Losing the Magic with Arena By Jeremy Signor • December 20th, 2019 In pushing so hard for a piece of the eSports pie, Magic Arena neglects the community that is the heart and soul of the game.
Feature Excerpt Go to Jail: The Complicated World of Pirated Board Games By Ryan Cooper • January 7th, 2019 Tabletop Simulator lets board game fans recreate their favorite games and craft a globalized shared space. . . even if that means breaking a few laws to do so.
D&D: Esport of the Future? By Michael Tresca • August 29th, 2018 Hasbro’s CEO has been drawing a lot of buzz about what the prototypical RPG could soon become.
The Board Soul You Can’t Go Home Again By Jeremy Signor • April 30th, 2018 Something built on nostalgia doesn’t have to be stuck in the past as long as it keeps an eye on the future, too.
The Board Soul Choices By Jeremy Signor • March 8th, 2018 Painful choices are what makes games interesting. Fact or Fiction embodies this philosophy.
The Board Soul The Magic of Commander By Jeremy Signor • September 21st, 2017 When a game connects with us, we want to inhabit it completely. When a game recognizes this desire, the result is pure magic.
The Board Soul Can a Card Game Make You Cry? By Jeremy Signor • July 27th, 2017 We’ve already hashed this tired question out in video games, but can tabletop game mechanics move us in the same way?
Flavor Text Is The Spice of Videogames By Khee Hoon Chan • November 18th, 2016 Example: the series of adult novels found in the Elder Scrolls games; who could forget the adventures of the titular “The Lusty Argonian Maid”?
Cibele: Geek Love By Megan Condis • November 16th, 2015 Time to explore the painfully awkward, geekery driven, sexually charged memories of high school.
Eye of the Beerholder – Episode 2: Roll for Initiative By Team Unwinnable • July 16th, 2015 Eye of the Beerholder – now with 50% more nostalgia and 100% more githyanki.
Now! Fight Your Rival! By Zavian Sildra • July 16th, 2013 A mutual urge to compete pushes Zavian Sildra and friend’s Street Fighter training ever forward.
Innistrad Helps Halloween Stay Around, Just a Little Bit Longer By John McGuire • October 30th, 2011 John McGuire finds it irritating when he sees Christmas decorations in stores before Halloween. He thinks Innistrad will be the ticket to keeping Halloween alive!
The Cruel Tutelage of Pat Morita, or: How I Learned To Play Magic the Gathering. By John McGuire • June 9th, 2011 Magic The Gathering is a lot like Karate, you must practice if you want to be the best around.
Fire, Lightning & Sweat: Dreams Do Come True By John McGuire • January 13th, 2011 Unwinnable reviews the Magic The Gathering Premium Deck Series set, Fire & Lightning.
