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Published — 30. September 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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Primal: Legends Review — The Crunchy 25 Minute Boss Battler 30. September 2026 um 16:30

Primal: Legends Review — The Crunchy 25 Minute Boss Battler

30. September 2026 um 16:30

Primal: Legends Review — The Crunchy 25 Minute Boss Battler — We review 3 boxes of Primal Legends, a 25 minute boss battler! This has asymmetric card play while you play around the boss’s behavior and attrition cards, primarily for solo play but can play up to 3 hunters. There’s lots of hand and deck management, balancing your attacks with defensive cards, and generally making sure not to fatigue too quickly. We cover all hunters and bosses from Voice of the Storm, Earth, and Spirit from multiple difficulties. While this is a lot more accessible than Primal: The Awakening, does that mean it’s worth pursuing, especially at this bite sized box style? What aspects of boss battling are sacrificed by making the game so small and short?

Other games mentioned: Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, Grimcoven

Play Primal Legends: https://reggiegames.com/products/primal-legends-everything-legends

Table of Contents:
Overview - (0:00)
How to Play - (1:52)
Pros - (3:43)
Cons - (12:46)
Recommender Score - (23:39)
Ashton's Personal Score - (27:46)

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Published — 28. September 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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WORST Board Game Things to cheap out on (Tier List) 28. September 2026 um 23:01

WORST Board Game Things to cheap out on (Tier List)

28. September 2026 um 23:01

WORST Board Game Things to cheap out on (Tier List) — From accessories to even friends, here’s where to spend your extra board gaming money! We’ve been seriously playing board games for over a decade and have some serious thoughts on things from board game tables and card sleeves. Or maybe where you can put your cardboard chits and cards during game night? So, should you never cheap out or save your money to buy popular board game geek games instead?

Table of Contents:
Overview - (0:00)
Sleeves - (0:45)
Board Game Table - (1:38)
Air Conditioning - (2:56)
Snacks - (3:40)
Miniatures - (4:45)
Storage Trays - (7:05)
Fancy Dice (8:06)
Premium Money - (9:55)
Plastic Bags - (11:18)
Friends - (12:42)
Chair - (13:13)
Board Game Bag - (13:38)

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Music credits:
Kevin Macleod

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Published — 25. September 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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How to make smart board game review 25. September 2026 um 16:30

How to make smart board game review

25. September 2026 um 16:30

How to make smart board game review — Film film with camera on components to make very smart review!

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Published — 21. September 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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Snob Reviewer walks into a Board Game Store 21. September 2026 um 16:30

Snob Reviewer walks into a Board Game Store

21. September 2026 um 16:30

Snob Reviewer walks into a Board Game Store — Uhhh not sure if every game is a good one...

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Published — 18. September 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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Backer Booster let me win TI4! 18. September 2026 um 21:06

Backer Booster let me win TI4!

18. September 2026 um 21:06

Backer Booster let me win TI4! — Before this pill I couldn't win any match of TI4, no matter how hard I tried. Now I can get it up all night long to win vs my sweaty friends!

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Published — 16. September 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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We got featured in a Chinese Board game! 16. September 2026 um 00:14

We got featured in a Chinese Board game!

16. September 2026 um 00:14

We got featured in a Chinese Board game! — Shelfside has been translated into a promo card for this game! My parents would be so proud.

Play Lionwake: https://linkly.link/2syXK

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Published — 11. September 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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I try demoing games at a convention | Strategicon 2026 11. September 2026 um 01:25

I try demoing games at a convention | Strategicon 2026

11. September 2026 um 01:25

I try demoing games at a convention | Strategicon 2026 — For the first time ever, I demo board games to strangers! We're at Strategicon in Los Angeles, to teach the family-friendly dungeon crawler, Song of the Wildkin! Assisted by the designer and the designer of Rove, propped up by Andrew Bosley's art (Everdell artist), we see how much fun people can have with this game! Luckily this is not GenCon, rather a smaller convention, so there's less pressure to demo other games. Song of the Wildkin is a game I have been helping develop and am working on expansion content for, that takes asymmetry and boss battling ideas and makes them even more cooperative. We even got some testimonials of people who demo'd the game!

Play Trials of Maya: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/zainmemon/trialsofmaya.

