Spotlight - Joanna Gaskell & Kaja Sadowski Welcome to Spotlight, a Ding & Dent interview series. We aim to spotlight minorities in games media and the gaming industry and talk to them about the things they are passionate about. This time on Spotlight are Joanna Gaskell and Kaja Sadowski, the dedicated duo best known for hosting the video series Starlit Citadel Reviews. Hi Joanna & Kaja! ...now you have me confused for a moment because I don’t remember if J comes before K in the alphabet. Yes! Yes it does. Hello there! Or should I 10/24/2016
Welcome to Spotlight, a Ding & Dent interview series. We aim to spotlight minorities in games media and the gaming industry and talk to them about the things they are passionate about. This time on Spotlight are Joanna Gaskell and Kaja Sadowski, the dedicated duo best known for hosting the video series Starlit Citadel Reviews. Hi Joanna & Kaja! ...now you have me confused for a moment because I don’t remember if J comes before K in the alphabet. Yes! Yes it does. Hello there! Or should I
Calvin and Dee's Essen Spiel Roundup Special international correspondents Calvin and Dee report in with special coverage of the annual Spiel Convention in Essen! They recorded nightly on each of the four days and discussed a ton of games. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 10/17/2016
Special international correspondents Calvin and Dee report in with special coverage of the annual Spiel Convention in Essen! They recorded nightly on each of the four days and discussed a ton of games. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Raf Reviews - Arcane Academy Wizard School! Finally. I don’t know many people who wouldn’t want to go to wizard school, especially one as bright and colorful as the Academy of Magic and Sciences. Arcane Academy is an almost gateway weight game but it’s one I can’t stop playing. Magic flies through the air and mystic items buzz to life in this combo building game of tiles and card play. Anyone who knows me knows how much I like combo building games. One of the reasons I like it so much is that building and pulling off 10/16/2016
Wizard School! Finally. I don’t know many people who wouldn’t want to go to wizard school, especially one as bright and colorful as the Academy of Magic and Sciences. Arcane Academy is an almost gateway weight game but it’s one I can’t stop playing. Magic flies through the air and mystic items buzz to life in this combo building game of tiles and card play. Anyone who knows me knows how much I like combo building games. One of the reasons I like it so much is that building and pulling off
Episode 29 - Fragile Games Wizardry, dragons, and Mars. Then discussion about fragile games, what are they and how should they be viewed? The Dragon & Flagon - 5:30 Arcane Academy - 13:30 Mission: Red Planet - 23:15 Dragoon - 29:05 Fragile Games - 42:10 iTunes Soundcloud RSS Stitcher 10/12/2016
Wizardry, dragons, and Mars. Then discussion about fragile games, what are they and how should they be viewed? The Dragon & Flagon - 5:30 Arcane Academy - 13:30 Mission: Red Planet - 23:15 Dragoon - 29:05 Fragile Games - 42:10 iTunes Soundcloud RSS Stitcher
Charlie's Take - Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Card Game When Fantasy Flight announced Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Card Game, I was pretty jazzed. Warhammer Quest was a big part of my youth and connection to this hobby. The Sadler brothers are rock solid and have been involved in some great games. Most importantly, I trust Fantasy Flight Games. That's why it's so shocking how nonplussed I was. The design is certainly competent and has some clever mechanisms. You have asymmetrical characters, a solid array of scenarios, and many different types of 10/09/2016
When Fantasy Flight announced Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Card Game, I was pretty jazzed. Warhammer Quest was a big part of my youth and connection to this hobby. The Sadler brothers are rock solid and have been involved in some great games. Most importantly, I trust Fantasy Flight Games. That's why it's so shocking how nonplussed I was. The design is certainly competent and has some clever mechanisms. You have asymmetrical characters, a solid array of scenarios, and many different types of
Charlie's Take - Quartermaster General: Victory or Death Quartermaster General was a game that caught my interest yet majorly underwhelmed. It took a long while after my first play to really articulate what bothered me about the game. Gathering my thoughts proved as aggravating as the card-driven invasion of Europe. After a single play I was content divining that this design was not for me and I'd avoid it in the future. Then I was hoodwinked. My buddy Aaron, a masochistic Quartermaster General fan, grabbed Victory or Death at Gen Con. He lured me in 10/04/2016
Quartermaster General was a game that caught my interest yet majorly underwhelmed. It took a long while after my first play to really articulate what bothered me about the game. Gathering my thoughts proved as aggravating as the card-driven invasion of Europe. After a single play I was content divining that this design was not for me and I'd avoid it in the future. Then I was hoodwinked. My buddy Aaron, a masochistic Quartermaster General fan, grabbed Victory or Death at Gen Con. He lured me in
Spotlight - Sydney Engelstein Welcome to Spotlight, a Ding & Dent interview series. We aim to spotlight minorities in games media and the gaming industry and talk to them about the things they are passionate about. On our first Spotlight is game designer and e-sports writer Sydney Engelstein, co-designer of Space Cadets, the follow up Space Cadets: Dice Duel, Survive: Space Attack! and most recently, The Dragon and Flagon. Say hello Sydney! Hello! I know who you are because I’m a gigantic nerd. For those who whose 10/03/2016
Welcome to Spotlight, a Ding & Dent interview series. We aim to spotlight minorities in games media and the gaming industry and talk to them about the things they are passionate about. On our first Spotlight is game designer and e-sports writer Sydney Engelstein, co-designer of Space Cadets, the follow up Space Cadets: Dice Duel, Survive: Space Attack! and most recently, The Dragon and Flagon. Say hello Sydney! Hello! I know who you are because I’m a gigantic nerd. For those who whose
Charlie's Take - Let Them Eat Cake Osprey games has seriously impressed me. Escape From The Aliens In Outer Space came in and killed it critically. The Ravens Of Thri Sahashri arrived and quickly became one of my favorite two player card games. Agamemnon was an abstract game that I actually enjoyed. So, does Let Them Eat Cake get the icing or the guillotine? The game starts off promising enough: "The glorious revolution has done away with tyranny! Now you and your friends make up the Committee of Public Safety, overseeing 09/30/2016
Osprey games has seriously impressed me. Escape From The Aliens In Outer Space came in and killed it critically. The Ravens Of Thri Sahashri arrived and quickly became one of my favorite two player card games. Agamemnon was an abstract game that I actually enjoyed. So, does Let Them Eat Cake get the icing or the guillotine? The game starts off promising enough: "The glorious revolution has done away with tyranny! Now you and your friends make up the Committee of Public Safety, overseeing
