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Author Archives: Mark "Fluff Daddy" Jackson
Return to the Core Worlds: Empires and Nemesis
Once you’ve conquered the core worlds… what happens next? “Winning is easy; governing is harder.” No, No, Not Yet Butch: [Walks back, and Harvey tenses to begin the fight] No, no, not yet. Not until me and Harvey get the … Continue reading
Posted in Kickstarter, Preview, Reviews
Tagged Andrew Parks, Core Worlds, Kickstarter, Quixotic Games, worker placement
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Unmatched: Buffy, Beowulf, & Little Red
Not quite six months ago, I published a pretty massive review of the Unmatched game system here on the OG… including a substantial bit of writing about how it compares to Star Wars: Epic Duels, the out-of-print mass market game … Continue reading
Under Falling Skies: A Solo Gaming Review
Our story starts back in March of 2020… which, let’s be clear, feels like a decade ago. (In the words of Ned Ryerson, “Am I right or am I right?”) As my family and I chose to self-quarantine, I began … Continue reading
Best New (to me!) Games of 2020
For the last decade or so, I’ve intermittently published my Best New (to me!) Games list each year… and, when I missed a year or two, added the missing lists to the most recent post. Best New (to me!) Games … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of
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Mark’s Bundle of 2020 Essen Game Thoughts
Unless otherwise noted, these are FIRST impressions… I only had the opportunity to play each game one time with a physical copy and three of my mask-wearing Opinionated Gamer friends. I’ve left out the older (read: non-2020) games we played … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report, Essen 2020, First Impressions
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Warp’s Edge: A Solo Gamer Review
In one of those weird twists of fate, I love board and card games with a science-fiction theme… but I don’t read a lot of science fiction books any more. (Back in high school, I devoured the first three Dune … Continue reading
Posted in Essen 2020, Reviews
Tagged Renegade Game Studios, Scott Almes, Solo Games, Solo Gaming
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