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Foundations of Metropolis Components Overview and Impressions

Foundations of Rome looked like a phenomenal game, but ultimately it was a 50-60 dollar experience packaged in a few hundred dollar box. It was grossly overpriced for what it was, although priced exactly right for the components included in the box. Arcane Wonders has released the exact same game, but in a smaller box using cardboard bits. At under $60, you can now own a fabulous game, but at what cost to the production? Thankfully, I can say at…

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Altered – Trial By Frost Expansion Overview and Impressions

A few weeks ago, the team behind ALtered in France sent over a wonderful little package that only only included some nice items like some chocolate and a scarf, but also 12 packs of the newest Altered expansion, Trial by Frost! We are always excited for new TCG content, and we have really been enjoying our time with Altered. The latest expansion has a very “snowy” and “Christmas” vibe, so let’s take a look! From Altered’s website, “Begin your ascent…

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Radlands a Quick and Fun Card Game Experience – Inexpensive Too!

There is a really nice deluxified version of Radlands, a somewhat binged out version with nice plastic tokens, and a standard version available. The standard version, specifically, is so inexpensive that even before this review is over I suggest you head out and pick it up if you enjoy two player card games! We got the middle of the road version from Roxley games, which includes plastic tokens and a nice storage box! But is the game any good? Let’s…

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Horrified Dungeons & Dragons Announced

Ravensburger, a leading publisher of captivating board games, puzzles, and toys, today announced an exciting collaboration with Hasbro and its Wizards of the Coast division, bringing the iconic monsters of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) to its acclaimed Horrified tabletop game series. Launching in summer 2025, Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons will pit players against four fearsome D&D adversaries, introducing thrilling new gameplay mechanics inspired by the beloved role-playing game. Building upon the success of the existing Horrified franchise, this ...

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Project Ironside Table Kickstarter Update + New Tables!

We have been following the story of Project Ironside, the first really affordable board game table currently available on the marketplace. For just a few hundred dollars, consumers have been promised an inexpensive yet durable board game table that will work in any gaming room for years to come. We have been VERY impressed with how this company has handled the Kickstarter campaign so far, and with their recent merger with Box King, bigger and better things are on the…

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Is IV Studio My Favourite Publisher of 2024?

It’s been about 9 months since a huge box of games arrived at our studio from IV Studio, thanks to the publishing team. I had obviously seen a bunch of the things that IV Studio had released, and was pretty excited about what I was going to find in the box. Excitement was probably an understatement, because once I finished playing all the games in the box, I was pretty excited for what this company was going to do next!…

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Advanced Civilization Board Game

It had been a long time since I played Advanced Civilization, a game that was released in 1991 but was an expansion for a game released in 1980. I don’t often dip into really old games anymore, with perhaps a game like Carcassonne being my oldest. However, there is something to be said for a more simplistic, board game experience. And Advanced Civilization delivers that! What I actually enjoy is that despite the games length – it took us 8…

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Experience the Thrills of CATAN: Sixth Edition

CATAN GmbH, CATAN Studio and KOSMOS are thrilled to announce the sixth edition of CATAN, the iconic multiplayer strategy board game that changed the face of board games in modern pop culture. The latest release for CATAN comes 30 years after the introduction of the original game by Klaus Teuber, bringing the beloved game to another generation of players. “CATAN has always been a game about thinking differently, challenging oneself, and bringing people together,” said Guido Teuber, CEO of CATAN…

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Dungeon Legends Components Overview and Impressions

I am a sucker for cooperative, dungeon crawl games, and when Asmodee Canada reached out and asked if I wanted to look at Dungeon Legends, it was an easy, “Yes” from me! Getting the game unboxed took a bit of work as you build the various boxes and fill them with their pieces, but once that was done, I was VERY impressed with the game’s production, which made me more excited to play. Dungeon Legends plays over a number of…

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Tower Up Components Overview and Impressions

Tower Up was a game I first saw at Canada Plays 2024, behind closed doors with a few other media personalities. The game looked really interesting, but I wasn’t really wow’d by the presentation given to us at that time. Nothing against the presenters, I’m sure, but of all the games in that room that day, this was probably the lowest on my list of games I wanted to play. Fast forward to this holiday season. We received Tower Up…

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