Welcome back to Magic Gatherings! Last week we started a long-term project: examining themes you can use to build your Commander decks. As we mentioned, themes help you wrap your mind around the deck itself, and choose the right cards for it. They also help you explain what the decks do, and give the deck’s …
Explaining the rules of a new board game to other people can be one of the most challenging aspects of board games for players. The task usually falls to the owner of the game in addition to the blame if a minor rule is forgotten or misinterpreted. The following are some tips to help improve …
Geekly Essential means that something is so good that it deserves to be discussed long after it was released. It may be 10 years old, but it is still worth your time. Losing, it’s one of those things that pretty much everyone hates. Most board game enthusiasts will say that playing the game is what’s …
In last week’s article about preconstructed Commander decks, I mentioned that among the best features of these decks (as well as a source of a few of their flaws) was that each deck supports multiple themes. By “theme,” I mean a set of cards in each deck which all support a common strategy or gameplan—they …
The cooperative game based off Thunderbirds, the 1960’s television show, has gone live on Kickstarter, and was funded in a matter of hours. Now we wait to see how many stretch goals it reaches. Pledging $54 will get you the base game plus any of the base game upgrades funded from stretch goals. There is also a …
What do computers dream of? Programming robots to race, and potentially destroy each other in a factory apparently. That is the reality in RoboRally. A factory filled with conveyor belts and deadly lasers is the backdrop for this amazing race. The objective is for players to control their robots and get them to touch all …
Welcome back to Magic Gatherings! Last week we spent some time looking at budget hits from Fate Reforged—cards that will play well in your commander decks, which you probably can find lying around abandoned after draft night at your friendly local gaming store. I left one major thing unmentioned, however, as one astute commentator pointed …
Geekly Essential means that something is so good that it deserves to be discussed long after it was released. It may be 10 years old, but it is still worth your time. Have you ever wanted to play Dungeons and Dragons but wanted to ease into the roleplaying, world, and throwing of dice? Well then definitely check …
Do you and your crew have what it takes to save the world from aliens? XCOM is essentially a memory game that focuses on allocating resources globally to combat the alien invasion. 1-4 players take the necessary roles within XCOM: Chief Scientist, Commander, Central Officer, and Squad Leader. The Chief Scientist’s focus is to create new technology …
Dragons are awesome. Getting a friend or two together to see who has the better army of dragons, elves and assorted other monsters is even more awesome. That is exactly what D&D Attack Wing allows you to do, by giving you a set of tactical rules and a wide assortment of beautifully detailed and painted …