Of all the things fantastic about the gaming world, one of the most endearing is that chances are there is a game that is just for you. Maybe it has the perfect set of mechanics you like, or it allows...
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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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If you have played the game of Magic long enough, you’ve seen the game go through many, many changes. Most of them have been for the better, although sometimes it takes the Old Fogeys some kicking and screaming to come...
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Crowdfunding, the concept of getting your dream project through public donations, has really taken off in the last few years. This is especially so for independent and small publishers of games. There is no shortage of projects being run on...
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Ah, Settlers of Catan. It is in so many ways the gateway game, introducing unsuspecting people everywhere to the new world of modern board games. It mixes the right features that are simple enough to pick up: you compete with...
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Playing Red in Magic is a task-oriented ordeal. Generally, if you focus on accomplishing a single task instead of spreading your attention across many projects at once, you have a much better chance of reaching that goal in an effective,...
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Every year, dozens if not hundreds of new games hit the market. It can be a lot to sort through. As a normal person with those pesky real-life responsibilities like a job, family, or – dare I say it –...
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In the Before Time, From the Long Long Ago… It was the primitive days of 2008 when a woman stepped forward with an idea: an idea of a documentary both for and about the gaming community. For lo’, as it...
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If you’ve ever laid out a Commander deck, you probably have determined after a few times that there are certain categories that tend to pop up again and again in most of them in some capacity. Most of such card...
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