Mom and Dad handed me a strange red envelope today. It had a dragon on it, and I thought, “It has no stamp and I know it’s not my birthday yet… what’s this??” I observed with avid interest as Mom helped me open the envelope. Inside was a golden coin, which made little sense to…
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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…
Two Foxes In The City: A Real World Adventure
When was the last time you went exploring? Really and truly exploring – with plans of discovery, even? For most people, the simple answer to that is “not for a while.” Roland Auer’s Two Foxes In The City aims to change that. This game takes two players on a real-time, real-world, whimsical jaunt through the…
Delving Further Into The World of Dungeon Drop
We’ve plunged into the depths of Dungeon Drop quite a few times since we did a Kickstarter preview back in 2019 — before The Cardboard Cantina even existed! Now, thanks to the newest expansion from Phase Shift Games, we are returning to the dungeon. In addition to several new game modes, designer Scott R. Smith…
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…
The Race Is On to Surpass Pesky Undead Pets in The Pet Cemetery
After an unfortunate accident, Professor Esker has fallen into a downward spiral of despair and madness as she tries to raise her poor tabby from the grave. To stop her, 2-6 players will race each other to the abandoned crypt at the end of the pet cemetery to try to enact a citizen’s arrest on…