As a man enters his late twenties and begins to start his own family, there comes an inevitable moment: the day when his parents call and tell him to come get the crap he left in his childhood bedroom. Last week, this same situation played out in my life. I showed up and collected my [...]
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Valve Merchandise Steals the Show at Toy Fair
Toy Fair is a pretty ridiculous sight to behold. Take a 600,000 square foot convention center and fill it with well over a thousand companies showing off their wares. You’ve got aisle upon aisle of board games, outdoor toys, action figures, arts & crafts, baby products, stuffed animals, books, etc. You name it, it’s there. [...]
Review: Wrath of Ashardalon
With the success of the Castle Ravenloft board game all but assured, Wizards of the Coast was apparently well into the creation of the follow-up, Wrath of Ashardalon; it released a mere six months later. Don’t be fooled, this is no complaint. Wrath of Ashardalon brings back all of the successful elements of Castle Ravenloft¸ [...]
Review: Hecho
From new game design house Sandstorm Productions, Hecho is a fast-paced card game where player race to construct buildings using cards that represent raw materials. Hecho, the Spanish word for “made”, is revealing of both the game’s theme, and a larger focus on teaching foreign vocabulary. All of the cards are intentionally printed in Spanish! [...]
Unboxing: Club Nintendo Elite Reward Figurine
As a way of rewarding it’s most loyal fans, Nintendo offers elite status in its Club Nintendo program to any player who collects 300 coins (gold status) or 600 coins (platinum status) over the course of 12 months. To put things in perspective, members earn 30 coins for each registered DS game and 50 points [...]
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