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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Happy Apocalypse Day! Site News: We’ll be taking next week off to spend hours watching cat videos on youtube celebrate the holidays. Happy/Merry Whatever Holiday You Celebrate, Gamers! We’ll be back on December 31st to ring in the new...
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Note: This review refers to the game Survive, aka Survive! AKA Survivre! AKA Escape From Atlantis* AKA Survive: Escape from Atlantis! *Sort of. But not really. Except yes. Mostly . . .oh just keep reading. The Premise A...
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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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It turns out that some celebrities also get to be geeks. And they’ll be geeking out on NBC sometime in 2013. Courtesy of the press release over at the NBC: NBC has ordered “Hollywood Game Night,” a new hour-long game show series...
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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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Happy Hobbit Release Day, everyone! New Games: Pull out your poofy dresses and tight pants, gamers! Fantasy Flight has just announced Masques, a “game of intrigue and deception” set in beautiful Venice. The game is actually a re-release of...
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So, have you ever had a cold? Well, ok, that’s a bit silly. Of course you have. Have you ever had a cold that spreads rapidly across the globe, has a high mortality rate, and has no known cure? No?...
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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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