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Unconscious Minds Components Overview and Impressions
Unconscious Minds was a game I’ve been really interested in since it was released, and I thought that GenCon 2025 was going to be my chance to play it in the GenCon Game’s Library. Unfortunately it wasn’t available there for play, but Lucky Duck Games was nice enough to send me home with a copy for review. So of course, it was one of the first games I had to unboxed! The production of Unconscious Minds is a mixed bag…
Articles 2 weeks ago
Kinfire Chronicles: Night’s Fall Board Game Review
It’s been a while since I really enjoyed a campaign game, not because I cannot get into the stories, but because they take too long, are too cumbersome to table, and ultimately the group I play with just runs out of time, interest, or both. When I first saw Kinfire Chronicles being played by some media folks on YouTube I was instantly intrigued – a cooperative, deck building experience in the Kinfire franchise, but with games lasting from 30 to…
Articles 2 weeks ago
Parks Second Edition Board Game Review
Parks is a game I’ve had a love-hate relationship with, but one of my biggest gripes with the original was that it felt a bit disjointed, and not much like an actual board game. This has been changed in big ways with the Second Edition printing, moving all the components over to a central board, providing players with their own player boards, and so much more. You can check out our components article here where we go over a lot…
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Tiny Bookshop – Launch Trailer
During today’s Indie World Showcase, Tiny Bookshop was announced and shadow dropped onto the Nintendo Switch. Check out the trailer below along our thoughts on the game. Tiny Bookshop is out now on the Nintendo Switch. I love simulation games and Tiny Bookshop combines my love simulation games with my love of books! You may not know this about me, but I really love books. I read a lot and sometimes…I even review books! So a game where you can…
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The Sandcastles of Burgundy Components Overview and Impressions
I find kids games come in two varieties: those that create fantastic looking games with a production that helps kids create a story, while others look to create the cheapest product possible (and I say that as a positive accessibility thing, not a negative). Ravensburger, in my opinion, has often opted for the cheaper production, cheaper price of entry strategy, but with The Sandcastles of Burgundy, they have taken a different approach. What’s most impressive to me here is the…
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Dinopunk: The Cacops Adventure Demo Impressions
I spent some time with the PC demo of Dinopunk: The Cacops Adventure and came away with a measured curiosity. The world blends volcanic wastelands with rusted steam machinery and repurposed dinosaur skeletons, creating an atmosphere that’s rugged without feeling overbuilt. Combat plays out in a turn-based rhythm that feels deliberate but not slow. The Hunter’s steam-rifle can bounce shots off armored foes, and the Engineer deploys clockwork turrets that chip away at enemy health over time. Exploration leans into…
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More Thoughts From Me: Moving Into the Shire
Tales of the Shire is out now and thanks to our editor in chief Adam Roffel, I was able to get a digital copy of it for Xbox Series. I’ve been wanting to check this out! Is it a good game? Let’s go to the Shire! I’ve been hearing a lot of bad things about Tales of the Shire. All the reviews came out and said it wasn’t a good game. I wasn’t sure if I would get to play…
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Puzzlers Belong in the Gaming Community
How My Wife Got Me Into a Whole New World of Gaming Before my wife and I got married, she wasn’t really into games like I was. I owned almost all the consoles for all companies since the Nintendo 64, and while she had dabbled in the Nintendo GameCube and the Xbox 360, she wasn’t really playing a whole lot. One thing my wife did love, however, were the games in the newspapers. Yup, not video games – things like…
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Betting Games Reviewed: The Good, the Bad, and the Brilliant
Spend an evening on a betting site and you’ll find yourself surrounded by noise. Colors flashing, reels spinning, dealers smiling from tiny video windows. Every game promises a thrill. But if you’ve been around long enough, you know not all thrills are created equal. Some betgames deliver. Others feel like eating dry toast in a disco. Here’s a closer look at the main players on the casino floor and what’s worth your time, what feels like filler, and what might…
Articles 3 weeks ago
Nintendo Switch 2 Controller Repair Lightning Fast
My Controller Died, But Nintendo Performed a Resurrection So, my Nintendo Switch 2 controller decided to break during an epic battle of Mario Party Superstars. The red controller thumb stick became loose and was hanging on for dear life. Naturally, I turned to Nintendo for help, because blowing on it like it’s an NES cartridge didn’t work.