Tabletop Tuesday – IT: Evil Below
Stephen King’s IT has become a cultural phenomenon recently. The visage of Pennywise has become as common as Freddy and Jason, even overtaking them (for the moment). The [...]
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Tabletop Tuesday – Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid
I’m going to be frank: For all of the warnings I’ve given about franchise-based games sucking, I certainly seem to find some gems. From Jaws to Big Trouble in Little [...]
Tabletop Tuesday – Favorite Children’s Games (2010s Edition)
School season has started, and many parents are probably more focused on homework, clubs, and PTA meetings than “luxury activities.” Even if summer is over, however, that [...]
Tabletop Tuesday – The Hypocrisy of Hasbro
I want to take a break from our usual board game reviews and discussions on role-playing games to focus on a single game by one major publisher. Hasbro, the largest toy and [...]
Tabletop Tuesday – Jaws
In the past, I talked about board games based on franchises, both the good and the bad. Generally, you have to cash in on a franchise while it’s popular or one that’s [...]
Tabletop Tuesday – Trogdor!! The Board Game
In the age of the Internet, YouTube, and social media, memes and viral sensations continuously shift. What may have been popular even a year ago may slowly fade to be [...]
Tabletop Tuesday – Periodic: A Game of the Elements
Are games for fun or education? ¿Porque no los dos? That philosophy seems to be at the heart of John Coveyou’s work. Known for multiple games that also teach, we’ve [...]
Tabletop Tuesday – Lockup: A Roll Player Tale
Euro-fantasy games may be popular, but they can be a little old hat sometimes. That’s why I enjoy it when a game takes the genre and adds a new perspective or approach. One [...]
Tabletop Tuesday – Star Wars: Outer Rim
Fantasy Flight Games seems to have hit it out of the park with the Star Wars IP, producing great games. Even their “worst” product received OK reviews and primarily [...]
Tabletop Tuesday – Shadowrun: Sprawl Ops
I won’t lie – Shadowrun is one of my favorite franchises and settings ever created. I’ve been playing it since 1989 and enjoyed it through its many incarnations and [...]
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