Word games are always a tricky genre to carve out unique space in. The reasons for this vary, but they usually boil down to two main issues. The first one is that so many such games tend to rely on...
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The next video in our monthly Haul series has been posted! Welcome back! October turned out to be a big month for game acquisitions, what with Essen purchases, the Granite Game Summit auction, and a Miniature Market Black Friday-esque Halloween...
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In the not-too-distant future, the world as we know it has crumbled. Society is in shambles, the environment is a mess, and the collective advancement of civilization has regressed to one of paranoia and xenophobic control of the masses. Let’s...
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I’m going to let that headline sink in for just a moment. Publisher Level 99 Games has announced plans to bring Capcom’s long running video game icon Mega Man to the world of Pixel Tactics. Level 99 Games has partnered...
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If you’re like most Magic players, at some point you’ll dabble with the making your own cards. It’s a pretty standard thing for players to do as you get more exposed to the game. Whether it’s meant to be an...
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The crowfunded cooperative adventure Gloomhaven has been delayed once more, pushing the hotly-anticipated game into the coming year. Originally pegged to be released in May, creator Isaac Childres posted an update this week breaking the news to backers that the...
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Insta-Impressions are a series of raw initial observations about games over on our Instagram account. Not intended to be highly complex or nearly as comprehensive as our standard reviews, these offer up visually fun and timely feedback of games hitting...
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Psst. Guess what? A new podcast is coming! Prepare for some Greatway Games! Greatway Games will be a collaborative podcast from several women in the gaming hobby, including the CR’s own Erin. The goal is to provide a monthly low-key...
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With just a few days to go in the crowdfunding campaign for Chariot Race, Pandemic designer Matt Leacock is already hard at work on his next game. While taking center stage during an online ‘Ask Me Anything’ question-and-answer session on...
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Even as the board gaming world continues to evolve, we’ve yet to shake off the notion that children’s games must either be limited to rudimentary Candy Land style affairs with few choices or simple pattern-matching or dexterity games that don’t requite...
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