It’s no surprise that The Night Cage calls to me. The stark and merciless presentation, the equally bleak odds of success, and the promise for chaos and horror. I’m fond of Cave Evil, Ferox, and Escape the Dark Castle. This is my jam, tuned down a half step and anchored by blasting double-bass. The Night…
Descent has been a constant in the hobby since 2005. Its lineage stretches back even farther, as it functionally carries the torch for 1989’s Heroquest. It’s a comfortable reassurance that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Not anymore. Some view Legends of the Dark as a harbinger of doom. This is…
Oy, talking about this is going to be tough unless we’re on the same page. So let’s begin this review with a lexicon. I can do that because, well, I make up the rules. Warhammer 40,000 (AKA Warhammer 40k) – A famous miniatures game that costs a lot. You roll lots of dice and lots…
I just finished reading my original review of Tyrants of the Underdark. I don’t normally go back and read my old work as sometimes it can be difficult. But this time it was a necessity In order to re-examine my feelings on this game and how they’ve changed over the past five years. It’s been…
Welcome to something new. This is a series I’m going to continue, for real this time, where I discuss and contemplate games as I play them with my seven year old daughter, Lila. It’s a fresh perspective and will hopefully present new ideas and philosophies I can formally share with you. So, Space Marine Adventures.…
This book, this book again. I am nervous to report that it’s beginning to make sense! My unease persists as the understanding is thin and wispy, threatening to float away. I’ve begun to revisit earlier passages. These words jitter through my eyes and into my brain like whispers upwind. Crook thy head. “We’ve come to…
It’s 6:23 on a Tuesday night and I’m sitting at a table with two others. I know what time because I have a tablet in my palms and I accidentally press the home button. Medieval music is playing. Lutes and panpipes and percussion summoning devils and stirring souls while the world goes dark. I am…
A couple of years ago I was driving through Memphis and I had the radio cranked to a level of volume best described as distortion. I was listening to a classic rock station; timeless cuts like “Fortunate Son” and “Jessie’s Girl”. The car was bumping. Then something strange happened. “Seven Nation Army” by The White…
As a longtime fan of Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, I was hopeful for Rivals. The concept is a 45 minute multiplayer card game of intrigue, politicking, and violence. In addition to the World of Darkness setting, it’s clear that many of the foundational elements also share a link to that famous Richard Garfield CCG. It’s…
Designer Gordon Calleja has stated that the initial idea for the Vengeance Director’s Cut expansion came from my perspective on the game, a perspective I discussed in an earlier episode of my podcast Ding & Dent. My specific comment from that review was: “This game is focused so intensely on the medium of film, it…
Player Elimination 