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5 Familiar Things About Ryozen (And 1 Surprise)
Ryozen is a new title from Tabula games on Kickstarter that blends time-tested ideas into something i haven't seen before. Here is a roundup of five familiar elements the game plucks from the zeitgeist, and one way that i think it will uniquely surprise you.1. A 3D...
How i Spent Your Patreon Money in 2021
AFFILIATE LINKS AHOY! What follows is an accounting of the gear, costumes, craft supplies, board games, and snacks that i purchased for the channel this past year. If you'd like to buy anything from this list, click any of the images to shop at Amazon. If you make a...
How to Flash Your 3D Printer’s Firmware
Right off the jump, let me tell you: the title is misleading. This isn't necessarily how YOU can flash YOUR 3D printer's firmware. This article is more like a note-to-self kind of thing reminding ME of how i can flash MY printer's firmware, because i am liable to...
CollegeHumor Makes “Um, Actually” a Real Game via Kickstarter
i'm over here losing my actual mind that internet sketch comedy site CollegeHumor is turning their brilliant faux gameshow Um, Actually into an, um, actual party game through the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform.i was cruising around TikTok not two nights ago when i...
How to Fix Lost Ruins of Arnak
This is the first in a series of "How to Fix..." articles, where i tweak an aspect of board game design to make it a wee bit better.The Problemi quite like Lost Ruins of Arnak. The Scales of Funstice declared it "fun" in a recent Find the Fun video, and i've been...
5 Reasons You Should Be Excited for Voidfall
Mindclash Games has just announced the title of their new sci fi 4X board game Voidfall, coming out of stealth mode and finally providing details on their (formerly) codename: Nova project. Are you excited? i am. And if you're not, here are 5 reasons why you should...
How i Spent Your Patreon Money
AFFILIATE LINKS AHOY! What follows is an accounting of most of the gear that i use. If you'd like to buy anything from this list, click any of the images to shop at Amazon. If you make a purchase, your price remains the same, and i'll receive a small commission!...
Are You a Card Draw Calvinist?
A fun topic of conversation cropped up on the Nights Around a Table Discord server recently, and i want to know where you weigh in. In a board or card game that has a specific turn order, where everyone gets to draw a random card from the deck, does it matter who...
What’s the hApps? – Viticulture: Essential Edition on iOS
If you are new to this blog series, check out my intro article. In this series, I hope to cover a number of board game apps and give my thoughts without talking much about whether or not I like the game. Today’s review covers the new Viticulture app by Digidice....
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