Typically flavored with cloves, ginger, nutmeg, or cinnamon and sweetened with honey, sugar, or molasses, gingerbread is not often considered for building materials in the real world. In Gingerdead House, however, players enter the realm of Grimm’s Fairy Tales and find themselves in quite a predicament. After having purchased a tasty piece of property, the…
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The Kringle Caper: An Unusual Mystery Needs Solving at the North Pole!
Settle in with some hot cocoa and put on your thinking caps, there’s a mystery afoot at the North Pole and Santa needs your help! In this 18-card escape room style game, up to four Santa sleuths will work together to solve a plethora of puzzles and unmask the mysterious machinator. For most groups, The…
Valknut: Epic Fantasy Battles on a Tiny Scale
Luis Brueh is probably best known for the Dwar7s series, which, like all of his games, he not only designed, but also did the illustration work for. Dwar7s Fall, Winter, Spring, and Duels were all released by Vesuvius Media along with Brueh’s other game Covil: The Dark Overlords. Valknut is Brueh’s first self-published release and…
Knot Dice Revisited: Definitely Knot Your Average Dice Game
Disclaimer: This review is a modified version and expanded upon revisit to a review I originally wrote for The Geek Girl Project. It has been edited to include a review of Knot Dice Squared, new photographs, and to include my thoughts after owning the base game for several years. Launched on Kickstarter in the Spring…
Rail Raiders: An Old West-Style Showdown On The Interstellar Express!
There seems to be a lot of very mixed feelings when it comes to the 2016 Kickstarter campaign, the company (Soda Pop Miniatures/Ninja Division), and even the game of Rail Raiders Infinite itself. With that being said, I have been wanting to write about Rail Raiders Infinite since it showed up on my doorstep several…
Looking For Something to Brew? Try Potions Please!
As the saying goes, “Double double toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” Rosy Lovett, Iris Nightshade, Sky Celeste, and Holly Forest are all making potions to prove their mettle as they compete for the title of Head Witch. Players will take on these roles in Potions Please as they claim ingredients from their…