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Worldbreakers: Advent of the Khanate review – Turn Order

In the universe of skirmish-based card games, Magic: The Gathering (MtG) is the big bang; virtually all other collectible and non-collectible card games (CCG’s) released in the thirty years since have Magic stardust in their DNA. That's because MtG...

A Galaxy of Adventure: Wrath & Glory Review – Turn Order

Grim darkness. Far future. Only war. No peace. Warhammer! Chances are pretty good that if you’re on this particular site reading this particular article you probably don’t need an introduction to Warhammer 40k, but you might not be familiar with...

Bloc by Bloc: Uprising – Power Word Rebellion – Turn Order

Words have power, but by themselves they are not imbued with ethical, moral, or emotional portent. A word’s potential to do good or harm comes from who wields it, and when, how, or why. Words inspire, incite, can be...

Voyages: A Roll-and-Write Odyssey – Turn Order

"Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.” – Herman...

Death, Destruction, and Splatbooks: Soulbound Review Pt. 2 – Turn Order

If you missed last week's coverage of Cubicle7's Age of Sigmar RPG Soulbound, head back and check it out now. It's an epic RPG of titanic battles and conflict and it doesn't stop with just the Core Rulebook and a...

Darkness Rises to Tower Over Your Table in Return to Dark Tower – Turn Order

I have huge admiration for what Restoration Games is doing. The company is based on pulling old out-of-print board games out of the annals of history. They're given a fresh coat of paint, some updated rules, and born with...

A Look Back at the Battlestar Galactica Board Game – Turn Order

Battlestar Galactica was two and a half seasons of excellent television. Why do I have to keep introducing shows this way? Well, on an intellectual level I know why. There's a writing technique called Discovery Writing where the author is...

The Best Remote Boardgames (for the remote-averse) – Turn Order

When I wrote about hitting the remote wall after playing online board games with friends and strangers during Our Pandemic Timeline, I found that I wasn’t alone in my boardgame burnout. When players are not in the same room at...

Remote Boardgaming: We Are All Multiplayer Solitaire – Turn Order

Twenty months into the pandemic timeline it hits me: I suffer from remote board gaming fatigue. I’ve caught my limit. I’m out of spoons. Recently I’ve lost my taste for remote, online board gaming. Online gaming wasn't a new concept...

Bladeborn: Small Skirmish, Big Narrative – Turn Order

Miniature wargames can be intimidating. I've spent years trying to convince my gaming buddies to pick up a ruler and slam hams with me, to little avail. Points, lists, sprues, terrain, rulers, and assorted other elements of wargames make...