Every couple of years (or so) I blog through my top 50 or top 100 games over on my personal blog, akapastorguy. In 2022 and 2024, I shared that list with our faithful readers here at the OG… and I’m back … Continue reading →

There’s been a veritable deluge of Heroscape over the past month and a half. The follow-up to the successful appearance of GI Joe (Go, Joe!) and Cobra in the realm of Valhalla is a wealth of new common squads and … Continue reading →

The new era of well-designed automata and solo modes for multiplayer games, coupled with excellent new solo game designs, is actually quite heartening to someone (me!) who finds something very satisfying about physically playing a game: shuffling cards, moving pieces, … Continue reading →

Honestly, I’ve been waiting for this Unmatched box for three long years. My younger son and I were playtesters for these characters in 2023 and fell head over heels in love with them. It’s a treat to get to write … Continue reading →

I sat here at my computer for a long time, trying to come up with a creative name for this review. I mulled over pop culture references (“SETI: The Truth Is Out There” and “You Can’t Spell SETI Without E.T.”) … Continue reading →

Thanks to the evil machinations of Doctor Mindbender, a hole has been ripped in the space/time continuum and both the G.I. Joes and their arch enemies (COBRA) have been sucked into Valhalla. In real life terms, that means that the … Continue reading →

The last few RenegadeCon events have included a Heroscape Designers Roundtable… which isn’t actually round, since they are appearing on camera via Zoom or Teams or some such wizardry of our modern age. But there is a lot of talking … Continue reading →