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Playmats and Trading Card Games go hand-in-hand. Regardless of which trading card game you might be investing in, there will be a plethora of accessories you can purchase to go alongside the game. This might include acrylic or metal tokens, dice, sleeves, deck boxes, and of course, playmats. I have a love and hate relationship with playmats because of how hard they are to store. The question became for me, does a casual trading card game fan need a playmat?…

My wife and I recently bought a pop-up trailer for weekend camping, and there is a really nice table to play games if the weather turns for the worst. Obviously, really big games aren’t going to fit on this small table, but here are five games in my collection that would work really well on our small table! Let’s dive in! This is the first part of a multi-part series of games you can bring camping! Please enjoy and post…

We always do a holiday buying guide, but why not a summer board game buying guide? Check out our favourites!

Oath is a really unique, very deep game where players will have different factions with asymmetrical powers. Throughout the game, players will vie for control of a fantasy land – will you have the power to control The Cradle, The Hinterlands, and The Provinces? Only time will tell! What I love about Oath, and all games from Leder, is the wonderful production value. Sure, you might pay a bit more for a Leder Games title, but they are definitely worth…

Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin is a lengthy campaign game, and even though I’ve managed to put about 15 hours into the experience so far, it is worth noting that I still have dozens of hours of gameplay left to enjoy. That also means I’ve probably only scratched the surface of what this game has to offer, and I’m so excited to see what happens next. Many felt that Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon was a really well written game…

We have talked at length here on the website about the variety of upgrades you can get to make your board gaming life that much better. From upgraded resources to board games bags, we’ve had the pleasure of covering a lot of great stuff. One thing we’ve never covered, however, has been board game tables, and on the eve of getting one for review, we thought we would answer the question everyone has, “Do I need a board game table?”…

I am a huge sucker for games that involve animals, whether the game uses cards, animeeples, or even cardboard chits. I’ve done a top-5 animal themed board games video in the past, but thought I would update my list based on games I’ve played recently, as well as changes in my opinions and desires to play certain games. Let’s take a look! Number 5 – Zoo Tycoon  This is a game that almost fell off my list, first and foremost…

New ways to play Star Wars Unlimited are here with the latest release, Shadows of the Galaxy. About a week ago, we took a look at one of the new mechanics, Bounties, and how that could drastically change the way we play the game, in a very positive, thematic way. You can read all about our view on Bounties here!  Today we are focusing on another big game changing element, the ability to Smuggle! Let’s take a look at what…

I recently received a copy of Catan: New Energies from Catan Studios and Asmodee Canada, and what struck me when unboxing the game (see below) was how much Catan Studios is working towards more eco-friendly produced board games. In fact, I’ve noticed this across the board game industry, and I’m here for it. As I scrolled through Kickstarter and Gamefound this week, I couldn’t count the number of games that promised eco-friendly packaging and production. Whether that was using recycled…

Last week, Asmodee Canada and Fantasy Flight Games sent over a few of the products that will be launching in stores when the second set of Star Wars Unlimited hits store shelves. While many trading card games will run a few sets before changing some key game mechanics - i.e., Disney adding Locations in their third release), Fantasy Flight Games has opted to make a change right away with the second set, and what we can expect is looking pretty promising.