Choose your own adventure in the classic, solitaire fashion! Atari. Cassettes. VHS. Safety Dance. Basic Set. By Balloon to the Sahara. Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Mountain of Mirrors. If you are a Generation X-er you likely recognize all of these references. A singular thrill particular to that time were the slim paperbacks that housed a roleplaying game experience within. The …
Samurai Gardener, the Slightly Violent Gardening Game
This article made possible due to the gift of a review copy, QWERTY and smacking the table. The art of Osprey’s Samurai Gardener game is immediately appealing. A clean lined, colorful break from the overly dark, digital art that graces so many games and RPGs currently. It promises a quick, engaging game of tile matching. Yet underneath the eye catching, …
Modern Gamer: Kickstarters and gaming, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly!
Kickstarter, the good, the bad and the ugly? I think it is no surprise these days that Kickstarter is a word we see a lot in our industry. It has become the go-to for funding for both small start-up companies and bigger more established companies. With both fish swimming in the same waters, there has been a lot of discussion …
Manaforge, resource management with a magical edge!
The Author would like to thank Mystic Tiger Games for providing a copy for review! Manaforge, now you finally know where all those magic items come from! It is no big secret that board games have made a massive comeback over the last 5-6 years. Once again families gather beneath the dinner table and pop open cardboard boxes for a …
Modern gamer, should you buy it local or buy it online?
Once upon a time back in 1986… It is 1986. My dragon magazine is open and inside is a glossy advertisement for this book called Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. It features an ogre with a black and white mohawk getting skewered by a dwarf with an orange crested mohawk. My imagination was on fire! I had to buy this right then …
Space Cowboys’ T.I.M.E Stories Narrative Game
Guest Writer: Dave Johnson -This review was brought to you by the gift of a review copy, the letters QWERTY and rolling natural 20s. T.I.M.E. Stories is a fantastic science fiction board game/role-playing game. It has elements of both types of games and I really think this makes it a unique and entertaining gaming experience that all will enjoy. Months …
Sailing on The Dangerous Sea, a sneak peek
The Dangerous Sea Sneak Peek Demo copy provided by Dangerous Games to the reviewer free of charge. All logos and the name The Dangerous Sea are trademarks of Dangerous Games. Svalfi Kolfinnsson fought the strong current, holding the sun stone up periodically to site their position. They had been moving upon the water for many settings of the sun, and …
Spaceteam: Chaotic Five Minutes of Fun
Guest Writer: Michael S Romano -This was made possible by a gift of a review copy, QWERTY and rolling natural 20s. All was calm on the dining room table while I and 5 other space travelers had sat down and dealt out a stack of cards. I pushed play on the timer and the mechanical voice started, “Ready. Set. GO!” …
Constipated Cow: fantastic feral family fun
Guest Writer: Bryan Parke MJ Games are currently running a Kickstarter campaign for a new card game entitled “Constipated Cow; The Game”, and the guys have very kindly sent me a review copy to play around with. Let’s see what this is all about! Contents check first; 54 playing cards (27 green, 27 red) and a rules card in a …
Hear That? Cthulhu Dice is Calling For You
Guest Writer: Dave Johnson I’ve always been a big fan of Howard Phillips Lovecraft’s works! You name it I love it. With that said; I was at Books-a-Million one day and spied the Cthulhu Dice game. Oh, I wanted it. I could feel a longing for the game; like Cthulhu was calling, compelling me to buy it. So I did. …