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Month: April 2018

Trail Rations: Hearty Slow-cooker Slaw Stew

April 16, 2018 theratholereviews 1 Comment

My regular Thursday night group has a long tradition of eating a shared meal before we game. It started when…

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Posted in: Renaissance Gamer, Trail Rations Filed under: Column, Renaissance Gamer, Trail Rations

Man Bites Dog

April 14, 2018 theratholereviews 2 Comments

Sometimes you want a complex game with a storyline, multiple objectives, and an extended playing time. Other times, you just…

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Posted in: Card Game, Pocket Reviews, Review by Debra Savage, Special Guest Review Filed under: Card Games, Guest Column, Man Bites Dog, Pocket Reviews, University Games

Edmonton Prototype Convention 2018 (Photos)

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While we strive to have all our convention coverage up within a week, unfortunate that wasn’t doable this time. The Rat…

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Posted in: Photos, Photos by Papa Razzo's Photo Library Filed under: Edmonton Prototype Convention, EPOC, Papa Razzo's Photo Library

Orphans & Ashes (More Phun Expansion)

April 12, 2018 theratholereviews Leave a comment

Earlier this week I reviewed Orphans & Ashes, a tile-based game, for 2-players, from Blind Ferret Entertainment. It is based…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Blind Ferret Entertainment, LFG, Looking For Group, More Phun, Orphans and Ashes

The Gate of R’lyeh (Kickstarter)

April 11, 2018 theratholereviews Leave a comment

A number of months ago I was lucky enough to review Psychological Warfare, from DPH Games. It was a fun…

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Posted in: CrowdFUNding Spotlight, Review by David Chapman, Social Deduction Games Filed under: CrowdFUNding, DPH Games, Kickstarter, The Gate of Rlyeh

Orphan & Ashes

April 10, 2018 theratholereviews 1 Comment

Orphans & Ashes is a tile-based game, for 2-players, from Blind Ferret Entertainment. It is based in the world of…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Blind Ferret Entertainment, Board Games, LFG, Looking For Group, Orphans and Ashes

What’s On the Shelf?

April 9, 2018 theratholereviews Leave a comment

I’m always looking for pre-generated lists to add to my gamemastering binder. You just never know what you’ll need to…

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Posted in: Column, Renaissance Gamer Filed under: Column, Renaissance Gamer

2016.A

April 7, 2018 theratholereviews Leave a comment

A free game, playable with just two people, in 5-15 minutes of time, is the type of game that I…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Card Game, Free Games, Print-and-Play, Review by Olivia Kelly, Special Guest Review Filed under: 2016A, Card Games, Free Games, Print-and-Play, Stuff By Bez

Onitama (Sensei’s Path)

April 5, 2018 theratholereviews Leave a comment

I have always been a fan of abstract strategy games. I’ve been told I’m still an above average chess player.…

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Posted in: 2-Player Games, Board Game, Review by David Chapman Filed under: Arcane Wonders, Board Games, Onitama, Senseis Path

CrowdFUNding Spotlight links

April 4, 2018 theratholereviews Leave a comment

We won’t be bringing you full CrowdFUNding Spotlight today. Instead, we give you a trio of games we are excited…

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Posted in: Column, CrowdFUNding Spotlight Filed under: CrowdFUNding, Kickstarter

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