The updating and modernizing of the original Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town to re-release on modern consoles as Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town was an exciting development that allows long-time gamers like me who grew up with those games to re-visit a classic that introduced most of us to the farm-sim genre. …
Upgrading tools is a crucial part of not only succeeding in Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral Town, but also important to make the game more enjoyable and less of a grind. You only have so much time and energy a day, and if you have to go to the hot springs twice you’re not …
I have a bit of a soft space for scale mail, in part because in a couple of low money, low level one shots or three shots I played a character that needed some degree of AC or defense but had never seen 100 gp in his entire life. Scale Mail is an inexpensive high-tier …
As rare as they are, there are many exciting ways to go about being “evil” in Dungeons and Dragons. And among the evil spectrum, Neutral Evil (NE) can position itself right in the center of all the action. But one thing is for sure, is that the Neutral Evil alignment doesn’t have to be all …
While many D&D campaigns are all about the adventuring, at many of our tables it wouldn’t be a campaign unless there was a free-for-all at some local inn or tavern. Some of the best, and funniest, memories of our campaigns involve unarmed strikes and not just because of an overpowered monk – but you need …
Splendor is one of our favorite board games to break out at Assorted Meeples. This is a great board game that is simple enough for enjoyable causal play with the parents or grandparents, but has enough strategy to it that serious gamers can have some incredibly close and intense 3-person or 4-person games. Phil even …
Graveyard Keeper is one of the better cozy games out there, combining a surprisingly dark sense of humor with fun and unique mechanics not seen in most farm sims, an incredible soundtrack, great unique art, a Communist Donkey, a talking Skull, er…well it’s unique. We’ll just put it that way. There’s a reason the game …
Chaos and mayhem are some of the more exciting flavors when playing a Chaotic Evil badass! Chaotic Evil can fulfill your innate desire to incinerate your enemies and gaze upon the desolation with awe and wonder. You might be a masterful strategist and schemer and enjoy shifting your allies and enemies like pawns on a …