Another BGGCon is over, and I'm already thinking about 2023. I've been to several Cons over the years, and all of them seem to have their own personality. And while all of the events I've attended have their place, BGGCon has become the one convention that I look forward to the most. And it primarily... Continue Reading →
Hello my intrepid gamers and welcome to episode 2 of The Parallax View. On this episode I'll be talking with Bumyong Kim aka Gaminggeek. We’ll chat with Bum about some of his first gaming experiences, the creation of his Youtube channel, and the now famous gaming table video that started it all. Those topics and... Continue Reading →
For quite some time I've been very interested in Atomic Mass Games Star Wars Legion. The tabletop miniatures wargame published by Fantasy Flight Games. In all of my gaming endeavors, tabletop miniature wargaming has lagged far behind both RPGs and Boardgames. And while I've always had an affinity for the lore of other tabletop miniature... Continue Reading →
Details about the latest novel to join the Dragonlance line of books, set in the Dungeons & Dragons world of Krynn have started to leak out. And with it comes the finalized cover from the writing duo of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman titled Dragons of Deceit. Based on the inside jacket cover, it appears... Continue Reading →
It's a running joke in my gaming groups that when I teach a new game, invariably I'm going to screw up multiple rules in the course teaching the game. Somehow one or more of the missteps will benefit me, even though it was never planned that way. Hence the merciless ridicule from my group. If... Continue Reading →
I've been gaming for over 35 years. That's over two-thirds of my entire existence. Over that span, I've played just about every variety of tabletop game you can imagine. Been to countless conventions and shows. Followed all the big name creators and reviews out there. I live and breath this stuff. It's in my veins... Continue Reading →
Theme The word theme in the world of Tabletop gaming can mean the difference between a title getting a second glance at the FLGS and it being passed by in lieu of other, more "desirable" games on the store shelf. The conversation around theme versus mechanics/gameplay is one I won't be having in this review... Continue Reading →
Mark one off the pile of shame list. Last night I was finally able to get Fantasy Flight Games, Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle-Earth to the table. Those not familiar with LOTR: JIME, the game is a co-op, 1-5 player legacy style game (more on that later) that has players taking the role... Continue Reading →
If you're one of a dozen or so people who check this blog regularly, you might have noticed that updates have been few and far between lately. The holidays being what they are, which normally takes up a large chunk of my December, had the addition of my brother's 50th birthday event the weekend before... Continue Reading →
