Category Archives: Commentary

Basement con 2023 report

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

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)

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?!

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)

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)

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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