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Marvel’s Spider-Man Daily Bugle Breaking News Secret Lair Drop is my new favorite aesthetic from a drop to date

With Secret Lair releases, we have seen classic Magic cards done up with artwork by famous artists, made to resemble retro arcade cabinets, and even SpongeBob SquarePants memes. While some have landed better than others for me, the upcoming Spider-Man…

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How Bending Works in the Upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender Universes Beyond Magic Set

Despite the upcoming Spider-Man set still being weeks out from release, Wizards of the Coast has begun to reveal and pull back the curtain on cards featured in their Universes Beyond Avatar: The Last Airbender set, releasing in November. In…

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Eschaton Review – Armageddon is coming

As I have spent more and more time perusing the tabletop area at PAX over the past few years, one booth has always caught my eye. Adorned with black curtains and decorated with skulls, this booth belonged to Archon Games.…

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2024 Holiday Tabletop Gift Guide

Tis the season for the temperatures to drop and the weather to worsen, and the idea of going outside is becoming less appealing. One of the best indoor activities you can find is getting some friends together and playing a…

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Magic The Gathering x Marvel Secret Lair Superdrop Preview

It has been a year, nearly to the day, since Wizards of the Coast first revealed their collaboration with the comic behemoth Marvel, and today at New York Comic Con the cover has been pulled back on the first entry…
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Star Trek: Star Realms – A Logical Crossover

In the realm of the deck-building genre of board games, few offerings make it as easy to try out this popular style of game as Star Realms from Wise Wizard Games. For me, Star Realms—particularly the small-box version—has earned itself…

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Kickstarter Preview – Voidpilot’s Legacy

*Note: I was sent a prototype version of this game to play, and as such, the components and rules may change before the final release. As a long-time video game player, I have never entirely understood or grasped the allure…

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Universus is the card game equivalent of bashing your childhood action figures together

There were few things that I took more joy in as a kid than imagining epic battles between my action figures – struggles to the death, unlikely alliances, and harrowing underwater clashes in the kitchen sink. A similar excitement comes…

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Ada’s Dream Board Game Kickstarter Preview

Note: I was sent a prototype build of Ada’s Dream, so much of the game isn’t final. Components and rules may change between now and the release. There is a real possibility that the device you are reading this on…

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Dark Deeds 2nd Edition Review

Dark streets, rich vendors with loot aplenty, and pompous fools that deserve a bludgeoning are all a part of a typical night in the brand new second edition release of Dark Deeds – a game about thieving and trying to…

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You Gotta be Kitten Me Review

I am someone who has backed arguably far too many board games through crowdfunding. I find joy in large boxes packed full of plastic miniatures or sleeved cards, and hearing things like “complex” and “takes all day to play” makes…

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Winds of Numa Sera: The Board Game Preview

Developed by Darkrose Studios and based on the 2022 Dark Horse graphic novel of the same name, The Winds of Numa Sera is a brand-new strategy game for 2-4 players that is currently finding success on Kickstarter. Darkrose Studios was…