Charlie Theel
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St. Louis, MO, United States
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Sky Team board game sticks the landing at this year’s Gen Con
Sky Team is a board game inspired by real-world pilots, and it’s easily one of the best board games of the year. Hands on with Gen Con’s unconventional hit. → Read More
Oink Games’ colorful collection of small-box board games wows at this year’s Gen Con
Oink Games, the quirky Japanese publisher known for sharp design, has four new small-box board games for this year’s Gen Con. Polygon had a chat with the CEO. → Read More
Board gamers have campaign fatigue, and publishers need to adapt quickly
Campaign board games have taken hold of the tabletop space, but gamers are getting fatigued. Publishers need to pivot, because the trend of endless play is killing us. → Read More
Tabletop Escape Room UNLOCK! Returns With Dinosaurs, Boogeymen, and Arabian Nights
This genre has exploded. There are gobs of tabletop escape room games vying for our attention, each offering their own set of gizmos and props to enrapture. → Read More
The HELLBOY BOARD GAME is Here and it’s Fantastic
Whether you enjoyed the new Hellboy film or found yourself missing the magic of Guillermo del Toro, the style and vision of Mike Mignola's seminal work have → Read More
3 Board Games Hiro From BIG HERO 6 Would Love
Who doesn't love playing with robots? Even better when they blow stuff up, tear off limbs, and generally run amok. Hiro took to bot fighting as an outlet for → Read More
Why Sci-Fi Wargamers & RPGers Should Grab & Play CORE SPACE
You walk by a table and you stop. Sitting between two giddy players is this maze of corridors, each adorned with access panels, piping, and sagging wiring → Read More
Build Your Own Doomsday Device in VICTORIAN MASTERMINDS
When designers Eric Lang and Antoine Bauza get together, you best pay attention. Individually, these two titans are responsible for classic titles such as Chaos → Read More
MANSIONS OF MADNESS is Back With Horrific Journeys
The calendar keeps rolling and Fantasy Flight Games' Mansions of Madness 2nd edition doesn't quit. Horrific Journeys is the latest big box release, offering → Read More
IMPERIUS is Basically DUNE the Card Game
In 2017 Grant Rodiek released Solstice: Fall of an Empire, a phantom of a game you've likely never heard of. That's because only 500 copies were printed, → Read More
Be Like The Opportunity Rover and Explore Foreign Planets With These 3 Games
Space exploration is majestic, capturing the spirit of curiosity and imagination for anyone who's looked at the stars and wondered what was above. Last week, we → Read More
Warhammer 40K Goes Back to the Board With HEROES OF BLACK REACH
Warhammer 40,000 Heroes of Black Reach is a funny product. This one is a wanderer, stuck between worlds and attempting to find its way. It's a miniatures game → Read More
THE EXPANSE BOARD GAME Gets an Expanse-ion, DOORS AND CORNERS
The Expanse is underrated. Sure, the television series seems to be doing just fine now that Amazon has resuscitated its near-limp body, but this is one of the → Read More
DUELOSAUR ISLAND is the 2 Player Card Game of Building Dinosaur Theme Parks
Dinosaur Island was a massive hit in 2018. It blended Michael Crichton and John Williams with worker placement and action selection courtesy of designers John → Read More
MARVEL STRIKE TEAMS is the Spectacular Superhero Dungeon Crawler
There's never really been a top-shelf Marvel game. Upper Deck's Legendary has its moments, but it struggles to convey a coherent narrative that empowers players → Read More
Fantasy Flight Announces App-Driven LORD OF THE RINGS Cooperative Game
Hot off the press is Fantasy Flight Games' announcement of The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth. This fully cooperative adventure game will support 1 → Read More
The Crew of FIREFLY ADVENTURES Expands To Include Book, Inara, River & Simon
Gale Force Nine's Firefly board game is a sprawling adventure of assembling our favorite crew and taking on the 'verse. It's been a huge hit that's seen → Read More
Travel Ancient Lands in the MAGIC: THE GATHERING Board Game HEROES OF DOMINARIA
Magic: The Gathering is a big deal. You know this, I know this; it's a truism plain and simple. Thus, by extension, Magic getting a board game is likewise a → Read More
THE GRIZZLED is back with a Special Armistice Edition
When CMON Games' The Grizzled landed in 2015, I was gobsmacked. This timeless artifact of game design landed out of nowhere, offering a very subtle yet → Read More
Fly a Viper on Your Tabletop in BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: STARSHIP BATTLES
Yes, the reimagined Battlestar Galactica ended in 2009, and yes, we don't give a frak. Neither does Ares Games as their newest release, Starship Battles, is a → Read More