Author: Charlie Theel

Rule of Thumb – A Turbo Kidz Review

This game is just silly. You got two drivers competing for speed in a beguiling race. But they’re not actually driving cars, instead they’re tracing a route along a racetrack with a dry erase marker. They can’t lift up the pen and must keep it pressed to the surface so that the path is continuous.…

Solitaire Nam – A Long Range Recon Patrol Review

Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols (LRRPs) were a fixture of U.S. military doctrine during the Vietnam War. They consisted of small teams of well-trained soldiers with a versatile armament and skillset. These units traveled deep into enemy-held territory to perform a variety of tasks. They are also the titular subject matter of Mike Lambo’s 17th solitaire…

Mad Distortion – The Doomed in Review

Christopher McDowall’s The Doomed is a piercing guitar riff. Something distorted and fuzzy, cutting through a smokey room and blasting eardrums with ferocity. It’s ugly and unclean. It’s heavy. The Doomed is part of the modern wave of agnostic miniatures games that have become increasingly popular in the past decade. Games of this style trace…