Tag: expansion

Political Upheaval – A Review of the Hegemony Expansions

by Charlie Theel • April 1, 2024 • 4 Comments

Hegemony: Lead Lead Your Class to Victory is a remarkable piece of modern game design. It landed confidently on my top 10 releases of 2023 list, and I’m still going door-to-door campaigning for its consideration. This is an impressive, thoughtfully crafted multi-layered design. It’s impeccable and doesn’t need expansion. Full stop. But… These two small…

Revengeance – A Review of Vengeance: Director’s Cut

by Charlie Theel • July 7, 2021 • 4 Comments

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…