cute with “Doomlings”
I was introduced to Doomlings after my friend backed the original Kickstarter campaign. I didn’t have any expectations when I played it for the first time but was surprised with how much I adored it. It’s a quick card game with cute artwork that was easy to learn.
This was several years ago,…
Aug 08 2023
Disney Lorcana Offers Lots of Card-Gaming Fun—If Players Can Get It
Gen Con broke its attendance record this year, with over 70,000 people showing up for the annual tabletop gaming convention. Ask any of these attendees what game stole the show and they’ll likely tell you it was Disney Lorcana, even if they didn’t themselves brave the long lines—14 hours…
Jul 11 2022
Magical Unicorn Quest is Quirky Fantasy Fun
I recently had the pleasure of trying out Magical Unicorn Quest, a semicooperative card game by the Minnesota-local game publishing company, Flame Point Games. This game was funded via Kickstarter and released last year. Multiple expansions are already available, but in this review, I will cover…
Apr 06 2021
Magic: The Gathering Arena Comes to iOS
Wizards of the Coast has at last brought Magic: The Gathering Arena, the esports version of the popular trading card game, to iOS players. Though I was involved in the open beta for the PC version of the game, I quickly found that I disliked the point-and-click gameplay—I lost some matches purely by failing…
Aug 25 2020
Wargames Atlantic Offers Fantastic Miniatures for All Settings
Wargames Atlantic is a relatively new company in the miniatures market, launched in March 2019. Putting out sci-fi, fantasy, and historical miniatures in hard plastic, in just a short time they’ve put out an impressive variety in their initial offerings: halfling militia, infantry of the…
Jun 23 2020
These Czech Games Apps Are a Gift for Isolated Board Gamers
This time last year I was spending my Friday nights on the porch of my apartment with a small circle of friends playing board games like Codenames, Dominant Species, and Betyrayal at House on the Hill. We would set up a huge stack and work our way through them until the sun came up the next morning. It was an…
Apr 07 2020
Tattoo Stories Is the Artistic Skype Party Game
We’ve been quarantining for a while, and I have had at least two virtual happy hours, four Zoom game nights, and numerous phone calls with my family. I have been taking staying at home seriously as I think of my older relatives, but it’s been a challenge for me to come up with ways to stay entertained…
Mar 23 2020
3 Tabletop Games to Play at Home Alone
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, people are encouraged to stay at home and keep human contact to an absolute minimum. For many of us geeks, this provokes little controversy; apart from conventions being canceled, many of our most cherished hobbies can be enjoyed from the safety of home. For tabletop…
Jan 25 2020
The Shadowrun: Sixth World Beginner Box Is an Imperfect but Fun Package
My introduction to Shadowrun came in 2009, when the 20th Anniversary Edition was first released—a reprinting of the game’s 4th edition with errata, new imagery, and fancy color pages. My table consisted mostly of newbies, along with a couple of more seasoned players who could guide us through the system’s…