Other games mentioned: Scythe, Oathsworn, Gloomhaven, Stuffed Fables, Heat, Xia: Legends of a Drift System, Raiders of the North Sea, Red Rising, Mistborn, Everdell Duo

Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00)
Day 1 - (1:59)
Day 2 - (7:27)
3 Lessons Learned & Outro - (12:23)

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Stuff Used:
"Funky Boxstep" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

"Marty Gots a Plan" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Music Credit: Dj Quads
Track Name: "www is a thing"
Music By: Dj Quads @ / aka-dj-quads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cqqUi1VaRo

Music Credits:
● Music By: 'Homie Cat'
● Track Name: 'My Sacrifice'
● Official "Homie Cat" Spotify HERE - https://open.spotify.com/artist/01eWi...
● Official "Homie Cat" SoundCloud HERE - / homie-cat

Age of Empires Track 8 age of kings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkOC5BnnXwU&list=RDPkOC5BnnXwU

Age of empires 2 Conquerors Track 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRWpooKRLwg&list=RDGRWpooKRLwg

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Published — 04. September 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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Every day, rulebooks destroy my soul a bit more 04. September 2026 um 16:30

Every day, rulebooks destroy my soul a bit more

04. September 2026 um 16:30

Every day, rulebooks destroy my soul a bit more — We have to rant about rulebooks again, this is not a joke. After decades of board gaming, rulebooks continue to be the #1 enemy of enjoyment, and haven’t gotten better. So what are some very common structural issues? We don’t want to talk about translation issues or writing styles, even though flavor text usage is both a structural and writing style issue. Even big publisher games like Stardew Valley are victim to problems! It’s good to have a separate reference that can be a glossary and/or index like mansions of madness and Eldritch Horror! After all, the rulebook should help you learn the game not just reference rules.

BGG Article: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/13453/every-board-game-rulebook-is-awful

Games mentioned: Brass Birmingham, Radlands, War of the Ring, Star Wars Rebellion, Mammothodus, Grimcoven, Last Word, The Resistance: Avalon, The Elder Scrolls Betrayal of the Second Era, Scythe, Coup

Table of Contents:
Overview - (0:00)
Structural Issue #1 - (1:16)
Structural Issue #2 - (2:13)
Structural Issue #3 - (3:44)
Structural Issue #4 - (4:45)
Structural Issue #5 - (6:27)
Final Thoughts - (8:16)

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Stuff Used:
lukrembo - biscuit
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=EtZ2m2Zm3vY

Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors - Track 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=3Ed1G4I_UpE

Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors - Track 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JUdalWK-vI
Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors - Track 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jDWRC9_Gk0

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Published — 01. September 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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We played a gangster board game 01. September 2026 um 18:56

We played a gangster board game

01. September 2026 um 18:56

We played a gangster board game — We played a game of stealing/splitting each other's loot, in New York, New York! This prototype has some AI art, as disclosed in the video.

Play Prohibition Heist 1929: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/winter-studio/prohibition-heist-1929

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Cola Wars Prototype Review — Best Business Board Game I’ve Played 01. September 2026 um 18:00

Cola Wars Prototype Review — Best Business Board Game I’ve Played

01. September 2026 um 18:00

Cola Wars Prototype Review — Best Business Board Game I’ve Played — This is the most fun I’ve had running a business in a board game! Cola Wars is a cola company simulator in the American 80s, to get the most market share by competing over head space and shelf space via placing bottles or caps. Throughout the game, you’ll hire (and fire) differing employees with their own abilities, even using interns that might fail! This Ameritrash game has a tense die roll at the end of a year to see how the American public responds to all of the cola marketing, and some marketing will even decay over time. Don’t worry, you can use the excellent mechanic of the jingle cap to ensure that your caps will stay a round! You can also upgrade your company HQ, including your vice president asymmetric card. Though there is some incomplete art and maybe some weirdness with the projects… is this game an appropriate substitute to the popular Food Chain Magnate, or something else entirely?

Play Cola Wars: https://gamefound.com/projects/onemoreturngames/cola-wars-relaunch?refcode=UCHx4B23nEyAIlsPTWEOtQ

Other games mentioned: Lords of Waterdeep, Dune Imperium, Drillers, Dune Imperium Immortality, Ticket to Ride, Skyrise

Table of Contents:
Overview - (0:00)
How to Play - (1:29)
Pros - (3:33)
Cons - (19:11)
Tentative Score - (24:11)
Ashton's Personal Score - (28:52)

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Published — 21. August 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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Cyberpunk TCG Impressions! 21. August 2026 um 16:30

Cyberpunk TCG Impressions!

