Black-Handed Henry's Potion Party - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Black Handed Henry's Potion Party is Ninja Division and Soda Pop Miniatures' latest card-game. From the same company that brought the likes of Karate Fight! and the hilariously fantastic Dead Fellas comes the tale of 2 to 4 alchemists attempting to recreate the great Captain Henry's potions. Ripe with "resource gathering" and Sabotage, Black Handed Henry's Potion Party is an enjoyable experience best played with three other friends.

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Pirate Loot - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Pirate Loot might sound like a bit of a generic name, but it has a pretty solid pedigree behind it. Jason Bulmahn of Pathfinder fame works with Scott Kurtz and Dylan Maconis as they provide their art to this quick and easy to learn base for two to four players.

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Ninja All-Stars - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Ninja Division and Soda Pop Miniatures have done it again; they have developed a miniatures board game that absolutely blew my mind. Their latest venture comes in the form of Ninja All Stars, a board game that in many respects is similar to their stupendous Super Dungeon Explore, though felt far more like an actual roleplaying game than I could have thought. Any fan of miniature board games, roleplaying games, and/or samurai and ninja must pick up Ninja All Stars.

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Boss Monster 2: The Next Level - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Boss Monster 2: The Next Level takes the original game premise, and expands on it in smaller, subtler ways that work within the confines of the original game while still creating a better experience overall.

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Boss Monster: Tools of Hero-Kind - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Earlier this year, we had a chance to sit down and play Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game, and we enjoyed it a great deal. Now that the video game season is slowing down a bit, we thought this would be an excellent time to visit some more tabletop games, including this expansion to the original game.

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Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Races - Tabletop and Board Games Review

It has been a while since we took a look at some tabletop games, but with the recent release of the Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Races, this seemed as good of a time as any to cover this latest campaign setting.

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Golem Arcana - Urugal: Reapers of the Sands - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Roughly a month ago, I reviewed the Golem Arcana Base Set after playing it for quite a few hours with Chris. Then last week, I took a look at the recent Zikia: Heralds of the Great Weald expansion. Another expansion we had the opportunity to kick the tires on was the Urugal: Reapers of the Sands kit. Similar to the Zikia one, the box comes with three different sized golems, each with their own unique traits, and a quartet of relic cards to be scanned into the application as well.

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Mage Wars Arena: Battlegrounds - Domination - Tabletop and Board Games Review

I am quite new to the world of Mage Wars, but I recently had a chance to play Mage Wars Arena with Chris from the team and we both immediately loved it. There is a bit of a learning curve there, given just how much there is to do, but at the end of the day it was arguably the most entertaining board game either one of us have ever played. So you can imagine my excitement at getting to play the upcoming expansion as well.

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Golem Arcana - Zikia: Heralds of the Great Weald - Tabletop and Board Games Review

A few weeks ago we had a chance to review the base set for Golem Arcana. Christ and I logged several hours in, learning the system, getting the app installed and then beating the tar out of one another's armies. All in all, it was a lot of fun, but it was clear that Golem Arcana was designed with expansion in mind. Chris and I had a chance to break out two of the newest expansions, and will kick off this week's review with the Zikia: Heralds of the Great Weald set.

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Boss Monster - Tabletop and Board Game Review

The concept behind Boss Monster is actually a relatively simple one that plays out rather quickly once you get the hang of it. You assume the role of a Boss Monster and you are trying to lure heroes into a dungeon that you progressively build up over time. Those heroes will attempt to kill you, and you will try to return the favor in kind. It is a fun premise that works well and is surprisingly quick and easy to learn.

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Mage Wars Arena - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Mage Wars Arena may be one of the deepest games of its nature, with a combination of board game elements and card elements that remind me of Magic: The Gathering - a CCG I have a great deal of experience with. There is a great deal to take in with this game, but it provides an excellent dueling experience for those looking for some competitive tabletop gameplay.

