We Love WarioWare!
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Posted on August 10th, 2018 by
A new WarioWare game has been recently released on 3DS: WarioWare: Gold. It’s kind of a ‘best of’ the series with over 300 games from the franchise. So in honor of that, I figured I’d post a blog about all the games in the series, as it is one of my favorites!
Legacy of Dragonholt (Boardgame)
Posted on July 28th, 2018 by
The Legacy of Dragonholt boardgame is essentially a tricked out choose your own adventure. Allowing freeform character generation and spanning multiple volumes, it is more than a simple book. However, despite its boardgame sized box, but it is not a traditional boardgame. If that sounds interesting to you, Legacy of Dragonholt is a great choose-your-own adventure experience with strong role-playing game flavor.
Pearl & Marina amiibo
Posted on July 25th, 2018 by
It’s been a little while, but some new amiibo figures have been recently released, and of course I got them and will share them with you here. It’s Pearl and Marina from Splatoon 2! In the first Splatoon game, Callie and Marie were the game’s hosts, broadcasters, and musicians for the competitions. But in the sequel, they’ve been kind of replaced by these two newcomers, who pretty much do the same thing.
Thunderstone Quest (Boardgame)
Posted on July 19th, 2018 by
The fantasy-themed deckbuilder, Thunderstone, has reappeared with some minor improvements and the option of (mildly) story-based campaign play in the form of Thunderstone Quest. Initially launched as a Kickstarter, a second Kickstarter has just begun with previous and new offerings. As with other deckbuilders, Thunderstone has players purchase cards from a central tableau to improve their starting deck of cards, but it also introduces an area for players to use their cards to defeat monsters for additional points. Thunderstone Quest is the third version of the game, polishing up a few rough edges and introducing a story-based campaign mode to link a series of games together.
Cary’s Best Games of 2018 SO FAR Awards Show!
Posted on July 13th, 2018 by
Can you believe this year is already half over? What I like to do this time of year is write about the best games of the year so far. Everyone is all excited over recent E3 announcements, and most of the really good titles come out during the Christmas season at the tail end of the year, and the games that come out earlier tend to be forgotten. So this is where those games get their due. Keep in mind that no outside opinions went into the making of this list. It’s just my own picks. And if a game is missing from my list, it either didn’t appeal to me as much, or I just simply haven’t played it yet. Can’t play all the games out there, you know! Anyway, without further ado, welcome to Cary’s Best Games of 2018 SO FAR Awards Show!
Star Trek Ascendancy – Borg Assimilation (Boardgame)
Posted on July 10th, 2018 by
Star Trek Ascendancy is a civilization building wargame. Previously only a competitive affair, the Borg Assimilation expansion adds in a Borg race that runs rampant through the galaxy. Players can cooperate to defeat it, or risk being assimilated (and taking over the Borg race themselves.) The expansion now allows a solo play version of the game (win before the Borg takes over) but if more than one player is present the game remains a competitive one (although with a common enemy.)
Memoarr! (Boardgame)
Posted on June 28th, 2018 by
Memory based games are a great equalizer between young and old. Memoarr! starts out like most, with a grid of upside down cards. However, rather than matching pairs of cards, players attempt to create a chain of cards, with each card matching the landscape or animal of the previous one. The result is a memory matching game with just enough spin to mark it different from the others. It becomes more unique when using the advanced rules which has the cards triggering special actions based on the animal on the revealed card.
RPG Minis Update – Spring 2018
Posted on June 26th, 2018 by
WizKids recent Wardlings release is a great line of kid-themed pre-painted miniatures. Each kid-model mini comes with an associated “pet” to add a bit of playfulness to any RPG session. WizKids other mini lines (D&D Icons of the Realms and Pathfinder Battles) keep on truckin’ with a couple jungle themed releases and one that fits in with D&D’s most recent adventure book. While minis aren’t cheap, they can add a bit of flash and excitement to any game night.
E3 2018 Part 3: Classics Both Mini and Mega
Posted on June 22nd, 2018 by
When people at E3 asked what my favorite game I played at the show was, and I replied with “Mega Man 11,” they would say (sometimes rather disappointingly), “Oh, you’re an old-school gamer.” Yeah, well, I may be old school, but I’ve still got it (I just don’t remember where I put it). But being old-school isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as classic games are coming back in big and small ways! I noticed it so much so at E3 that I’ve dedicated my final article of the show to all the classic gaming related stuff I saw!
E3 2018 Part 2: Nintendo Made a Smash, but Didn’t “Win” E3
Posted on June 21st, 2018 by
For the second part of my E3 articles, we’re finally going to talk about Nintendo! But before we get to that, let’s take a look at more game companies I met with at E3, and what games they had! And maybe some random pictures, too.