21. August 2026 um 16:30

Cyberpunk TCG Impressions! — We demo’d the most funded TCG of all time at GenCon, took some decks with us, and now want to share all of our thoughts! From our experience with other TCGs like MTG and Star Wars Unlimited, how does this game fare? Does it handle randomness well, especially with some of the cards being usable as essentially lands? Also, how this WeirdoCo design do randomness if there is dice rolling with 7 different dice, that also double as a win condition? We played with one criminal and one corporation deck, but you can deck build in the future! Also it’s an interesting approach to deckbuilding with 3 facedown legend cards, that you will flip over randomly if you choose!

Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00)
Brief Rules Explanation - (1:29)
Things we Like - (4:35)
Our Concerns & Rebuttals - (10:29)
Final Thoughts - (14:32)

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Published — 16. August 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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We played a Blade Runner themed CYOA! (The Altered) 16. August 2026 um 00:56

We played a Blade Runner themed CYOA! (The Altered)

16. August 2026 um 00:56

We played a Blade Runner themed CYOA! (The Altered) — We completed a couple of chapters of this Blade Runner meets Fight-club story- driven game by a Chinese studio of Tin Universe! In the Altered: Anomaly Containment Archives, you enter a dystopian universe as a claims adjuster, trying to follow up a lead of 7 deaths, aka accidents. However along the way there is some stuff that doesn’t seem quite right with the world, including supernatural happenings and class
struggles. There is even a simple rock-paper-scissors plus dice rolling game mechanic! As a claims adjuster equipped with machinery, you go to different districts of the world. With multiple endings decided upon your story choices, the Altered has a lot of gameplay for your game group. If you enjoyed the predecessor of Abyss Echo this game might just be for you!

Play the Altered: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/the-altered/the-altered-anomaly-containment-archives

Table of Contents:
Overview - (0:00)
Combat, Simple Mechanics - (2:40)
Everything else the Altered - (8:18)

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Published — 13. August 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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Grimcoven Review — Roguelite Bloodborne Boss Battler! 13. August 2026 um 22:12

Grimcoven Review — Roguelite Bloodborne Boss Battler!

13. August 2026 um 22:12

Grimcoven Review — Roguelite Bloodborne Boss Battler! — We review the first boss battler from Awaken Realms! After previously covering the prototype, we have our hands on the Hunter’s pledge, talking about multiple bosses and most of the asymmetric hunters. Grimcoven features Roguelike hunter customization with dice rolling to assign to varied action slots. This dice assignment with the assist action proves to be very crunchy, and Grimcoven wants to push players to plan carefully, lest they get slammed hard by the boss, inflicting terrible conditions like curse. Though the hunters must cooperatively also worry about the minions and elite who can hit really hard too if not kited properly! Does this non-campaign game stick the landing after the Gamefound campaign and so
is worth playing again and again? Or perhaps there are too many component hurdles, like the infamous setup and takedown of this massive game? What are ways it could feel more Roguelike?

Play Aldarra: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sordane-publishing/aldarra-new-empire

Other games mentioned: Nemesis: Retaliation, Bloodborne (Chalice Dungeons), Lands of Evershade, Gloomhaven, Slay the Spire

Table of Contents:
Overview - (0:00)
How to Play - (2:03)
Pros - (4:47)
Cons - (29:47)
Recommender Score - (54:48)
Ashton's Personal Score - (1:01:39)

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Published — 09. August 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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We went to GenCon 2026 09. August 2026 um 01:26

We went to GenCon 2026

09. August 2026 um 01:26

We went to GenCon 2026 — Hello to the biggest board game convention in America! We vlog for 3 days around GenCon, a massive convention in Indianapolis that features all sorts of gaming, from board gaming to tabletop RPGs. There was no shortage of events and people to meet! We went around with our vlog and interview setup to grab audio snippets from content creators and publishers! Cosplayers also get featured! This is our first board game convention ever, so we were taking in the exhibit hall and even buying some of the hottest new games. Perhaps that will be great fuel for a review! We got to meet Tom Vasel and the Dragon’s Tomb again!

