It’s a sunny day in 1953. Five friends go out to the beach for a sunny Saturday picnic. Little do they know that TERROR lurks beneath the waves. A couple nearby swimmers cry out in panic and go under. The…
Category: Table Top Games
Unusual DM Tools: The Writer’s Map
I was inspired by a WebDM video (at this point I can’t remember which) to think of atypical or unusual resources for DMs or other game runners. The video referenced Barbara Tuchman’s A Distant Mirror, a book about life in…
Massive Darkness: Brighter Than It Looks
I was first introduced to Massive Darkness by CMON Games during the Overturn: Rising Sands Kickstarter debacle. Having finally been delivered a delayed alpha version of the rules prior to the end of the Kickstarter, backers noticed that the rules…
Authentic Agility Games’ “How Do You See The World?” Review
It was a happy coincidence that as some friends and I were discussing how much we wanted to have deeper, more meaningful conversations that I could review How Do You See the World?, a new card game by Authentic Agility…
Academy Games: Gaming Through History
While wandering GenCon, the Academy Games booth caught my eye, specifically the Mare Nostrum board fully set up on a neoprene mat of the Mediterranean, complete with plastic buildings and tokens. As a historical wargammer, I’m a sucker for games…
Clank! Deck Building Dungeon Crawl
After several rounds of the Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle deck building game I found myself wanting more in a similar vein, but with more variability. Clank!, a deck builder by Dire Wolf Digital and Renegade Game Studios, is a delightful…
Arkham Horror 3rd Edition: A Quick Impression
(As a note, I demo’ed this game at GenCon, where Fantasy Flight was doing rolling demos. This means that while I watched a few games and played several rounds, I did not play a full game and can’t fully say…
The Keys to Publishing in the Digital Age? Authenticity and Consistency
As a newer participant at GenCon I was struck by the sheer size of it, as well as the number of new games being demoed and sold. Wondering how the market bears this, I attended a panel titled Tabletop Business…
Impression: Freeblades Fantasy Skirmish Game
When my wargaming friends and I have gotten deeper into our drinks, our conversation steers towards the limits of d6 based rules systems for tabletop wargaming. I was reminded of this at GenCon upon seeing a demo set up for…
Blending Digital and Physical: Dire Wolf at GenCon
While at GenCon I was able to speak with Matt Hudson from Dire Wolf Digital. It was the company’s second year at the convention and we focused on their digital and physical strategy, specifically looking at two of their more…