There’s an age-old argument in realm of successfully propagated intellectual property. That is, when you have an IP reach a certain level of success and cultural fandom, does the IP’s owners retain the sole authority to make major changes to...
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The Cardboard Republic has rolled out the annual Laurels of the Republic awards, celebrating the best new games released in 2021 for each of the gamer archetypes. What follows are the finalists for one of those groups. Always looking for...
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Back in 2016 we reviewed a little known game called Paradox. Thanks to a 2015 Kickstarter campaign, this inaugural title by burgeoning upstart designer Brian Suhre made its way onto the board game scene, bringing with him a title that...
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The longer you interact within any niche community, particularly a community where its body politic is either continually being rejuvenated by an influx of new members or outright replacing them in a revolving door fashion, and you’re inevitably going to...
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The Cardboard Republic has rolled out the annual Laurels of the Republic awards, celebrating the best new games released in 2021 for each of the gamer archetypes. What follows are the finalists for one of those groups. There are few...
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“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” Odds are you’ve come across this longstanding English language proverb at some point. It’s a phase that’s been adopted, adapted, and repurposed numerous times over the last couple centuries,...
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In the grand ocean of commerce, most items fall into two core buckets: essential and non-essential. Essential items are the things we need throughout the course of our daily lives. Food to eat. Water to drink. Medicine. Clothing. Shelter. These...
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It’s been a while, which means it’s probably time for Old Man Blue Mage to yell at the clouds over innocuous Magic-related matters. Today I want to talk about counters. Throughout its existence Magic has, and will continue to have,...
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Well, here we are for the next annual Laurels of the Republic! The Laurels are our way of highlighting and rewarding some of the best games of the last year among their respective gamer archetype categories. Just like our reviews,...
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Any time a given population has an influx of new people, it’s inevitable an information exchange will occur. Whether it’s moving to a new town or joining the local knitting club, the more new individuals interact within an existing community,...
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