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Disney Villainous: It’s good to be bad – Turn Order

A two or more player competitive game by Ravensburger, probably more famous for their puzzles than games, Disney Villainous flips the traditional script. You play not as the dashing hero or brave heroine striking down the evil fiend, but...

Doomsday: Space Marine’s Day Out – Turn Order

Launching alongside Fire Team is another Space Marine themed board game aimed at a more casual crowd. While Fire Team is a competitive game aimed at streamlining the feel of Kill Team for the non-wargaming crowd, Doomsday feels like...

Fireteam: Fastest Skirmish Game in the Galaxy – Turn Order

The deep bass of bolter explosions. The warp-phase resonance of gauss weaponry. The clatter of dice bouncing across your table. At its best wargaming delivers an evocative narrative of forces clashing on your kitchen table. At its worst it...

A Review 2 Years in the Making: Turn Order Reviews Clank Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated

As a quick note, this review contains NO spoilers for the Clank Legacy campaign.  Two years ago my partner and I had started regularly playing games with another couple regularly, which led to a somewhat constant need for new games....

Turn Order’s Guide to Teaching Board Games, Part the First

You’ve got everything ready for your big board game night. Your players have said they’re on the way, food is sorted, all other appointments and duties are taken care of, and you have the ample time and table space...

We Bear Bears – A Turn Order Review of Barenpark

There are a few game terms you’ll encounter when talking to board gamers about the type of games to play on a given evening: filler, entry, heavy, euro, ameritrash, abstract strategy, card-based, etc. Those are the fairly common genres,...

Bullet Heaven – A Turn Order Review of Bullet♥︎

Board games and video games share many things in common, but there are certain things that video games can do that board games can’t. Certain genres and styles of games just don’t translate well to an analog experience, and...

A Gentle Rain – Solo Gaming as Self-Care

Solo board games are often the cult films of the gaming hobby (whether The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Room, or Clue). Solo games aren’t big box office because as tables for one they are niche by default, so...

Fort: Evolutionary in its Familiarity – Turn Order

Grant Rodiek's board game designs are always worth checking out. While he may not be a household designer name (yet!), his designs tend to take familiar games and push their boundaries out of the comfortable and into the exciting...

Rainbow Connection – A Turn Order Review of Red Rising

Red Rising is probably my current favorite board game.  Well, goodnight everybody! Oh, you’re still here? Ok, fine. Let’s talk about Red Rising, and why I think it may, or may not, be worth your time at your table.  Of Pedigrees, Thematics,...