Author: Charlie Theel

Frostslaught – A Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught Review

There’s a lot of noise surrounding Dungeons & Dragons right now. There’s a new film, a new edition of the RPG, and a new controversy. Amid this bedlam, there’s also a new skirmish game. This is a board game with grid movement, dice-based combat, and asymmetrical warbands. It has an attractive surface with pre-painted miniatures…

The Top 10 Board Games of 2022

2022 was one of the strongest years for board game releases. It’s right up there with 2012 and 2017 in my opinion. There have been so many quality titles that crafting this list has been a struggle. Games that were in consideration for my number one selection were pushed off unceremoniously as the year went…

Dominion Killed Replayability

Our hobby has conjured the niche word ‘replayability’ to describe how well a game cultivates a desire to return to it. A game that is highly replayable is one that players want to explore repeatedly. It’s something we value because every prospective purchase exists conceptually as our next favorite game. Every title is graded out…

Of Regal Lineage – A Robotech: Reconstruction Review

Robotech means nothing to me. Maybe less than nothing as the general anime aesthetic is not something I find appealing. Thus, I can’t speak to how well Robotech: Reconstruction captures its intellectual property or evokes themes therein, but I do know a little something about GMT’s COIN (COunter INsurgency) series, enough to identify the throughline…

The Not-So-Secret Society- A Blood on the Clocktower Review

There’s been a lot of fuss surrounding Blood on the Clocktower. Reviewer troupe Shut Up & Sit Down controversially exalted the game prior to its Kickstarter campaign. Backlash ensued. It didn’t hurt the crowdfunding effort, however, as it found success and resulted in a physically impressive product to pair with its equally impressive cult following.…