Divinations from the Collective

Let’s Be Meddling Kids: A Review of Betrayal at Mystery Mansion
Increasingly, board games have become an adult activity. It’s understandable, of course. Board games can be expensive, and many games have mechanic...

The Young and the Beautiful: Pasion de las Pasiones, a telenovela TTRPG
Have you ever wanted to be the star of your own television show? To find true love in the most unlikely of places? To prove yourself worthy of ador...

An Introduction to Space Piracy: Moxie, a Quick TTRPG
This month, I had the pleasure of attending CritHit AZ. There, I got to meet tabletop games from across the state (and nearby states as well!) and ...

Figments of Pure Imagination: Fatal Familiar, A Monster Collecting RPG
This past weekend, my family and I had the absolute pleasure of attending CritHit AZ: Year Zero. Not quite a con, the tabletop gaming retreat featu...

Trashing the Neighborhood: A Review of Raccoon Sky Pirates, a miniature TTRPG
When you think about playing tabletop RPGs, the first thought that you have is generally about the epic-scale adventures of heroes: science fiction...

A Review of Flamecraft, a Game of Adorable Dragons
The fantasy genre has gotten a lot of new boardgames in the last few years. The sudden expansion of the audience of Dungeons and Dragons, the popul...

A Review of The Yawning Portal Game
This year, with the previous release of a Dragonlance sourcebook and the upcoming release of the DnD movie (which looks to mainly concern the Sword...

A Review of Dungeons and Dragons Clue (5th Edition Version, 2019)
It’s almost always fun when Dungeons and Dragons crosses over with other kinds of media. It’s great to see them utilize the story and lore that has...

GNU: A Review of Clacks, a Board Game of Discworld
If you’re a fan of fantasy novels, then I’m sure you’ve at least heard of Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discword series. It spans dozens of novels, supplem...

The Stakes Have Been Raised: A Review of Horrified the Board Game
October has come around again, which means that it’s time to break out the monster movies. You might go in for more modern, truly terrifying horror...

The Quest Begins Anew - A Review of Shadows Over Camelot: The Card Game
For fans of strategy, cooperation, and fantasy board games, Shadows Over Camelot is an undeniable classic. The original game takes you and your fri...

You Remind Me of a Game: A Review of Labyrinth the Board Game, a Fantasy Adventure for Families
You remind me of the babe. What babe? The babe with the power, of course.
Fans of Jim Henson, David Bowie, 80's movies, and adventure stories gathe...