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Transylvania: Curses & Traitors - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Transylvania: Curses & Traitors is a solid board game that offers a different kind of experience. The package itself really sells the theme, which is as the name alludes to, is horror-based in nature. Three to six players are needed, and this is one where I do feel like the more the merrier. While the game does feel very random in terms of advancement, with a good deal of luck over strategy, the game design and one very clever gameplay mechanic help to keep the experience fresh on future sessions.

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Golem Arcana Base Game Set - Tabletop and Board Games Review

I love board games. I love video games. I love when the two hobbies can come together successfully. Generally that means that a traditional board game is developed for the PC or a console. However, Golem Arcana flips that script around by building a strategic board game with some video game sensibilities that help with community structure and streamlining of the gameplay. The end result? Something that feels genuinely unique.

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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Pathfinder Unchained - Tabletop and Board Games Review

I find the premise behind Pathfinder Unchained to be incredibly interesting. Take a tried and true series, but let's break a bunch of the rules we have previously put in place. That is not to say there was anything wrong with the base system - in fact I am a huge fan of it personally. But variety is good, and I often feel as though the best tabletop RPG products are the ones that provide ideas but give you room to improvise. Here it feels like the development team has had a chance to share their own improvisations, and by and large they are a great way to add variety to the system.

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Super Dungeon Explore: Forgotten King - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Super Dungeon Explore: Forgotten King is the latest release from Soda Pop Miniatures and Ninja Division and is a miniatures-based board game. The Forgotten King "expansion" is less of an expansion and more of a 1.5 "re-release" where you have additional content and game modes as well as tweaked rules. With the success of the original release, Super Dungeon Explore: Forgotten King looks to expand the lore-heavy, fast-paced "hack-and-slash" style dungeon crawling world of Crystalia. Does it succeed?

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Dungeons & Dragons - Elemental Evil: Princes of the Apocalypse - Tabletop and Board Games Review

It has been a little while since our last Dungeons & Dragons review. We have covered just about everything from the Next/5th age set that has been released, including even the DM screen. It looks like this will be a busy year for the team at Wizards of the Coast, but this particular release has been among the items I have been most excited by. Best of all? It has lived up to my expectations.

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Chez Geek: House Party Edition - Tabletop and Board Games Review

I have to say that the Steve Jackson Games are quickly becoming some of my favorites. There is an irreverent humor to them whether it is in Muchkin Deluxe or their take on Zombies with the Munchkin series, but clearly the designers are not a one trick pony because Chez Geek provides ample laughs built around solid mechanics that work beautifully together.

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DeadFellas - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Board and card games have been popular in recent years, likely due to crowd-funding sites like KickStarter. The board/card game world has re-emerged as a huge market for in-home social entertainment. One of the companies providing gamers and families with fantastic games is Ninja Division, the folks behind all manner of games, notably Dead Fellas. Dead Fellas is a fast-paced competitive card game that is about knocking off your opponents using undead mobsters and a wide variety of weapons. To be honest, we had such a blast playing Dead Fellas that it has become a regular part of our bi-weekly gaming routine, so read on to discover what it is that really makes Dead Fellas special.

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Takoashi University: Karate Fight! - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Ninja Division has published some excellent card and board games; from the wonderful wargaming title Relic Knights to DeadFellas, a hilarious card game based on "whacking mooks" that just happen to be zombies. We have had a chance to play another Ninja Division card game, this one called Takoashi University: Karate Fight! that pits players against one another in a blend of classic card games like Spoons and War (and even throwing in some good ol' fashioned Rocks, Paper, Scissors!). With other card and board games being wildly entertaining, does Takoashi University fit in with their other successful titles?

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Tentacle Bento - Tabletop and Board Games Review

Tentacle Bento (in case the name did not give it away) is not really meant for kids, but it does take the basics of a well-known card game and adds some variation to the mix to create a lightweight game that can prove to be a good deal of fun.

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