Welcome to 2013 everyone! We hope that you’ve all recovered from your holidays and New Year’s festivities! The Cardboard Republic is back from vacation and looking forward to a game-filled year. We have a lot in store in the coming...
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The Anti-Gateway Game List Or, I Don’t Care About Your First Time Gateway game, gateway game, gateway game. Lately, just about every gaming site – including The Cardboard Republic – has been talking about your gateway game. What was...
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Speeding Around the Learning Curve Or, Introducing New Players to the Pleasure and Complexity of Non-Gateway Games Let me set the scene: its game night. The board is out, the pieces are distributed. You’re waiting on one more guy ....
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Qualities to Look for in a Gateway Game Or, The Proper Care and Feeding of Your Newbs Gateway Game (n): 1. The first non-mainstream game played by a new gamer. 2. The first game played by a new gamer that...
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