All posts by Chris Hecox

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Review: Narcos—Rise of the Cartels

by Chris Hecox on November 28, 2019

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels is a video-game adaptation of the Netflix series in the style of XCOM and other similar turn-based strategy games.

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Review: Baldur’s Gate: Descent Into Avernus

by Chris Hecox on October 26, 2019

Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus is a D&D sourcebook that provides an adventure through the Nine Hells. Check out our review!

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Review: Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

by Chris Hecox on October 23, 2019

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a brand-new platform adventure from some of the key creative talent behind 'Donkey Kong Country'. As the colourful buddy duo you must tackle a series of stunning, 2.5D levels and explore a puzzling 3D Overworld [...]

GenCon 2019: A Retrospect

by Chris Hecox on October 13, 2019

Chris takes a look back at GenCon 2019 and offers insight on how to enjoy GenCon to the fullest. Tabletop gaming has never been so big!

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Review: Garage Mechanic Simulator

by Chris Hecox on September 3, 2019

Live the life of a mechanic as your work your way through a client list and serve your customers by fixing up their engines and wheels!

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Review: Ghosts of Saltmarsh

by Chris Hecox on August 26, 2019

Swab the deck and ready your swords, it's high seas adventures and shanty-town mysteries on the horizon! This is Dungeons and Dragons: Ghosts of Saltmarsh.

Backlog Golf

by Chris Hecox on August 8, 2019

Backlog Golf is a great way to break through your ever-growing backlog of games. Learn how to play and challenge your friends to the ultimate game of golf!

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Review: Terraria

by Chris Hecox on July 21, 2019

Terraria, the 2D survival crafting platformer comes to the Nintendo Switch. Portable mining and monster slaying has never been better!

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Review: Wildlands

by Chris Hecox on May 22, 2019

Wildlands is an incredible production and has lots of variability to keep things interesting. This continues the stunning catalog of Osprey Games releases.

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Brass: Lancashire and Brass: Birmingham

by Chris Hecox on December 6, 2018

Designers: Martin Wallace (Brass: Birmingham and Brass: Lancashire) Gavan Brown (Brass Birmingham), Matt Tolman (Brass Birmingham) Artists: Lina Cossette, Damien Mammoliti, Peter Dennis, David Forest, Eckhard Freytag Publisher: Roxley Games Category: [...]

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Review: Cryptid

by Chris Hecox on December 4, 2018

Designers: Hal Duncan, Ruth Veevers Artist: Kwanchai Moriya Publisher: Osprey Games Category: Deduction Players: 3-5 Price: $24.81 Amazon Cryptid is a zoological hunt featuring 3-5 players as cryptozoologists, seeking some sort of mysterious [...]

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Review: Sakura

by Chris Hecox on August 10, 2018

Designer: Reiner Knizia Artist: Kevin Hong Publisher: Osprey Games Category: Abstract Strategy Players: 2-6 Price: $24.95 Amazon Sakura is one of over 600 board games Reiner Knizia has designed. Knizia has a PhD in mathematics and previously worked in the [...]

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Review: Oracle of Delphi

by Chris Hecox on August 6, 2018

Designer: Stefan Feld Artist: Dennis Lohausen Publisher: Tasty Minstrel Games Category: Ancient, Mythology Players: 2-4 Price: $38.82 Amazon Oracle of Delphi is a 2-4 player game published by Tasty Minstrel games and designed by Stefan Feld. Tasty [...]

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Review: A Column of Fire

by Chris Hecox on July 12, 2018

Designer: Michael Rieneck Artist: Michael Menzel Publisher: KOSMOS Category: Dice, Novel-based, Religious, Renaissance Players: 2-4 Price: $34.50 Amazon A Column of Fire is an adaptation of the third novel in Ken Follett’s “Kingsbridge” [...]

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Review: The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game

by Chris Hecox on March 5, 2018

Designers: Stefan Feld, Christoph Toussaint Artists: Julien Delval, Harald Lieske Publisher: Alea Category: City Building, Dice, Economic, Medieval, Territory Building Players: 1-5 Price: $22.79 Amazon The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game is the third [...]