Weekly Roundup 12/5/13

Weekly News 12/5/13 New Games: Fantasy Flight’s new Lovecraftian game Eldritch Horror is on sale online and at your FLGS.   Expansions: Fantasy Flight is putting out The Laboratory, a new expansion for Mansions of Madness. Cards Against Humanity is...
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The Trouble With Science Fiction and RPGs, Part IV

Part Four: The Sci-fi Paragon Throughout this series (see parts One, Two, and Three), you’ve heard me reference the game of Eclipse Phase a few times. This is not by accident. I have previously discussed at length the difficulties faced by...
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Viticulture Charity Auction

Greetings all! Today we’re happy to announce that Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games has done something very cool. He has created 13 custom wooden box copies of his sold-out game Viticulture out of extra components he had. And rather than...
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Commander Spotlight: Rogue’s Passage

What do the creature abilities Fear, Intimidate, Shadow, Flying, Trample, and Protection all have in common? Well, aside from that they’re generally found on all manner of fun creatures, all of these abilities are used help the creature connect with...
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Compounded

If there’s one thing we love more than games at The Cardboard Republic, it’s science. Well, and dinosaurs. Dinosaurs and science. So it stands to reason that a board game about science is going to be right up our alley. And...
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Previewing: Dreaming Spires

You’ve probably heard that old saying that learning is fun, and for some out there, this is true. There are those who enjoyed schooling as they sought to unravel the mysteries of how the universe worked, tackling anything and everything...
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Thanks, Cthulhu

So, I love Christmas. I really do. Like, I SUPER WICKED REALLY do. But Thanksgiving is my favorite. I know that it’s becoming more and more commercialized, and Black Friday seems to begin a little earlier every year, but I still...
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Commander Spotlight: Grafted Exoskeleton

Magic is a complex and often complicated game, especially in formats where just about everything goes. Each year a dozen new mechanics and hundreds of new cards are added to the rolodex. It can be daunting sometimes. This is arguably...
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The Isle of Doctor Necreaux

“Oh. Great. Cyber-Dogs. This is the worst time for my proton ray run to jam…” – Corporal Raul Lantigua, Advance Team Delta Four, final words   The Premise Dr. Necreaux has kidnapped the world’s greatest scientists and plans to destroy...
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Vox Republica 020: Traveller

Episode 020 Length: 31:34 Subscribe to Show Link:   Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’ll be posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 – 30 minutes long. This week, Dave has...
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