Hundreds of games are debuted every autumn at Germany’s Spiel convention in Essen, with publishers from all over the world showing off their wares. If a title becomes popular enough due to sales and/or post-convention word of mouth, the inevitable...
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Originating as a series chronicling David Gordon’s return to the Legend of the Five Rings CCG after a several year absence, Dave of the Five Rings continues on as he examines the current and future of the iconic world of...
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Beside The Box 008: Kimberly Revia Length: 50:45 Show Links: RSS | iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Download Episode In Beside the Box, Erin interviews the brightest minds and biggest hearts in board gaming. Each episode is an...
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Fully understanding and comprehending the entirety of all Magic’s terminology is a complex, labyrinthine endeavor that’s challenging to experienced players and down right scary to newcomers. The game doesn’t just insist that you learn about the basic tenants of turn...
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Well, here we are for the next annual Laurels of the Republic. The Laurels are our way of highlighting and rewarding some of the best games of the last year among their respective gamer archetype categories. Just like our reviews,...
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We all have blind spots. Whether it’s something massive, such as your own naivety on some societal or cultural facet simply due to the fact that it doesn’t impact you, or something absolutely trivial, like completely overlooking owning a basic...
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As interest in board games continues to rise, so too does the interest in exploring new ways of playing those games. One such way is through digital ‘ports’ of those games – translating them PCs, consoles, phones, and tablets. While...
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Beside The Box 007: Cassie Elle Length: 51:27 Show Links: RSS | iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Download Episode In Beside the Box, Erin interviews the brightest minds and biggest hearts in board gaming. Each episode is an...
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By modern board gaming standards, Magic is somewhat ‘old’. It came about in the mid 90s, at a time when the US was only just beginning to experience a resurgence in gaming as a hobby. It was around this time...
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As both Magic: the Gathering and the Commander format itself gets progressively more popular, so to is the indelible drive to make the game ever more powerful and complex as a means of keeping the player base happy. While the...
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