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Druid City Games – known for hits like Wonderland’s War, and a newer game, Madcala – is launching a game 10 years in the making. Designed by James Hudson and illustrated by David Kegg (Star Wars: Imperial Assault, Sorcerer City, Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar), “Bloodstone represents the culmination of a decade of iteration, refinement, and worldbuilding.” Here is an overview of the game from Druid City Games, In Bloodstone, you play as a captured champion forced by Vanira…

Tea Garden has been on my list of games to play ever since I saw it at GenCon 2025, and so I was quite thrilled when Capstone Games sent over a copy of the game for us to review. We’ve already taken a look at the components of the game, which we thought were quite impressive outside of a few minor things. Good components don’t make a game good, though, so let’s dive in and see what i think of…

When Pondscape from Capestone games first arrived for review, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’m generally not the biggest fan of small box card based games because I feel like the experience you get in most of them is over before it even begins. Pondscapes, however, was the ultimate “don’t judge a book by its cover” experience for me. There is a ton of game packed into this little box, and I’m here to tell you why it deserves…

Tea Garden has intrigued me ever since it was announced, and last week Capstone Games sent over a copy of the game for us to review! As always, we want to review the games components and let you know whether the quality is! There is a lot of cardboard to punch here, including dozens of little tea leaves. I was concerned at first looking at them, but as I began punching I was really impressed. These came out of the…

Last year we received The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick Taking Game, and praised the game for its amazing story telling, incredible theme, and gorgeous artwork. While it is a play on The Crew, it’s a must own and play for Lord of the Rings fans; as we noted in our review, though, if you aren’t a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic saga, this probably isn’t for you. With the release of The Two…

I know it sounds odd to say it, but I think each new Tanglewoods deck I play becomes my new favourite deck, and that’s because the games feel so familiar, but yet are so different. The core concepts of the Tanglewood series remain: get through the forest and take down the boss. How the White deck does it differently, though, is what keeps me coming back. In Tanglewoods White, players are moving through a 4×3 grid of cards, attempting to…

Ticket to Ride is one of the most popular board game franchises of all time with over 20 million units sold. The game has spun off into video game adaptations, legacy board games, and now even a movie, apparently. What a Ticket to Ride movie could be about is something we will all wonder for a long time, but this seems to be happening to, let’s see what asmodee and Netflix are saying about it! Here is what Alan Moon,…

The world of Cyberpunk didn’t start with a popular video game with outstanding actor Keanu Reeves playing the protagonist. It is a decades old world spanning books, tabletop games, video games, and even anime. Add to that list Trading Card Games, as being brought to crowd funding by WeirdCo Games. The Trading Card Game will allow you to play as popular characters, use amazing tech, and either prop up and or take down the powers that be. While I think…

I’ve played a lot of small-box solo games that promise a big adventure, but Tanglewoods Gold actually pulls it off. It’s tight, tense, and surprisingly thematic for a game that mostly runs on dice and cards.   If you haven’t checked out our review of 20 Strong: Tanglewoods Red we highly recommend doing so as it touches on a few of the core 20 Strong mechanics we don’t talk about here. This time around, your goal isn’t just to wander…

Druid City Games designs and publishes some fantastic board games, and for the longest time I’ve only ever envied them from afar. I’ve had the chance to play Wonderland’s War in the past, and the game was phenomenal, but that production was out of this world. When Druid City Games reached out to ask if we wanted to review a couple of their titles in the Alice in Wonderland series, I jumped at the opportunity, and those games arrived today.…