USPS: The Great American Mail Race puts players in the driver’s seat of many different modes of transportation used by the United States Postal Service throughout history and today; some of which may surprise you! We’ve all heard of the Pony Express, but did you know mail has even been delivered by rocket or that…
Category: Critiques
A collection of critical reviews of games, comics, books, and more! Here you will find the bulk of our content.
Baking, Crafting, And Blacksmithing Dragons Soar The Shops In Flamecraft
Manny Vega, the designer of the Sparkle Kitty series of games, has paired up with Cardboard Alchemy to take 1-5 players on a journey through a magical marketplace filled with sights, smells, and even dragons! These aren’t your typical “gather a horde and capture a damsel” dragons, however. They are smaller and friendlier than their…
Bah! Humbug! & the 12 Games of Christmas
The holiday season is here once again. It is a time for celebrating and spending time with loved ones. For many, it is also a time to give and receive gifts alongside the other festivities. This year Small Furry Games has given us not one, but 13 gifts all wrapped and ready to go in…
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…