Ruel Gaviola
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Southern California, CA, United States
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Channel Your Inner GODZILLA With These City-Stomping Games
With Godzilla: King of the Monsters hitting theaters May 31, 2019, we’re in the mood to make like our favorite kaiju (“strange beast”) and terrorize the nearest → Read More
Eat, Drink, and Game in the Capital of the Philippines
Spend any time in Metro Manila, home of the capital of the Philippines, and you’ll probably experience the region’s infamous traffic and stifling heat. → Read More
10 Great Games to Play on Your Travels This Summer
The late, great Anthony Bourdain once said, “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s → Read More
Bird and Gaming Enthusiasts Take Flight in WINGSPAN
When I first heard about Wingspan, I didn’t think a board game about bird enthusiasts was something in my wheelhouse. I’m a fan of Stonemaier Games, though, and → Read More
Get Ready For Spring With These Beautiful Nature-Themed Games
As the days get longer and warmer and take us out of winter, annual traditions begin to make their way into our lives. From the annual spring cleaning to the → Read More
Get Grub, Grog, and Games at L.A.’s Largest Gaming Gastropub
Step into The Dragon & Meeple and you’ll immediately feel the love that’s gone into co-owner Chris Buskirk’s passion project. From the big, game-friendly → Read More
Movie-Themed Board Games to Play on Oscar Night
Hollywood’s biggest night happens every February, as the world tunes in to watch the Academy Awards. Not all of our favorite movies of the year will win an → Read More
Why SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Deserves an Oscar
Black Panther has received plenty of well-deserved accolades since its release last year. Not since The Dark Knight has a superhero movie garnered as much → Read More
Rise, Conquer, and Rule in COURT OF THE DEAD: MOURNERS CALL
The eternal battle between the forces of Heaven and Hell rages on in the Underworld. There is no longer a distinction between good and evil; the war has become → Read More
Forge Your Nation and Watch It Fall in ICARUS – A DM-Less RPG
From the Qing Dynasty to the British Empire, great powers ruled much of the world for centuries at a time, and they all had one thing in common: they eventually → Read More
Stop the Evil Wizard (Or Fend Off the Pesky Heroes) in VALOR & VILLAINY: MINIONS OF MORDAK
The evil wizard Mordak has vanished after the good King Shapiro died in a freak catapult accident. Before disappearing, he warned, “Foolish mortals! I shall → Read More
Big Game Sunday: Epic Board Games to Play on Sunday (or Any Day)
If you're the kind of person who thinks of Rams as a resource in a Uwe Rosenberg game, or Patriots as a faction in a wargame, you can still have your own Sunday → Read More
10 Awesome Board Games For Comic Book Fans
It's a great time to be a comic book fan. Whether it’s re-reading the stories themselves, watching the larger-than-life heroes on the big screen, or playing the → Read More
Nine Fantastic Games to Play on National Puzzle Day
I’ve loved solving puzzles for as long as I can remember: my love of jigsaw puzzles comes from my mom while my daily crossword habit is something I picked up → Read More
ARBORETUM: The Relaxing Yet Ruthless Art of Planting Trees
Ah, the great outdoors. A nice walk among beautiful trees providing shade and protection from the sun, makes for a pleasant afternoon. And what could be more → Read More
Our 19 Most Anticipated Board Games for 2019, Part 2
Game publishers both big and small released new board games at a dizzying rate in 2018. We started looking at some of the 19 most anticipated games of 2019 → Read More
Our 19 Most Anticipated Board Games for 2019, Part 1
Game publishers both big and small released new board games at a dizzying rate in 2018. This is the first of two parts of our look at the 19 most anticipated → Read More
Ring in the New Year with These Fabulous Grown-Up Party Games
Ah, New Year’s Eve. While some of us will pack Times Square to watch the ball drop and others will flock to Vegas for its ginormous block party, most of us will → Read More
Go Back to Baker Street With These Stellar Sherlock Holmes Games
First appearing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has been investigating cases for over a century. While he typically proclaims his → Read More
Journey to FIREBALL ISLAND to Face the CURSE OF VUL-KAR (Overview)
The mighty Vul-Kar is not happy. Decades ago, adventurers stole Vul-Kar’s gem, with some of them being engulfed by fireballs. Now, a new generation of glory → Read More