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I Played It, Like, Twice...
A photograph of the Fin Fang Foom card from Vs. Monsters Unleashed, with classic art of the villainous dragon

Monsters on the Prowl: How Jack Kirby Monsters Lured Me into the Vs. System

By Orrin Grey • February 11th, 2026

Getting into the weeds of explaining all those various monster names.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
An image of 3 vagabond cards for Root, with the badger knight Arbiter on the left, the pumpkin masked cat Scoundrel in the center, and the wide mouthed opossum Vagrant on the right

The Woods Are Lovely, Dark and Deep: On Why I Haven’t Played Root, Like, Twice

By Orrin Grey • January 13th, 2026

I picked it up because of Kyle Ferrin’s art.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
Press art for Warhammer Quest Blackstone where a Knight in armor with a fancy sci fi monocle is flanked by floating skulls with lights and peering in the dark towards his enemies

Too Big to Succeed: Warhammer Quest and the Imposing Scope of Blackstone Fortress

By Orrin Grey • December 12th, 2025

Blackstone Fortress is an elaborate, ambitious, impressive game, but it was also the first of the Warhammer Quest installments to become too intimidating for me.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A photograph of Yokai Quest with a Tengu warrior with a glowing katana standing next to a board arrayed with many dice and cards and minis and boxes

See You in the Next Adventure: The Familiarity of Yokai Quest

By Orrin Grey • November 12th, 2025

There are skeletal hone bushi, classic yurei, old-fashioned oni, and much more – including some sinister ninjas, of course.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
Key art for Ghastly Manor with the text of the game's name in the center and illustrations of bats, a haunted house rooftop, and a skeleton in a hood behind

Ghosts-B-Gone: The Mysteries of Ghastly Manor

By Orrin Grey • October 14th, 2025

It’s these little touches that make Ghastly Manor worth having.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A cropped image of the box for Marvel United Multiverse including alternate dimension versions of all your favorite marvel heroes

Crisis on Infinite Bookshelves: A Multiverse of Expansions for Marvel United

By Orrin Grey • September 17th, 2025

Defeating Galactus is a big undertaking – as it should be. The guy eats planets, after all.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
Key art for Stuffed Fables featuring a teddy bear with a pin for a sword and a few battle scars, a rag doll with a pencil for a spear, some monstrous toys in the background and a few examples of the minis for these various characters

Sleep Tight: Beating the Stuffing Out of Stuffed Fables

By Orrin Grey • August 15th, 2025

Taking the accoutrements of real life and shrinking them down or blowing them up for toy-sized adventures.

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A photograph of two Conan board game boxes, both featuring the shirtless warrior, but one he's facing an army of enemies and the other he stands over their corpses as the sun sets

The Age of High Adventure: Conan on the Tabletop

By Orrin Grey • July 14th, 2025

For a long time, Conan was probably the second most recognizable fantasy property around.

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A mashup of the boxes for Hybrid and Claustrophobia, with stylized typefaces, big guys with guns, blue and red and green all over the place

Versus Mode: Claustrophobia x Hybrid

By Orrin Grey • June 13th, 2025

So, which one’s the winner? I dunno, I haven’t actually played either of them!

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A picture of all the components for Titan Race including the box, several character cards for Ragnarok, Craken, and others, cards with colorful art of the racers, as well as boards, minis, and dice

Titanic Tussle: Titan Race Brings Mario Kart to the Kitchen Table… and It Isn’t Alone

By Orrin Grey • May 20th, 2025

As the name suggests, Titan Race is about big things.

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