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I’m always leery of board games based on video game intellectual property. Now, I understand – The Witcher is more than just a video game: it’s books, it’s TV, it’s toys. Still, when I unboxed The Witcher: Old World on my table and set it up for a few review games, I continued to be sceptical of what the experience was going to be like. Would it actually be good? What is the objective of The Witcher: Old World? In…

In the first part of our Kingmaker The Second review, we took a look at some of the changes you’ll find from classic Kingmaker. In this second article, we are going to look at the components included in the box! Let’s take a look. The changes to Kingmaker for The Second version of the game are very positive in my opinion, and make the game of Kingmaker move much quicker. This is huge for players who don’t want to spend…

There have been a ton of Pokemon and Digimon knock off experiences over the past few decades. Many of them get the idea right and produce a great games, while others fall flat. This idea has also transferred to board and card games, although as I’ve said many times before, collectible card games that launch on Kickstarter (the general place a new CCG launches) is pretty risky, and oftentimes a scam. The team behind Aethermon had a new idea –…

It is the War of the Roses in England, and everything is in turmoil. You will work to be crowned King of England, but be wary, as others are after the same pursuits! This 2023 version of Kingmaker improves on the original (and subsequent reprints) in many ways, so let’s run down a few of those changes. This is Part 1 of my Kingmaker The Second review, looking at some of the changes to the board and the game. We…

After much work we finally had the opportunity to see how Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi worked in combat situations, and after a lot of humming and hawing, I have a few thoughts. Obi-Wan is particularly interesting here, and while he has some insanely powerful abilities, it comes with a major drawback. Vader has his own abilities, but I think in this pack Obi-Wan is an intriguing addition to your squad. Darth Vader, Jedi Hunter As you would expect, Darth…

The Grand Inquisitor has landed for Star Wars: Shatterpoint, an brand new unique abilities are being added to the game with this fantastic set. We finally got to see how these characters performed in-game situations, so let’s see what we thought of them! The Jedi Hunters pack is unique in that you will only be controlling 3 figures on the field for this squad. All squads to date have had 4 characters – one primary, one secondary, two support. However,…

There are a ton of different genres of board games available, including deck building, worker placement, area control, and more. Very often, games choose one of these features and build an entire experience around that. Seas of Havoc went a different route. Combining worker placement, deck building, and a quasi area-control mechanism, they have created one of my favourite experiences of the past couple years. How to Play In Seas of Havoc, players will play the game across two phases,…

When I first saw Marvel D.A.G.G.E.R. I wasn’t really sure what to think. In fact, I even saw it laid out on a table at a recent trade show and wasn’t overly impressed. Was this really worth $95 Canadian? Even if the cost of the game doesn’t feel quite right to me, that doesn’t mean it won’t be right for you. Regardless of the price, Marvel D.A.G.G.E.R. is a phenomenal game that I could play again and again – and…

Board games based on video game IPs has generally been a pretty bad idea, but lately companies have been getting the experience just right. When the Kickstarter campaign for The Witcher: Old World ran last year, add me to the group of folks sceptical that the game would be any good. After seeing it at a trade event put on by Asmodee Canada, I was instantly intrigued. Last week, the standard retail version of the game arrived, and I was…

When Fantasy Flight Games announced that they would be releasing Marvel D.A.G.G.E.R. this summer, I was pretty excited about it. As a huge Marvel fan, a cooperative hero focused game was something I knew I was going to enjoy. Plus, it’s Fantasy Flight Games! There might be great miniatures in the box as well. After my copy arrived in the mail, I was half right, but that isn’t too big of a deal. Let’s hop into the box and see…