“And deep down in your heart, you know we never should’ve left the island.” – John Locke I have a difficult time recalling 2012. With particles floating through the air and crumbling upon close inspection, it all feels like an out of focus dream. What I do remember is that this was one of the…
The PG series is a collection of articles incorporating the perspective of my eight-year-old daughter, Lila. “Ooh, what’s that?” “It’s, uh, Warhammer.” “What’s Warhammer?” “Oh dear. Well, you remember that Space Marine game you loved? That’s Warhammer.” She cocks her head, instantly suspicious. “I didn’t even like that game. And that was in space,…
“Who is this game for?” The Prospero Hall team just don’t give a damn. They spend all their Jimmy Stewart/Warriors/Goofy Movie money on cool as hell objects like Husqvarna Viking 360s and 70s Challengers with “No Fear” stickers on the bumper. A 2022 board game based on a 1954 Hitchcock film is wild. When companies…
Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid is all kinds of interesting. Beyond the immediate jolt of huge 50mm+ miniatures and yet another IP we’re supposed to love, there’s the big draw of Jonathan Ying. This dude brought us the more recent DOOM board game from FFG, a high velocity dungeon crawler that couldn’t find an audience. While I’m…
A person walking briskly past could easily mistake Rising 5 for a Guardians of the Galaxy product. This is with purpose, of course, as they want you to think it’s those fellas and that rabbit. In this wannabe Summer blockbuster players cooperate to re-seal the Rune Gate and vanquish the brutal monsters that have emerged. If you can…
Player Elimination 