Category Archives: Commentary

Basement con 2023 report

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Dale Yu

So each year after Essen, I host Basement con, which is a con that takes place in my basement.  Yes, I know that I should get bonus points for such an original name… Usually it takes place over a long … Continue reading →

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Heroscape In New Hands: The Renegade Con Panel

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Mark "Fluff Daddy" Jackson

While a chunk of the gaming world (including a number of our writers here on the OG) were in Essen, Germany, scoping out 1k+ new games, the good folks at Renegade Game Studios were busy with their own online Renegade … Continue reading →

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Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2023 (Part 6)

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Dale Yu

We completed Pandemic Season 0 in a most triumphant fashion. We all thought this was our favourite of the three legacy seasons – each game beautifully balanced, going down to the wire, challenging, fun theming, nice twists. The discussions after … Continue reading →

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Get paid to play UNO?!

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Dale Yu

If you can be in NYC this summer, you can apply (on TikTok, of course) to be Mattel’s Chief UNO player.  Get paid $4,444 / wk for four weeks!  Man, sounds sweet.  Looks like this is a big promotion for … Continue reading →

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Patrick Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2023 (Part 4)

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Dale Yu

We’ve been thoroughly enjoying Pandemic Season 0 on our Wednesday nights. A major part of that is no doubt because we’ve been nailing it. Veterans of Season 1 and Season 2, we had a pretty fair idea of how to … Continue reading →

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Tricks and Trumps #2: Variations on the Classics (1967-1990)

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Chris Wray

Tricks and Trumps #2: Variations on the Classics (1967-1990) This is our second entry in a thirteen-part series featuring trick taking games.  You can find the first entry here and the series introduction here. This entry will focus on trick … Continue reading →

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