In the world of Maple Valley, much like for us here at the Cantina, Spring has sprung, the sun is shining, and flowers are blooming! For many, this means a mix of chores and fun with cleaning, gardening, hiking, biking, swimming, or other, outdoor activities. In Creature Comforts, however, it is already time for the…
Category: Critiques
A collection of critical reviews of games, comics, books, and more! Here you will find the bulk of our content.
Bringing the Fantasy to Life with Pocket Compendiums by Stratagem
While delving into the depths of the world wide web, we came across a truly terrific treasure! A Brybelly brand by the name of Stratagem makes small sleeve binders capable of holding poker-sized cards which are perfect for storing and organizing player aides for your favorite tabletop RPG, taking on your journey while LARPing, holding…
Way Too Many Cats: A Pawsitively Purr-fect Puzzle Game
Can you ever have too many cats? In the newest game from Weird Giraffe Games, currently on Kickstarter, we may well find out. Way Too Many Cats finds you and up to 5 other players taking on the roles of adoption agency managers doing their best to keep the felines in their care happy and…
Prepare For Terrifying Train Rides And Scary Spectres In Vagrantsong
You can see the mist roll by as the train moves a bit shakily along its tracks. This is no ordinary brume, however, as there are faces in the fog! The blare of the whistle jostles you from your idling, and you suddenly realize you have no recollection of buying a ticket, nor even boarding…
Love Is In The Air…Or Is It? Even Happy Little Dinosaurs Have Their Own Dating Disasters!
Flowers? Check. Box of chocolates? Check. With all that and a mixed tape in hand, what could possibly go wrong? If you’re playing the new expansion for Happy Little Dinosaurs, then the answer is a whole lot! There’s the impending apocalypse, sure, but there’s way more to worry about than just the end of the…
Roaring Into The New Year With A Game of Tao Long: The Way of the Dragon: Tiger & Phoenix
As we say goodbye this week to the Ox and its promises of hard work, peacemaking, and fortune for 2021, the Tiger is about to begin its year-long reign. As a Tiger year, 2022 brings with it assurances of strength, prosperity, and big changes; whatever they may be. To celebrate this transition of the lunisolar…