Play Aldarra: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sordane-publishing/aldarra-new-empire

Other games mentioned: Cyberpunk TCG, Lairs, Drillers, Galaxy Trucker, Robo Rally, Queen’s Gambit, War of the Ring, The Gang, Brave & Bold, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Crits & Tricks, Fate of the Fellowship, Warhammer, Dice Throne, Slam Throne, Suburbia, Tanto Cuore, Zombicide, Re;ACT, Pond, Old Ones Origins, Forbidden Stars, Undaunted 2200 Revolution

Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00)
Day 1 - (1:16)
Day 2 - (12:48)
Day 3 - (16:25)
Outro - (32:40)

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Stuff Used:
Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings Track 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDcZXEMF84k&list=RDNDcZXEMF84k

Upbeat Funk Retro Vlog 5 tracks by Infraction [Copyright Free Music] / Radio Feelings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUvrssIlVZs&list=RDqUvrssIlVZs

"Late Night Radio" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Past Sadness" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Mighty Rio Grande - This Will Destroy You (Cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRD2ma5stkI&list=RDxRD2ma5stkI

"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Published — 29. Juli 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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I was filming Grimcoven and... 29. Juli 2026 um 16:30

I was filming Grimcoven and...

29. Juli 2026 um 16:30

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Published — 25. Juli 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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Wingspan Pocket QUICK Review 25. Juli 2026 um 02:55

Wingspan Pocket QUICK Review

25. Juli 2026 um 02:55

Wingspan Pocket QUICK Review — The most popular bird game now has a smaller version! This pocket version of Wingspan, the low conflict Euro from 2019, takes a lot of the engine/tableau building and bird interactions and crunches it down to 25-35 minutes. It still has the same great components and theming, although can it keep the same crunch and replayability? Will bird fans like this game, or maybe Wingspan haters (like Ashton) will come around to it now? Stonemaier games has gotten better at packaging and symbolology, so that is coming into play with the Elizabeth Hargrave design! And yes, you can fit the cards and eggs into your literal pocket!

Table of Contents:
Intro/Overview - (0:00)
How to Play - (0:47)
Pros - (1:34)
Cons - (6:38)
Recommender Score - (6:54)
Ashton's Personal Score - (8:44)

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Age of Conquerors Track 1
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Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors - Track 2
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Published — 18. Juli 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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Our Ti4 Faction Tier List | With Prophecy of Kings + Thunder's Edge 18. Juli 2026 um 03:31

Our Ti4 Faction Tier List | With Prophecy of Kings + Thunder's Edge

18. Juli 2026 um 03:31

Our Ti4 Faction Tier List | With Prophecy of Kings + Thunder's Edge — We discuss every single faction in our favorite game! We’ve played this area control a combined over 100 times, and we’re here to explain strategy and overall strength for these asymmetric sci-fi alien races. From how their opening fleet is, to how their tech is like we try to cover every facet. The Thunder’s Edge breakthrough is also an important update to mention for every single faction. How are factions with trading, and movement? What are some key strategies to keep in mind for Twilight Imperium? If you play any of the S factions, you will probably be doing a fine job in pursuing winning. But the F tier factions are on a whole ‘nother planet…

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Table of Contents:
Overview -(0:00)
Arborec - (1:26)
Barony of Letnev - (3:44)
Clan of Saar - (6:22)
Embers of Muaat - (7:24)
Emirates of Hacan - (10:09)
Federation of Sol - (11:18)
Ghosts of Creuss - (12:46)
L1Z1X Mindnet - (14:03)
Mentak Coalition - (15:26)
Naalu Collective - (17:57)
Nekro Virus - (20:42)
Sardakk N'orr - (24:57)
Universities of Jol-Nar - (27:03)
Winnu - (28:46)
Xxcha Kingdom - (32:46)
Yin Brotherhood - (38:12)
Yssaril Tribes - (40:44)
Argent Flight - (42:46)
Empyrean - (45:43)
Mahact Gene-Sorcerers - (47:13)
Naaz-Rokha Alliance - (52:49)
The Nomad - (54:01)
Titans of Ul - (57:57)
Vuil'Raith Cabal - (1:00:59)
Council Keleres - (1:03:30)
Crimson Rebellion - (1:06:52)
Deepwrought Scholarate - (1:09:52)
Firmament/Obsidian - (1:13:16)
Last Bastion - (1:17:39)
Ral Nel Consortium - (1:20:05)
Tier List Review and Closing Thoughts - (1:22:34)

