Confessions of a Gen Con Neophyte

This week, all of the the perennial attendees will be parsing the things they liked at Gen Con 2013 versus the things they didn’t in great detail. There will be detractors who will elaborate on how Thing A was better...
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Very Superstitious

Gamers are a superstitious bunch – a fact that’s hardly surprising given how much of our hobby revolves around luck and chance. I haven’t met a gamer yet who didn’t have some recipe for success, be it only playing with...
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Commander Spotlight: Wash Out

Chances are you don’t see a lot of people running Commander decks with or . Heck, you probably don’t see people use them in normal decks. Generally that’s because players don’t tend to have 15 enchantments of the same name...
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Heroes of Metro City

We interrupt your regularly scheduled show to report that large swaths of Metro City are now being held hostage by the nefarious Lady Tundra. Her icy touch and icy demeanor are leaving thousands of people in very real danger. If...
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GenCon Bound

Hey all, It’s that time of year again, when many gamers on this side of the Atlantic begin their annual pilgrimage to Indy like salmon to the ocean’s waters. This year, we will be part of that experience. One of...
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Vox Republica 006: Tropes in Storytelling Games

Episode 006 Length: 24:06 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. We have...
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Calling All Superheroes!

Heroes of Metro City

Calling All Superheroes! Heroes of Metro City will be debuting at GenCon 2013. To coincide with the launch of that, we’re trying to round up as many of them as we can find. Perhaps you know of a few. To sweeten...
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You Should Be Playing Little Fears

You Should Be Playing… Little Fears   We forget things when we grow up. We put aside the foolishness of our childhood, and shield our minds in the hard won armor of reason and knowledge. We forget how to believe...
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Ticket to Ride

The Neoclassics: Ticket to Ride   We talk a lot about games here at The Cardboard Republic. It’s sort of what we do. We also talk a lot about certain types of games, because, well, there are quite a few...
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