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I’ve never been much of a fan of tabletop war games, but when many of those mechanics are translated to a board game, it’s probably something I will be interested in. Old Salt isn’t the most flashy of board games (at least not without the Naval upgrade kit), but the core gameplay is well done providing a lot of choice, and giving you that feeling of playing a tabletop war game. After a few times on the table, how good…

Our good friends at Ravensburger North America sent over the Lord of the Rings: Adventure Book Game while I was away at GenCon, and of course my son Lochlan hopped into it as soon as he could. Let’s take a quick look at how the game plays, and provide some thoughts on the experience as a whole! The Adventure Begins – How to Play In Lord of the Rings: Adventure Book Game, players will work together to complete chapters of…

One of my favourite booths to stop by at when I visited GenCon this year was the Monster Fight Club booth. Not only were they showing off some amazing terrain and large scale battlemaps, but they were also demoing a board game based on one of my favourite IPs – Borderlands. Shockingly, as someone who visits Kickstarter rather frequently, I was amazed that somehow I missed seeing Borderlands: Mister Torgue’s Arena of Badassery (what a title). When given a demo…

If you want to win me over before I even get your game down to the table to play, have a fantastic insert for all your pieces. I might be jumping a bit ahead on this unboxing article, but honestly Old Salt has one of the better board game inserts I’ve ever seen, and that gets this unboxing off to a good start! Component Quality First up, the component quality in Old Salt is fantastic. While the publishing team does…

I’ve produced a few videos around The Witcher: Old World as well as a couple articles here on the website. A comment I often get is, “You can’t really enjoy this game without the expansions, there isn’t enough content.” So after half a dozen games I’ve decided to revisit those comments and see if I agree or not. Spoiler alert – I do not. Everyone plays board games differently, and sure, if you purchase The Witcher: Old World and played…

Disney Lorcana is set to launch at GenCon 2023, with the first purchases of the game being made at this event. This will be followed up by a local game store release on August 18th, and a full retail release (Walmart, GameStop, Target, etc.) happening on September 1st. The game is wildly popular with some stores selling out of all their pre order stock in literal seconds. But this is bringing about a big problem as well – people selling…

Last time we wrote about Vampire: The Masquerade Chapters we mentioned that while there were a few issues we encountered, the overall experience was really solid. I loved the story telling, love how you interacted with the world, and appreciated how much love and dedication went into bringing this franchise to life in Montreal. All of those feelings still exist after passing the games first Interlude, but I have a few more thoughts on the production of the game. It…

If you are getting excited for the launch of Disney Lorcana (August 18th at local game stores, September 1st a larger retailers) there is good news! The Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game companion App is available now on iOS and Android devices, giving you a headstart on your collecting journey! Within the app, players will be able to see all the cards that will be released on launch day, including their rarity level. When the game launches – first purchases…

When pricing came out for Disney Lorcana in Canada, a lot of folks were confused by the “high” price of purchasing a single starter deck to begin playing the game. Theoretically, a family just getting into Disney Lorcana would need to purchase  at least two starter decks which would run them around $50 Canadian after taxes in Ontario. Comparatively to Pokemon, where you can get a Starter Deck on Amazon for roughly 16.99, and two decks for about $38 Canadian…

I’ve really been enjoying Star Wars: Shatterpoint. I’ve said multiple times that tabletop war games are not generally my thing, but win or lose, I always have fun playing Star Wars: Shatterpoint. Late last month, Asmodee Canada and Atomic Mass Games sent over the Plans and Preparations Squad Pack for us to review. After my father-in-law got the figures all painted up, we finally got it to the table. Let’s take a look at this squad! The Plans and Preparations…