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Game of the Year 2024

Game of the Year 2024

I don't normally do game of the year awards, because who cares what I think? This year though, I figure,...
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Shackleton Base Review

Shackleton Base Review

Shackleton base is built around some seemingly simple actions which belie how deep and malleable the game is. Like a...
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Ironwood Review

Ironwood Review

The struggle between nature and progress is delivered beautifully in the best two-player board game I've played in a long...
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GridCon 5 (2024) Convention Report

GridCon 5 (2024) Convention Report

I got back from 2024's event yesterday, so while it's all still fresh in my head, let me tell you...
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The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth Review

The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth Review

You can keep your Marvel and Cthulhu cash-ins, it does nothing for me. Yet here I am singing the praises...
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Lacuna Review

Lacuna Review

It's a beautiful two-player game that takes less than ten minutes to play and is so simple you wonder why...
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Orbit Preview

Orbit Preview

Did you know there are only a few mammals in the world that lay eggs. They're called monotremes. One member...
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Mutagen Preview

Mutagen Preview

I miss the days when worker-placement games kept things simple and relied on solid core game design to tempt the...
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Looot Review

Looot Review

Looot does a lot of things well. It combines two separate geometric puzzles - one shared, one personal - and...
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