Shane Dayton
When you have a game title like “Trash Pandas” and a box that looks like that, you had better deliver. Fortunately, this is a game that does just that. Cute and trouble making raccoons are up to mischief, and hopefully yours are better trouble makers than your opponents’. This is a card came with tokens …
There’s some confusion among many gamers about what exactly happens when you die while playing Munchkin. This is understandable, because admittedly the situation can be a little bit convoluted. The earliest iteration of the rules also weren’t the clearest and most well explained. The fact they were very detailed and precise then added to the …
RAGE! As the barbarian unleashes the type of fury that makes even seasoned adventurers wet themselves and dive for cover like the already who-know-where-he/she-is rogue, the fighter unleashes multiple trained attacks relying on nearly legendary “Action Surge” to display their full ability of martial prowness. So who wins? Is the barbarian stopped dead (probably not …
Coming off the most adorable thumbnail yet (love it), and dealing with a cat that wants to mess with Phil’s glass of water while shooting, they manage to dive into playing Horrified, a board game that is fantastic and has received well deserved press. This was a fun playthrough to watch, to see the mechanics …
There are both pros and cons to early access programs, as well as all the varying versions of this (Alpha early access, Beta release, eternal content addition, etc.). Are they greedy money grabs that are damaging the gaming world permanently and bringing about a new normal that no one wants (like when pizza delivery places …
One of the early “accomplishment points” in chess is once you fully understand when you can, and can’t, castle with your king in chess. We were all pure beginners at some point, and learning the more intricate movements of chess, when you can use them, and when you can’t, is a major part of the …
It’s hard to believe there have already been 28 wonderful episodes of Table for Two. Maybe even harder to believe that this is the first time that Splendor showed up in this series. I thought for sure this had to be a rematch, but it really wasn’t! Splendor is a truly amazing game that we …
One of the things about a great tabletop RPG is that a group story can provide bonding, friendship, and stories that last between friends for years. This also means there are many different moving parts, potential problems, and lessons to learn along the way. One of the interesting bits of conversation that comes up a …