Tabletop: Best of 2025

By Spencer Patterson | November 30, 2025 |

The end of 2025 is fast approaching, and now that we’ve recovered from the post-turkey sleep, we’ll take a moment to recap our favorite tabletop games from 2025! Ahoy: Fang & Fortune/Rivals & Renegades A little niche, but if you enjoyed Leder Games’ Ahoy, these are wonderful expansions that allow players to control a pod…

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PAX West 2025 Recap

By Andrew Borck | September 9, 2025 |

PAX West, aka Penny Arcade Expo is a 4-day nerdfest of video games, board games, vendors, publishers, creators, cosplayers, gamers, media, and other awesome-minded folks who gather in downtown Seattle at the end of summer to crowd into a couple buildings and celebrate the things we enjoy together. This year marked the first time in…

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Preview – Shallow Regrets

By Andrew Borck | April 13, 2025 |

Shallow Regrets is a 2-3 player card game where players are setting sail on “the worst fishing trip of your life!” Players will take turns capturing fish out of the 6 shoals (piles of cards) and adding them to their play area if they have enough strength (represented by fish hooks) to catch them. So,…

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Disney/Marvel/Star Wars Villainous Buyer’s Guide

By Spencer Patterson | February 26, 2025 |

Disney Villainous has exploded since its release in 2018, selling over 4 million units worldwide. The basic system remains the same (move your villain, perform actions, play cards, all in order to fulfill your victory condition), but Prospero Hall did an excellent job of building in a lot of potential nuance to make room for many different types of villains. I’ve enjoyed Villainous for many years for multiple reasons: fairly accessible gameplay, super appealing theme, nostalgia, and the way all 3 of those work together to make Villainous an easy choice for family game night.

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