Board Game Review: ‘Monopoly Scrabble’ from Winning Moves
Monopoly Scrabble from Winning Moves Games brings together two of the most famous American board games to make something new that resolves luck-issue mechanics. Monopoly has sold more than 275 million...
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‘Hades II’ Early Access Review: Lightning of the Gods Captured Again
My family has been torn apart and Chronos is sitting on my father’s throne laughing while we lick our wounds. I can’t even see them and he is free to roam our sacred halls. The Gods say they are on...
View ArticleFan Expo Philadelphia: Cameron Monaghan on ‘Gotham’ and ‘Star Wars Jedi’
Cameron Monaghan garnered a lot of positive reviews when he took on the role of the Joker in Gotham. It still generates interest and applause at comic cons, including at Fan Expo Philadelphia. During...
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‘Capes’ Review: A Stylish Superhero Tactical Experience
Capes is billed as an XCOM-inspired turn-based superhero strategy game and it certainly delivers on that promise while delivering some nice tweaks to the genre. It is by no means perfect, but put some...
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Review: Blade Runner RPG – Fiery Angels Case File
The smog and grime of this city constantly gets in my nose and eyes. It is prevalent and invasive, and feels like home even when I am gagging on it. I look to my team, fellow Blade Runners all, but...
View ArticleCasual Game Insider to Begin its 13th Year
Since 2012, Casual Game Insider has produced its quarterly issues for the more easy-going game crowd. While board gaming has been around for millennia, it has come into its own the past few decades...
View ArticleLearning Game Review: ‘Criss-Cross Applesauce’ from University Games’ Briarpatch
Criss-Cross Applesauce from the Briarpatch brand of University Games is part of the Play & Learn System dedicated to prepare children to enter preschool. The system features five skill areas:...
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Pathfinder Lost Omens: ‘Tian Xia World Guide’ Sourcebook
The Tian Xia World Guide extends the Lost Omens sourcebooks of the Pathfinder role-playing game system into a setting inspired by East and South Asian cultures and legend. TTRPGs have drawn ideas from...
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Kids Game Review: ‘Letter, Number, or Bug’ from University Games’ Briarpatch
Letter, Number, or Bug from University Games’ award-winning Briarpatch collection continues its mission “to provide inspiring, educational, and above all FUN content to preschoolers everywhere.” Many...
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Sourcebook Review: ‘Monster Core’ for Pathfinder from Paizo
The Monster Core Pocket Edition of Paizo’s Pathfinder Roleplaying Game system includes over 400 monsters, from the heavenly Aeon to the decaying Zombie. As the Second Edition to Pathfinder rolls on,...
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Children’s Game Review: ‘Hocus Pocus, Everybody Focus’ from Briarpatch by...
Hocus Pocus, Everybody Focus from Briarpatch by University Games is a memory game that challenges players to keep track of an ever-changing field of objects. There have been countless feats of memory...
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RPG Rulebook Review: ‘Pathfinder: Howl of the Wild’ from Paizo
Howl of the Wild adds a menagerie of nature-based ancestries, archetypes, and animals to Paizo’s Pathfinder gaming system. Fantasy has been integrated with nature for the former’s entire existence as...
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‘Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers’ Review: Chasing the ‘Balatro’ Dragon with...
It is an understatement to say I am a massive fan of Balatro. The roguelike card game has swept the gaming world and it was bound to inspire other developers. Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers from...
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Card Game Review: ‘Draconis Invasion: Glory Expansion’ from Keji
The Glory Expansion pack for Draconis Invasion from Keji Inc. brings new dynamics to the already epic deck battling game. Draconis Invasion‘s action-packed and dramatic art has been raising eyebrows...
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Videogame Review: ‘The Plucky Squire’– A Mind-Bending Storybook Masterpiece
From the first glimpse I had of The Plucky Squire I could tell it was something special. The Squire is a fourth-wall-breaking storybook hero who is destined to defeat the forces of evil even if he...
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Rubik’s Cubers from Spin Master
Cubers from Spin Master take the classic puzzle cube in a new direction with everyone’s favorite heroes. Rubik’s Cubes have been delighting puzzle-solvers for fifty years since Enro Rubik’s original...
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Game Review: ‘I SPY Flip & Find’ from Briarpatch
The I SPY Flip & Find travel card game from University Games’s Briarpatch features Scholastic picture riddles that will keep players on their toes as they try to be the first to find matches....
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RPG Review: ‘Rackham Vale’ from Crowbar Creative
Rackham Vale: Paintbox Edition from Crowbar Creative reversed the typical game-creation method for table-top role-playing games to create something that’s altogether familiar while also completely...
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Kids Game Review: ‘Pete the Cat Bedtime Blues Game’ from Briarpatch
Pete the Cat Bedtime Blues Game from University Games’ Briarpatch line for younger players presents challenges in collecting and counting to win the game. Inspired by the Bedtime Blues book from the...
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Videogame Review: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s: Into the Pit’
Five Nights at Freddy’s has been an iconic franchise for over a decade. There have been a multitude of games, spinoffs, homages and even movies. This new game is a pixelated adventure take on that...
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