Tabletop Game

This was my first Origins. It was a little overwhelming, but I’ll do better, next time.

Taking the dwarf from solving crossword puzzles to kicking skellie butt.

This is a ChatGPT-written description of our first D&D session in the 5e starter adventure, The Lost Mine of Phandelver.

Square Enix is coming out with a sourcebook and game master’s guide for a table top version of Final Fantasy XIV in May. I wonder what playing that would be like…

Ever like a web comic that satirizes Dungeons and Dragons so much that you wanted to play as those characters in a board game? You’re in luck – “The Order of the Stick: The Dungeon of Dorukan” is here.

We’ve been really enjoying this board game version of Skyrim the last couple of family game nights… but maybe it is a little TOO faithful to the videogame?

Flamecraft is a light-hearted game in which players take on the role of Flamekeepers, tasked with helping Artisan dragons create a variety of goods using their specialized flames. The game is easy to pick up and play, with players taking turns visiting shops, placing dragons, and casting enchantments to earn rewards..

It’s that time of the month when I pull out the old atlas and scour the world for my Kickstarter projects! Where could they be this month??? Let’s find out together! Star Scrappers Orbital First up is Star Scrappers Orbital, a game designed by the same fella that designed Terraforming Mars, a game that we have had hundreds of hours of fun playing – it’s right up there with the top board games I have ever played, and a purchase I never regret. It’s described as an “engine building, worker placement” game, which only means that it’s made in Europe, where they love that kind of stuff. This game is being shipped to me from Portugal, and is currently sitting somewhere in a warehouse in Köln, waiting for a jet to the USA, I assume. It’s scheduled to arrive next week, sometime. ...

Two short scenarios for last night’s Jaws of the Lion campaign: First was “The Heist”, where we investigate a sewer branch that led directly beneath some rich dude’s mansion. Second was the Red Guard’s personal quest. Both were harrowing races against time. We were recovering from our last adventure in the Beguiling Sewers at our home base, the Sleeping Dragon Inn, when in burst a messenger, panting and looking a little wild-eyed. “A message! For! A Red Guard! Seen in this area!” he panted, looking around, but not seeing us at our usual table in the back corner. ...

In yesterday’s Game Night, we eased my sister deeper into the world of board gaming with “My Little Scythe”, and tested out Game Toppers’ “Watson” gaming surface and mat. One of the first things my sister Vallerie showed me when I first visited her in her new home nearby was a battered copy of “Settlers of Catan” she’d picked up second hand. “I’ve been seeing your posts about your game nights on Instagram,” she said, “and I want in.” ...