The Mardi Gras King Cake: A Delicious Tradition

What is a King Cake, you ask? I can best describe it as a celebratory confection that is similar to a coffee cake-cinnamon roll hybrid covered with sanding sugar in traditional Mardi Gras colors: green, purple, and yellow. There is much debate as to what, if anything, these delicious desserts should be filled with. The…

The Cupid Crisis: A Valentine’s Day Conundrum

It’s Valentine’s Day. You head down to the restaurant a little early for date night. Upon entering the building, however, the door closes and locks behind you. You quickly discover that you’re trapped inside! Can you (and any friends you’ve chosen to bring along) piece together the clues, solve the riddles, and gather enough information…

Death By Chef’s Knife: A Deliciously Deadly Murder Mystery

Death by Chef’s Knife is a classic “whodunnit” style mystery wrapped up in a neat little package from University Games. One of the newest mysteries composed by Nina Moog as part of the Murder Mystery Party Case Files series, this particular story is set in a popular New York City eatery: Enzo’s. Lorenzo Ritelli, renowned…

The Hunt For The Golden Book: A Puzzle-Packed Christmas Conundrum

After escaping from the ice cave last December, we decided to partake in a trip to an isolated mountain village with another Exit Series Advent(ure) Calendar from KOSMOS. In The Hunt For The Golden Book, players aren’t so much trying to escape the village as they are searching through it for Santa’s stolen tome filled…

Sharing The Holiday Spirit With Stitch: Merry Mischief!

Last year, we at The Cardboard Cantina tried and reviewed three of Funko Games‘ holiday-inspired, stocking-stuffer-sized games. With the release of Stitch: Merry Mischief!, the Funko team has brought yet another family-friendly novelty game to the table. Experiment 626 (a.k.a. Stitch) can hardly contain himself on a typical day, but his excitement abounds this holiday…

Godsforge from Atlas Games Is Getting New Expansions!

Get your spells ready! Brendan Stern and Atlas Games are bringing not one, but two new expansions for Godsforge to Kickstarter! With the introduction of Godsforge: Return of the Dragon Gods and Godsforge: Twilight of the Great Houses, players can change the size of their games from 2-4 players to 1-6. Each of the expansions…