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• The Philosophy of Tabletop Terrain Design

  By Scott Bogen on 02/14/2016 • ( 0 )

  

  This article originally appeared on The Roving Hobbyist and has been re-posted here with permission and for your interminable enjoyment. Yes, I love playing miniatures. Gazing at little landscapes of roads, villages, hills and forests compels me to shrink down… Read More ›

• The Dungeon Crawl Classics Community Is Rad

  By Scott Bogen on 02/10/2016 • ( 3 )

  

  Written by Mike Loew There are many power chords in the epic symphony that is the Dungeon Crawl Classics Roleplaying Game. There’s the foundation of classic Appendix N fantasy literature, the inspirational reading list of Gary Gygax. The 1970s heavy-metal… Read More ›

• A Review of Phantom Fury

  By Scott Bogen on 01/29/2016 • ( 3 )

  

  I have never been to war. I have watched war movies. I’ve played war games. I’ve followed news of war. I’ve read books on war. I’ve talked up going to war. I’ve talked down going to war. I’ve talked to… Read More ›

• Review of Nightmare Forest Dead Run on Kickstarter

  By Scott Bogen on 01/20/2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Written by Scott Bogen of The Board Game Show Don’t you just hate it when an evening around the campfire is interrupted by hoards of animated, dead animals? The dread is compounded by the fact that for this weekend getaway… Read More ›

• When Disney and Talisman Collide

  By Scott Bogen on 01/20/2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Be honest. When was the last time you asked yourself, “Am I getting enough ‘Disney’ when I play Talisman?” I’m guessing your answer is “never,” but that hasn’t stopped the creativity wheels from turning over at the Yesterday, Tomorrow and… Read More ›

• “Totally Awesome” Board Games Played in the 80’s

  By Scott Bogen on 01/04/2016 • ( 4 )

  

  Written by Scott Bogen of The Board Game Show When not fantasizing about every-other-girl in junior high and high school in the 1980’s — and being too shy to do anything more than that — I was shoveling quarters into… Read More ›

• Game Heavy and Travel Light

  By Scott Bogen on 12/22/2015 • ( 5 )

  

  Have you ever stripped a game’s components down to the bare minimum space required to store everything? If you haven’t, you may be amazed. Splendor is a great example. Go ahead, take everything out of the box and stack it… Read More ›

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