Reviews
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751.1KJoyride: Survival of the Fastest review — Let’s go for a spin
Joyride: Survival of the Fastest is a two to four player combat racing game. The goal is always to be the first...
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551.4KCrescendo of Violence RPG review — a classy, stylish crisis of identity
Crescendo of Violence is a work of thought, care, and dedication by author Alan Bahr. Taking place in a post-post cataclysmic Neo...
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951.3KLittle Alchemists review —- boxing up magic
As a father, I want nothing more for my kids than for them to grow up and be into board games and...
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901.1KStar Wars: The Deckbuilding Game – Clone Wars Edition review — Hello there!
In 2023 Fantasy Flight Games surprised everyone with the first Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game. Built on the massively popular Star Realms...
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951.3KPagan: Fate of Roanoke review— Does Mayor Biggs float?
I have rather stringent rules for when I choose to sleeve one of my games, and as a result, I can count...
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1001.8KCrossbows & Catapults review — A box of memories
Why do we play games? To spend time together? To win? To distract? There could be any number of reasons, but I...
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851.8KDisney Lorcana: Azurite Sea starter decks review — A Pirate’s life for me
Lorcana is now in its 6th chapter with Azurite Sea. As a pirate fanatic, I can easily say it is the best...
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851.2KConfusing Lands review – Portable, and not so confusing, fun
I corrupted my wife into modern board gaming quickly while we were dating. In her family, she grew up letting other people...
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852.2KMagic: The Gathering Foundations Starter Collection review ⏤ An incredible starting point
The Foundations Starter Collection is another new product being released with the Foundations Set. While the Beginner Box and the Jumpstart packs...
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902.6KMagic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box review ⏤ Is this the best way to learn Magic?
The Magic: The Gathering Foundations releases are more than another draft set. Alongside the standard draft set made of Play Boosters, Foundations...
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1002.5KRiver of Gold review — Rollin’ on a golden river
You know how sometimes you sit down to a new game not expecting too much, only to be blown away by every...
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801.3KHero Realms review—There is a lot of fun to be had here
Hero Realms is a deck-building game that is easy to teach and even easier to store. The starter box is about the...
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601.3KEscape From Flat Earth review—Don’t bother.
Normally I jump into these reviews with something nice to say, I come out with a nice layout for my thoughts and...
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751.9K13 Beavers review — Probability of a good time
Beavers is a kids and family game from tabletop giant Asmodee. As the resident reviewer of family games at GamingTrend I am...
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851.9KHarrow County: The Game of Gothic Conflict & Fair Folk expansion review — Cube tower of terror
To me, “thematic” is a borderline dirty word. Playing too many early American designs that favored turning you into the DiCaprio pointing...
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901.9KLord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth review – The fate of the Middle Earth hangs in the balance.
Lord of the Rings will always hold a special place in my heart. From the first time I read the trilogy in...
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1001.8KThunder Road: Vendetta Maximum Chrome review – Witness me!
Cars roar across the blasted wasteland and broken highways. The retort of heavy calibur gunfire rings across the salt-wastes. The greatest, and...
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901.3KWatergate review – The conspiracy grows
In 1972, one of the nation’s greatest scandals occurred. A sitting president was accused of illegally wiretapping and spying on his political...
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801.3KCourt of Miracles review – Thieves prosper
In old Paris, there is a place where the crippled walk, the sick are cured, where gold appears like magic and beggars...
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751.2KTesseract review – Hyperdimensional bomb squad
Something not of this world arrived. Initially, it was the size of a city, but it quickly shrank, and shrank, and shrank,...
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802.2KMagic: The Gathering Duskmourn: House of Horror review ⏤ Experience the scariest plane in the multiverse, the 1980s
Our last standard set for 2024 (not counting Foundations) is Duskmourn: House of Horror. Another plane new to the multiverse, inspired by...
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801.0KBiomos review — Create your world
Biomos is an extremely simple board game that can become more complex if you play it with a group of friends. For...
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95979Kinfire Delve: Callous’ Lab review — The final piece
Callous’ Lab is the final standalone card game in the Kinfire Delve trilogy. With this, we have all six of the heroes...
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901.1KTransformers Roleplaying Game: The Enigma of Combination review—Join together!
The Enigma of Combination sourcebook for the Transformers Roleplaying Game brings with it a whole host of features. This 120-page book is...
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852.0KThis Game is Killer: Alien on Board review ⏤ “I admire its purity.”
While I like the name “This Game is Killer” I don’t think it’s actually doing this game any favors. It’s a cool...
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1001.5KParks: Roll & Hike review — details that matter
It’s been a couple of years now since the roll & write explosion, with seemingly every popular game getting a new version...
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951.2KMy Little Pony Roleplaying Game: Dark Skies Over Equestria—Nailed it.
The My Little Pony Roleplaying Game supplement Dark Skies Over Equestria is a 162-page sourcebook that adds Changelings to your My Little...
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801.6KRoot review — A perspective after five years in the woods
It used to be that asymmetrical wargames were a niche part of the hobby, a subcategory of weird kids right next to...
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753.9KFinders Creepers review ⏤ A frightfully fun family game with augmented reality
I wasn’t sure what Finders Creepers was going to be when I initially opened the box. What I found inside is a...
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95954G.I. JOE Roleplaying Game Quartermaster’s Guide to Gear Sourcebook review—Lock and load cadets!
For this review, I will refer to this product as the G.I. JOE Quartermaster’s guide. This book is a supplement to the...
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451.3KJokkmokk: The Winter Market review — Vanished without a trace.
JokkMokk is a 1-5 player card snatchum about kitsch. I don't mean that in a dour Anton Ego sort of way. I mean...
