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Crop of the cover of Monster Mayhem, a painting featuring your classic mosters like Sexy Ghost, Necktie Werewolf, Dog Collar Dracula, Too Many Teeth Mummy, and Jock Zombie

Offensive Stereotypes: Monster Mayhem Rises from the Crypt… But Maybe Shouldn’t

By Orrin Grey • September 30th, 2022

Despite its cartoony demeanor, Monster Mayhem is no different from White Wolf’s RPGs, and its approach is… not exactly sensitive, even for 2007.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A crop of the cover of the original Rivet Wars, with a logo that appears to have been cut out of a tank's walls and

Getting in the Fight: Rivet Wars of Old and New

By Orrin Grey • September 9th, 2022

This is a steampunk setting with walking tanks. That’s the big selling point here.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
The eponymous leaders in the game Hidden Leaders: Axe Guy, Bowl Cut, Mace and Braids, Requisite Grizzled Soldier, Ponytail Thief, and Tired Druid

I Guess No One’s Coming: The Art and Arithmetic of Hidden Leaders

By Orrin Grey • August 15th, 2022

Hidden Leaders is one of those games that is deceptively basic but can grow strangely complex as you play.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
The tite from the Doom board game (2004) cover of the rules with the mid-era cyber Doom font and the spooky Diablo font

Fragged!: Translating DOOM to the Tabletop via a Somewhat Unlikely Route

By Orrin Grey • July 26th, 2022

Despite the box art and the demonic miniatures, DOOM is fundamentally an action game that isn’t particularly interested in horror.

I Played It Like Twice...
Five miniatures from Tiny Epic Dungeons stand at the ready, featuring skeleton, ghost, knight, spider in web, and fire elemental

Burning the Torch at Both Ends: Peril Comes in Small Packages in Tiny Epic Dungeons

By Orrin Grey • June 6th, 2022

These are minuscule board games that come in boxes about the size of the ones you used to get checkbooks in, back when anybody had checkbooks.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A cropped selection of the box art for Horrified: American Monsters, featuring the head of a Sasquatch and a spectral figure.

We Did Warn You: Playing Horrified 2 During [checks notes] Still a Pandemic

By Orrin Grey • May 5th, 2022

The good news is, most of the winning formula that made its predecessor tick is reproduced nicely here.

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Versus Mode: Batman: The Animated Series – Rogues Gallery x Sinister Six

By Orrin Grey • April 5th, 2022

To be honest, at the time I played Rogues Gallery, I had never so much as heard of Sinister Six. Once I had played them both, though, the startling similarity of their concepts was enough to make me briefly wonder if they shared a designer.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
figures from the game Space Hulk, blue and red, moving across a tabletop.

They’re Coming Out of the Goddamn Walls: Reliving a Moment with Space Hulk

By Orrin Grey • February 28th, 2022

It is difficult, for me at least, to separate the game itself from that dream, solidified by glossy magazine photos of massive Space Hulk boards set up.

Beware of Falling Blocks: The Many Attempts to Translate Tetris to the Tabletop

By Orrin Grey • February 10th, 2022

Tetris…board games?

I Played It, Like, Twice...
The board game Marvel United showing a chibi Captain America.

Heroic Action: Defeating Evil with a Little Help from Your Friends in Marvel United

By Orrin Grey • December 16th, 2021

The feeling of teamwork is what really makes Marvel United special.

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