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Hobbit, Batman, Archer, Star Wars-the many faces of Love Letter
Released in 2012 by AEG, Love Letter—a card game designed by Seiji Kanai—is set the fictional realm of Tempest where players attempt to woo Princess Annette by… sneaking love letters into the palace and into her hand. (I know... and there's even a wedding edition. But it's still good!) This fiction gives way to a game of bluffing and deduction that moves incredibly fast and has a surprising layer of strategy within its small deck of 16 cards.
Zombies, frostbite, and betrayal: Dead of Winter review
When the zombie apocalypse inevitably comes, I sure hope I’m not stuck in the small town that’s the setting for Dead of Winter. Because boy, are those people just plain screwed. Traversing the hostile wasteland in the vain hope of scavenging supplies, fending off the never-ending onslaught of the undead—the end of the world is rough enough without a bunch of backstabbing friends making things harder.
Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition reviewed
Dungeons & Dragons just celebrated its 42nd birthday—an auspicious number, to be sure—some 16 months after the release of its 5th edition. Since D&D’s latest release in August of 2014, many players and Dungeon Masters have rolled their polyhedrals in approval, and publisher Wizards of the Coast has grown its support for the world’s most popular role-playing game in ways you might not have expected.
Reviewed: Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition
227 with 85 posters participating Ars Cardboard View more stories Dungeons & Dragons just celebrated its 42nd birthday—an auspicious number, to be sure—some 16 months after the release of its 5th edition. Since D&D’s latest release in August of 2014, many players and Dungeon Masters have rolled their polyhedrals in approval, and publisher Wizards of the Coast has grown its support for the world’s most popular role-playing game in ways you might not have expected.
A Star Destroyer on your table: Ars reviews all three Star Wars miniatures games
This week Ars Cardboard dives into miniatures wargaming—but forget stereotypes of tiny Napoleonic soldiers walking across home-crafted terrain. We’re talking about Star Wars miniatures here, from capital ships to TIE fighters to Darth Vader himself. If you’ve ever wanted to command a squad of X-Wings, take control of an Imperial Star Destroyer, or experience a shootout with stormtroopers, the current trio of licensed Star Wars miniatures games from Fantasy Flight have you covered.
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Ars Cardboard looks at the popular kinda-cooperative zombie board game.
By Don Mappin, Kyle Chapman, Eric Berger Verified, Sebastian Anthony, Sam Machkovech, Aaron Zimmerman, Nate Anderson Verified, Kyle Orland Verified, Ron Amadeo Verified, Sean Gallagher, Andrew Cunningham, Chris Lee, Rupert Goodwins Verified
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