In the most recent episode of Boards & Swords, I got to sit down with Grant Howitt, creator of several TTRPGs like Honey Heist, about his latest game: Royal Blood. In this game, you are magic users taking on the "nobility" in an elaborate heist. Unlike most TTRPGs, the game uses Tarot cards instead of dice. During the interview, we talked about the nature of "One Shot" games like Royal Blood compared to the "standard" campaign style of play:
Read MoreWhy fight on foot when you can strike from up high? Today we look at “Children of the Five Winds”, a Unicorn Clan sourcebook for the Legends of the Five Rings RPG by Edge Studios.
Read MoreToo good to be true? I take a look at The Game Master’s Handbook of Collaborative Campaign Design and see if there’s any method to this madness.
Read MoreToday I take a look at The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era board game from Chip Theory Games and give my thoughts as someone who hasn’t played any of the video games.
Read MoreWell it’s 2025, and we’ve now finished getting all the 2024 Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks, most of which came out in 2025. Confused yet? I pick out my 5 favorite monsters in the Monster Manual from Wizards of the Coast
Read MoreI really had my “eyes opened” looking at my first BattleTech sourcebook. I review the BattleTech “ilKhan’s Eyes Only” book from Catalyst Game Labs
Read MoreGloomspite Gitz from Age of Sigmar are the big pre-orders coming up this week. I'm just proud of myself for writing this whole article and not mentioning "goblin mode" or "furries" once (aw crap now I did).
Read MoreIt was slaanes-cessary for me to rate these minis this week. Time to see what the smash or pass is for this week's preorders:
Read MoreSometimes it’s hard IIC if you are making the right call tactically. For everything else, there’s MasterCard (also, here’s a BattleTech battle report:)
Read MoreDMG? More like OMG, this book is actually useful. My thoughts on the new Dungeon Masters Guide for Dungeons & Dragons, published by Wizards of the Coast.
Read MoreLet's get dangerous and take a look at the huge amount of stuff that comes in the Dragonbane Core Set from Free League Publishing.
Read MoreYou've got to "Hand" it to Wizards of the Coast, this new book is going to generate a lot of talk. My review of the 2024 Player's Handbook for D&D
Read MoreThere’s a lot of “buzz” surrounding these campaigns, so you’d better “rapid fire” click your mouse, as you’ve only got “One Shot” to grab them before you’re “locked out”!
Read MoreOnce again I'm here to "fish" around Kickstarter to find some juicy tabletop campaigns for you to "crate" around. Will you "Master" your urges and jump on these, or will you "shuffle" on by…
Read MoreHopefully I didn’t make a “grave” mistake in this game. Check out my second battle report for Stargrave, a miniatures game by Osprey Games
Read MoreThere may be no "topping" this week's campaigns, as there's a "bastion" of good products. I really didn't have to go on a "D-Quest" to find them - it must have been "Providence".
Read MoreWith those thick legs, my Imperial Knights should be able to just stomp on all the Space Marines they want right? Ehhh maybe not so, but see how well I tried in this battle report for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, a miniatures game from Games Workshop.
Read MoreYou can have fun with Warhammer models without playing Warhammer? That’s Heresy speak, but today I take a look at Stargrave, the miniature game ruleset from Osprey Games
Read MoreI "Wandered" around Kickstarter looking for campaigns. Looking at the "Starscape" of games, when suddenly "BOOM" - I found these contenders. Don't be "Yellow", take a look
Read MoreThis week has a few campaigns that I’m seriously considering backing, so this is your last chance to look away before you get tempted as well. Still here? Ok, then let’s get started:
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