The first time I saw Police Precinct, it was at the tail end of its successful Kickstarter campaign in early 2012. A year later, after exceeding their pledge goal by over $3,000, publishers Common Man Games and Passport Game Studios have released their anticipated game to the public. But does the final product live up to the early promises? Police Precinct casts you and up to five friends as one…
This book is a compilation of four Advanced Dungeons & Dragons modules (Tomb of Horrors, White Plume Mountain, Expedition to the Barrie Peaks, and The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth). The glossy style of current Dungeons and Dragons releases does these old adventures well, creating something that provides dungeon masters with a much more focused approach than was present during the cardboard / paper module years. The Lost Caverns of…
Blood of Gruumsch is a new faction pack for Dungeon and Dragons’ Dungeon Command game, allowing players to champion the orc race. This time around, Strength, Wisdom, and Constitution attributes are focused on. Players can created pitched battles or move around the map finding the treasures in the world; there is a wide-open aspect to the game that significantly increases the replay value of the title. The strongest part…
The new expansion for Magic: the Gathering is set to be released on February 1st, and we were given a special sneak peek into the set. The Gatecrash expansion captures the exploits of five guilds – Boros (Red/White), Dimir (Blue/Black), Gruul (Red/Green), Orzhov (Black/White) and Simic (Blue/Green). Each guild has their own keyword. We were able to test out the Dimir Dementia Intro pack, consisting of blue and black cards…
The original Ravnica block was one of the most beloved and powerful efforts present in the pantheon of Magic: the Gathering expansions. The amount of hype that was surrounding this set was incredible, but this first look back at Ravnica lives up to the hype. For those that were not playing during the original Ravnica block, the plane is one massive city, replete with a set of 10 guilds that…
Tyranny of Goblins is a great addition for players of Dungeon Command. This sub-$40 set contains a wide array of miniatures that can be used as graphical additions to any Dungeons & Dragons command or as a new force to go against Dungeon Command players. Wizards has added enough twists and turns to Tyranny of Goblins that overall strategies employed have to shift; by continuing to provide support for…
Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue is a must-have title for anyone that wants to further flesh out visiting the titular city in any campaign. The sheer amount of information that is stashed in this title will fuel many a session. I believe that the descriptions made of the city itself are perhaps the most valuable additions to the title. Successfully painting a backdrop for the players as a DM is perhaps…
With a cost of $39.99, the cost to entry is extremely small. The box set provides players with an additional set of materials, which begin with the rulebook and continue with sets of creature and order cards. Other inclusions – tokens for . The plastic miniatures are rendered with extreme care, establishing considerable variation between the competing forces. I believe that players that have played other miniature titles will…
We just started playing Magic: The Gathering after the 2012 Core Set dropped, and have noticed that this year has had a number of impressive releases by Wizards of the Coast. Whether it was the addition of the Graveborn deck to the Premiunm Deck Series or the Venser Vs. Koth Duel Deck, players have been able to access a wide array of gameplay styles and see the diversity of game…
The World of Warcraft trading card deck has just released four premade decks; Murkdeep (shaman), Elderlimb (druid), Dark Lady Sylvanas Windrunner (hunter), and Jaina Proudmoore (mage). These Champion Decks come with additional materials – there is a reprint card, tokens, booster pack (Crown of the Heavens), and a hero card placed alongside the different rule books. The reprinted cards are some of the most powerful in the World of…
