A Gaming Life
(1/14/25: This issue appears to have been fixed! A while back, actually, in December. Sorry for being late to report that. Not that anybody’s looking at this review anyway…) (11/28/24: It appears that Clank is suffering from the same asynchronous multiplayer problem that Dune:… Continue Reading “Delving the Virtual Depths – Clank app review”
I’ve always enjoyed the Talisman app from Nomad Games. They’ve done a brilliant job not only bringing this game to computers and mobile devices, but also including all of the expansions for it, including a digital-only expansion! The game of Talisman itself is a… Continue Reading “Talisman 5th Edition – App Review”
It recently came to my attention that one of my go-to apps for my phone, not to mention my whole boardgaming experience, turned 10 this year! Yes, the wonderful Board Game Stats app created and Eerko and Suzan, just celebrated its 10th anniversary a… Continue Reading “Happy Birthday, Board Game Stats!”
(Edit: 1/25/24: Update on pricing, from Temple Gates Games. The expansion bundle is $99.99 USD on Apple/Google. On Steam it’s a ‘complete-the-set’ bundle with a 15% discount. Later on in the expansion, you could buy individual expansions, apparently (after I stopped playing) and thus… Continue Reading “App Review – Dominion (Steam)”
Did you know that birds aren’t real? But for some reason, game designer Elizabeth Hargrave continues to try and convince us that they are! In 2020, Hargrave and publisher Stonemaier Games released the second expansion to the excellent Wingspan game, still one of my… Continue Reading “App Expansion Review – Wingspan: Oceania”
(Edit: 3/12/24) – It’s out of Early Access, and available on iOS/Android as well! One of the biggest games of 2020, hitting during the pandemic lockdowns but still going strong, was Dune: Imperium from Dire Wolf Digital. It was just phenomenally well-received, so much… Continue Reading “App Review – Early Access – Dune: Imperium”
(Edit: 10/5/23) – Finally, the last design diary! I think. Nope, there are 1-2 more coming. Paul Dennen reveals how Contracts work and it looks like a major boost to the beginning of the game, at least in trying to get money. You can… Continue Reading “Dire Wolf Digital Going App Crazy With Announcements”
Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games announced recently that their roll & write game, Rolling Realms, is coming to Steam soon, developed by Savant Games. That’s all well and good, but I’m not really a roll & write fan, so this news didn’t excite me… Continue Reading “Underwater Cities – Digital – Coming to Steam…Sometime”
Here’s some exciting news for your Friday!!! Dire Wolf Digital’s Clank is going to be coming to Steam and mobile devices in 2024! Backers of their current Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic will be getting free access to the closed beta… Continue Reading “Clank Coming to Digital in 2024 from Dire Wolf Digital”
It’s been a light week here at Dude Take Your Turn (sorry about that), but I saw this pop into my email yesterday and I knew I had to talk about it. The wonderful digital version of Root (published by Dire Wolf Digital) is… Continue Reading “Underworld Expansion Coming to Digital Root”