It’s Mardi Gras season, and what better way to keep the good times rolling than with a dice game set in the heart of New Orleans? As the newest installment in the Loaded Roll & Write series from Matt Riddle, Adam Hill, and Ben Pinchback, French Quarter allows players to get the chance to explore…
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Reviews of tabletop games
Sabobatage: Quick, Cutthroat Culinary Cuteness Wrapped Up In A Card Game
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run your own boba cafe? Well, now you can! Thanks to Eric Chen and the Sabobatage team, 2 to 5 players can take part in a cutthroat yet delightfully fun competition to rise to the top as the best boba cafe in town. Much like…
Seabound: A Refreshing New Take On The Pirate Game Genre
Yo ho, yo ho, it’s a new pirate game for me! We love pirate games here at the Cardboard Cantina and have picked up quite a few because of it. Coming across one that has a unique take on the genre is, for us anyway, much like finding buried treasure – and Seabound is one…
Tuned: What We Imagine It Would Be Like If The Animals Actually Made It To Bremen
Inspired by the “Bremen Town Musicians,” Tuned is a 2-player board game recently published by ThunderGryph Games as part of the “Made In Wonderland” collection. For those unfamiliar with the Brothers Grimm tale, it follows four aging animals (a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster) who decide to run away and retire. Their goal is to…
HerStory: A Game Celebrating Women Who Changed The World
Throughout time immemorial, there have been heroes all over the world. Some are quite recognizable, like Winston Churchill or Joan of Arc, but there is a far greater number that you hardly ever hear about – and many of them are female! These women did extraordinary things without expectation of recognition or gratitude, but have,…
Flutter: A Beautiful Game of Tactical Tangrams
Anyone else remember playing with tangrams as a child? The polygon puzzle pieces that can be turned or flipped to fit just the right way to form specific shapes? They were some of our favorite toys as children and the nostalgia factor present in Flutter makes it all the more enticing! Let’s be honest, it…