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Tag Archives: Restoration Games
Unmatched: Magic & Ping Pong
This post is two things: a review of the newest Unmatched box AND commentary on the latest Unmatched news… from someone who’s played and playtested a good bit of Unmatched over the last few years. For those following along at … Continue reading
Unmatched Times Four: The Newest Sets Reviewed
In 2020, 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 on which it … Continue reading
Battle of (Virtual) Legends: Unmatched Goes Digital
My love for the Unmatched series of games from Restoration Games is already well-known… at least if you’ve been reading my reviews here on the OG over the years. I wrote an extensive review of the system back in 2020… … Continue reading
Six (Possibly) Wonderful Things for the Beginning of August
It’s the middle of GenCon… which, in the world of board games, can be an exciting time as new games are announced and discoveries are made in the labyrinthian halls of the dealer’s rooms. But you don’t have to head … Continue reading
Posted in Convention Report
Tagged Avalon Hill, Heroscape, Northgard, Osprey Games, Restoration Games, Return to Dark Tower
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Return to “Return to Dark Tower” – A OG Re-Review
“…the fact that my son & I played it five times in the first 2 1/2 days ought to tell you something…” What follows is a re-examination of my original review of Restoration Games’ Return to Dark Tower… with 14 … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Neff, Issac Childres, Justin Jacobson, Noah Cohen, Restoration Games, Return to Dark Tower, Rob Daviau
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Key To The Kingdom: A “I Never Played The Beloved Original and That’s Not A Problem” Review
By the time the original Key to the Kingdom came out in 1990, I had already spent 3 years as a DM (that’s Dungeon Master for those who’ve never played and/or watched Stranger Things), played pretty every stand-alone board game … Continue reading