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Age of Empires 2 The Age of Kings + The Conquerors Expansion Full Original Soundtrack OST. Composers: Stephen Rippy, Kevin McMullan.
Shamburger; I Will Beat On Your Behind; Drizzle (Firelight Smoove Mix); Machina del Diablo; T Station; Bass Bag; Ride, Lawrence, Ride!; Smells Like Crickets, Tastes Like Chicken; Operation Monkey; Tazer; Pork Parts; Pudding Pie; Tide Me Over Warm 'em Ups; Voodoodoodoo; The Bovinian Derivative; Case in Point Paste; Mountain Lie On, Seamus and Chamois; Subotai Defeats the Knights Templar; Roi-r!, Basura! Basura!; Neep Ninny-Bod

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Published — 07. Juli 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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I don’t understand my favorite Stonemaier Game 07. Juli 2026 um 16:30

I don’t understand my favorite Stonemaier Game

07. Juli 2026 um 16:30

I don’t understand my favorite Stonemaier Game — We examine Duel of Meloch, a combo of Scythe and Expeditions! This standalone 1-2 player game has many Euro and area control features, like variable player powers and even combat. With a new character and mech for new factions to play with, Stonemaier fans will have a lot to play with here! However we’re really not sure about balance because of how the scoring works with the race track (Jamey Stegmaier’s favorite mechanic). Is the expedition side just weaker, or is it just this box, since we haven’t played with the base Expeditions components nor the expansion content. Just need more time and energy to play Grimcoven!

Duel of Meloch Impressions - (0:00)
Ashton’s Quick Personal Score - (10:15)
Alexander’s Additional Thoughts - (11:50)

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Published — 01. Juli 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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How Dungeon Crawling became a vibe 01. Juli 2026 um 16:30

How Dungeon Crawling became a vibe

01. Juli 2026 um 16:30

How Dungeon Crawling became a vibe — The genre of dungeon crawling has transformed immensely throughout the years! From being a simple dungeons and dragons + HeroQuest type of board gaming, it now has crossover with Euros in Gloomhaven but has historically been overtaken by the Ameritrash players. Now, with Awaken Realms games like ISS Vanguard and Lands of Evershade, the genre is transforming yet again. How does dice rolling and flavor text with asymmetric characters fit into all of this? Are there any new BGG games that are actually Dungeon crawlers, even though they don’t seem like so?

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Other games featured: Zeroday.exe, Arkham Horror LCG, Cthulhu Death May Die, Pandemic legacy Season 1, Spirit Island, Eldritch Horror, Tainted Grail Kings of Ruin, Mansions of Madness, Gloomhaven, Jaws of the Lion, Descent: Journeys into the Dark, Munchkin, Cutthroat Caverns, Shadows of Brimstone, Legend of Drizzt, Wrath of Ashardalon, World of Warcraft, Fate, Diablo, The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth, Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, Euthia, Last Night on Earth, Zombicide, Betrayal at House on the Hill, Descent: Legends, Imperial Assault, Oathsworn, Nemesis: Retaliation, Cyberpunk 2077 Edgerunners, Arcadia Quest, Zombicide

Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00)
Dungeon Crawling Definitions - (2:06)
How did we get here?- (7:18)
So what finally is dungeon crawling -(15:08)
Final Thoughts - (19:31)

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Lukrembo - Biscuit
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Published — 26. Juni 2026 ⏭ Shelfside

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Hot Streak QUICK Review 26. Juni 2026 um 16:30

Hot Streak QUICK Review

26. Juni 2026 um 16:30

Hot Streak QUICK Review — We quickly review this extremely popular party game! #4 in the party category on BGG, Hot Streak is for those lucky feeling gamblers who want to draft their bets and on the symmetrical racers, of which you all contribute cards to their deck. Most of the decisionmaking from this racing game comes from what bet to take, then seeing if you want to make a bet risky by flipping it over. How does this compare to Magical Athlete, which is also by the same publisher CMYK? Perhaps the randomness elements are wonky, but perhaps that’s exactly what you’re looking for to play with family!

Other games featured: Camel Up

Table of Contents:
Overview - (0:00)
How to Play - (0:33)
Pros - (1:36)
Cons - (4:28)
Recommender Score - (9:36)
Ashton's Personal Score - (11:19)

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