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Orion Duel Review

Andrew Smith — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:01:01 +0000

For as long as there have been modern abstract board games there have been people arguing about what exactly the definition of abstract is. Can it have a theme? Hidden information? Any amount of randomness? Special powers? Well Orion Duel is not going to cause any debates: this is about as abstract of a game […]

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The Plum Island Horror Review

Tony Mastrangeli — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 13:03:24 +0000

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover… and they are probably right. I’ve read some great books with some awful covers (I’m looking at you, 50th-anniversary edition of The Hobbit). Regardless, when I saw the box cover for The Plum Island Horror come across my inbox in one of GMT’s marketing emails, […]

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Sea King Adventures Review

Emma Fish — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:08:32 +0000

Goblin pirate ships with unicorn figureheads. Epic seaborn showdowns between Ninjas and mercenaries. Sea monsters, big and small. All of this and more are jam packed into the Sea King Adventure Card Game by Party Pug Games. Is it possible for this riot of styles and themes to all work together harmoniously, creating an interesting […]

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Crowdfunding Quest – 4/1/24

Tony Mastrangeli — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:05:44 +0000

Crowdfunding Quest is back this week with another large batch of campaigns for you to check out. We’ve got a nice grouping from war games to euro games to party games. So hopefully you find something here that piques your interest. And if you missed it on Friday, we announced the nominees for our 2023 […]

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2023 Board Game Award Nominees

Tony Mastrangeli — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:52:12 +0000

Welcome to our 11th annual Board Game Quest Board Game Awards. Each year we take some time to honor the best and most creative new tabletop games from the previous years. For those wondering, why we wait until the following year to announce our winners, its to give us a chance to check out the […]

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Endless Destinies: The Clockwork City Review

James Wolff — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:01:38 +0000

I love big narrative adventure games. Do you know what I don’t have space for anymore? Big narrative adventure games. I also don’t have a lot of time so quick-playing games are more likely to hit the table than the big sprawling games. Endless Destinies comes in a box the size of a medium paperback […]

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Astra Review

Matt Kiser — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:19:29 +0000

Mindclash Games is known for its heavy Euro entries, like Anachrony and Trickerion, which are among my all-time favorite games. Recently, though, the publisher dipped its toes into lighter gaming with Astra, published under the newly created Mindclash Play sub-brand. These games are meant to offer Mindclash’s signature depth of theme and strategic play in […]

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Xenofera: Galactic Market Preview

Brian Winters — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:08:17 +0000

Note: This preview uses pre-release components and rules. What you see here may be different from the final, published game. This post was a paid preview, you can find out more information here. I used to spend spring breaks with my grandfather when I was in grade school and even in his retirement, he always had multiple jobs to […]

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Votes for Women Review

Brandon Bryson — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:49:46 +0000

Imagine a society calling itself democratic and not allowing over half of its population to vote. It’s an outright injustice, and yet living within that historical period may have yielded a very different attachment to the idea. It was how things were. The founding document, considered infallible by many, was (and still is) steeped in […]

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Adepticon 2024 Recap

Tony Mastrangeli — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:40:23 +0000

Billed as the “premier wargaming convention”, this past weekend was the annual Adepticon. Held in Schaumburg IL, Adepticon is going on 22 years strong. While not a huge convention compared to Gen Con, PAX U, or Origins, It still attracts a sizable crowd. One interesting thing about Adoption is how it’s hyper focused on a […]

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