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Review: Tyrants of the Underdark
(Edit: This is one of my Top 5 Games Played of all Time, as of February 2019 anyway. Check out the other games as well!) I’ve read a bunch of R.A. Salvatore’s “Drizzt Do’Urden” books set in the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms setting.… Continue Reading “Review: Tyrants of the Underdark”
Should We Be Playing at War?
For my 100th post here on Dude, Take Your Turn, I wanted to do something a little different than what I’ve done previously. Tackle a bigger subject. As I was thinking about what that might be, a couple of things happened. First, as some… Continue Reading “Should We Be Playing at War?”
New to Me – October 2017
Welcome to this month’s New to Me post, as discussed on an episode of the Boardgames in Bed podcast (not this month’s, but the concept of “New to Me” games) It was looking like a lean month for new to me games in October.… Continue Reading “New to Me – October 2017”
First Impressions – Custom Heroes
“Crafting” cards is becoming a new fad in boardgaming, though I think it’s mainly AEG who are doing it. Games like Mystic Vale, where you can gain cards and then improve them, are starting to become more prominent. Last night, I got the chance… Continue Reading “First Impressions – Custom Heroes”
Review – Valley of the Kings: Last Rites
In Ancient Egypt, the land of the Pharaohs where whoever died and built the best pyramid was seen to be the most dope ruler in all the land, sometimes it wasn’t just what was buried with you that made the difference. Sometimes it was… Continue Reading “Review – Valley of the Kings: Last Rites”
Sony Pictures looking to get wood for sheep in upcoming Catan movie
(yes, sorry, I went there even though it’s an old joke) Movies based on video games have been coming out a lot over the last few years, even though most of them bomb. But a movie based on a board game? How does that… Continue Reading “Sony Pictures looking to get wood for sheep in upcoming Catan movie”
Review – Iron Curtain
The Cold War has always been an interesting topic for me. As a child of the 70s and 80s, I grew up during the height of it, when TV-movies like The Day After and World War III (damn, David Soul could act) made us wonder… Continue Reading “Review – Iron Curtain”
Human Nature and Gaming – The Power of Sales
There’s something about human nature, beyond just in board gaming but also for life in general, that makes us perk up when we hear about a good sale on something. “70% off!” a web site may proclaim, and we all kind of stand to… Continue Reading “Human Nature and Gaming – The Power of Sales”
Smash Up Arrives on Digital – Extremely First Impressions
I’ve become a fan of the Smash Up card game, where you combine two different factions (Zombie Dinosaurs!!!!) into a deck of cards and try to reach 15 victory points by “breaking” bases before anybody else does. You do this by playing minions there… Continue Reading “Smash Up Arrives on Digital – Extremely First Impressions”
New to Me – September 2017
September was a good month for “new to me” games. It was a good month for gaming in general, but the new ones I got to play were a nice mix of old and new. Which illustrates exactly the point of my “new to… Continue Reading “New to Me – September 2017”
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