I am what some people call old and I have played a lot of TTRPG’s  all the way back to the blue book basic DND set that came with not dice but chits to pull out of a cup instead of rolling to hit.   The game mesmerized and confused the hell out of me, and … Continue reading Review of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beginner Box. 

   Cyberpunk, Westerns, and Roguelites all share one thing in common. Life? Is cheap. David Marquardt Studio’s Dust and Neon truly embodies that ethos with punishing gameplay set against a post-apocalyptic cowboy versus robots world drenched in equal parts shining lights and dusty cacti. It manages to feel both familiar and uniquely engaging with its … Continue reading Review of Rogue games Dust & Neon

   Kobold Press’s guides to helping burgeoning Dungeon Masters continue to impress. The latest offering provides a deep, pun intended, look into the creation and purposes of Dungeons., a seemingly obvious part of the hobby but one the average player might not think about. Rather than merely giving maps or outlining how to physically outline … Continue reading Review of Kobold Guide to Dungeons

The video game world have games that offer a structured fairly linear approach, while others offer more of an open world approach. There is a sizeable following for each. Most tabletop RPG’s opt for the more structured, relatively linear method. There is a reason for that. It makes it simpler for the DM/GM to manage, … Continue reading Review of Free League publishing’s Forbidden Lands RPG

I have enjoyed many years of role playing, miniature wargaming and board games but rarely have I found something that unites all of them into one experience.    Now I did have some misgivings because Gloomhaven is such a giant game with lots of rules and I had not played it before, but Jaws of the … Continue reading Review of Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

After the debacle that was the unleashing of the new Dungeons and Dragons content licensing system a lot of independent game companies are jumping in to put out their own game systems. The latest is Kobold press who is currently running a kickstarter for Tales of the Valiant, a system based on the fifth edition … Continue reading Review of Tales of the Valiant Kickstarter by Kobold Press

So one of the eternal questions is playing dungeons and Dragons even worth it when you don’t have cool dice. I am always on the lookout for a cool set because we all know new dice roll better and you have to punish the dice that roll 1’s by giving them a time out. So … Continue reading Discordant Dice review

It is not often that I become a fan of an RPG by reading the introduction (truth be told I usually skip the intro and go straight to character options) but Lancer the Mecha RPG from Massif Games did just that.  This simple statement “Lancer believes in a future where a better world is possible, … Continue reading Lancer RPG Review

                Gris can be described in many ways but ultimately the most accurate word for it is, “beautiful.” Gris is a game from Spanish developer Nomada Studios and on the surface will draw comparisons to other indie, “art-house,” platformers like Journey or Celeste. These comparisons are not inaccurate but ultimately sell the singular experience Gris … Continue reading Video game Review of Gris