Author: roman

Epic duels guy turned blogger and reviewer turned designer and publisher of original games

We came, we saw, we conquered: GenCon50 Review

This was my first GenCon in several years after going something 5 straight years from 2009-2014 and it has really evolved into one of the best things on the planet.  If you consider yourself a serious gamer and you’ve never gone, consider making the pilgrimage just once in your life.  This year, we had in …

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Don’t Wake the Dragon: Clank! Review

With only a couple of hours left for gaming after advancing our epic Pathfinder adventure, we were able to play through a game of Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure (2016) and it was great fun.  It’s a deck-building game with a dungeon map, treasure, and a fearsome dragon.  You’re a treasure-stealing thief type with your aim to …

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Staving off Insanity: Mansions of Madness Review

We forayed into the relatively newly released second edition of Mansions of Madness (2016) to experience a Lovecraftian Horror story that caused 2 out of 4 players to go insane, but at least in resulted in a happy ending for (most of) us.  We played only the introductory scenario in a session that lasted about 2 …

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Deck Building Meets Worker Placement: Orléans Review

There are so many great games out there, that sometimes, a few years go by before you discover a great game that’s been out for a while.  That is the case with Orléans, one that I’m surprised hasn’t made more noise.  Even though it’s a bit of an older game (2014) now, it’s still worth a full …

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