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This is a general catchall for the last few months.Chadam Games closed on January 21. On the stages of grief, I’m finally at acceptance. It was a good run. There’s talk of restarting...
View ArticleThe Princess Bride: Storming the Castle card game review
First released in 2008, Toy Vault’s The Princess Bride: Storming the Castle is a fun game. Being based off the 1987 movie is a big part of its draw. It's call a card game...
View ArticleMunchkin Cthulhu card game review
I’ve written about Munchkin . I’ve written about Call of Cthulhu. Now we talk about Munchkin Cthulhu (MC), one of the many spin-offs of Munchkin. So how does it stack up?MC doesn...
View ArticleThe Avengers and Superhero games (Photos)
I finally saw The Avengers this week (I know; I’ve been busy!). People want to talk about the movie and superheroes in general, but I don’t generally play such games, so I’m a little...
View ArticleDeath rays are in the eyes of the Beholder (Photos)
My review of 4E Monster Manual 2 mentioned Beholders. A few weeks ago, a relative asked what a Beholder was. As I tried to describe them, I realized Beholders help explain D&D. Then I remembered...
View ArticleCrappy Birthday the game
North Star Games' Crappy Birthday is a card-based party game. The gameplay and rules are simple. Each player gets five cards. Players take turns being the birthday boy/ girl (bbg). The goal is to...
View ArticleDungeons and Dragons 4E: Adventurer’s Vault review
I’m dusting off my 4E books. Adventurer’s Vault (aka AV1) is a candy store, filled with goodies to help the PC hack-n-slash and live to tell the tale. But is it a...
View ArticleDungeons and Dragons 4E: Player’s Handbook 2 Review
Dungeons and Dragons 4E: Player’s Handbook (DD4E: PH2) is a mix of old and new, bringing several classic game elements into the 4E fold. The Druid, Barbarian, Bard, and Sorcerer classes are...
View ArticleNews for August 2012 (Photos)
Sunday July 29th I went to the last day of Wausaubicon 2012, an anime convention at the Wausau Plaza (see map and slide show). On a related note, I have to pay more attention to conventions so they...
View ArticleDungeons & Dragons 4E Player’s Handbook 1 Review
I feel I’ve been a little harsh on 4E lately so let’s focus on the positive. The Player’s Handbook (PH1) is one of the initial three launched in 2008. This is a core...
View Article1st Edition Premium Player’s Handbook Review (Photos)
I mentioned the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons reprints and finally got my copies. It’s a hard game to review, partly due to being the Super Mario Bros of RPGs. More importantly, it’s an incomplete...
View Article1st Edition Premium Monster Manual Review (Photos)
The Monster Manual (MM) is the second book of the three reissues I’m reviewing. First, a history lesson. These are reprints of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) which launched in 1978, a year...
View ArticleBattleship: the Board Game
The movie Battleship exists; I know since I saw an ad for the DVD. This made me think of the board game. Hence this article. I couldn’t find my childhood copy, so to the internet...
View ArticleTransformers 3D Battle Card Game review
OR There is no Transformers role-playing game Transformers: Fall of Cybertron came out. Looks good; I still have a soft spot for Transformers products. Non-fans can just find the original theme song...
View ArticleDungeons and Dragons 4E: Adventurer’s Vault 2 Review
I said we would have a Hasbro break. I lied. The Adventurer’s Vault 2 (AV2) came out in 2009. It serves as a goodie bag, mostly for classes and races from the 4E Player’s...
View ArticleWorld Of Warcraft Trading Card Game Review
Well, I survived another election, so back to work.Based off the World of Warcraft MMORPG, the card game (henceforth WOWTCG) is a solid system in the style of Magic: the Gathering. It’s interesting to...
View ArticleRandomization in Gaming Sales
I spoke about this briefly in WOWTCG and Superheroes so now I‘ll explain the terms randomization/ randomized. In the past gamers would buy what gaming supplies you wanted. If you needed Orcs, you...
View ArticlePower Creep
Belated Happy Thanksgiving. This took longer than expected. The downside to writing about games is I end up writing game stuff for me. Today’s topic of explanation: power creep. Power creep is new...
View ArticleShadowrun overview (Photos)
Today’s Christmas, which is great news. Even better, despite what people who misunderstood Mayan calendars expected, the world is still here to celebrate. So Merry Christmas and a belated Happy...
View ArticleLucas’s Game Empire: Star Wars gaming overview
So Disney brought Lucasfilm and all its subsidiaries, including LucasArts. I was hoping for more news but now’s a good time to talk about the Lucas game legacy and a bit on how Disney will affect it...
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