Tag Archives: WizKids

Gen Con 2024 – Wizkids Tales, Trails, and minis

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Matt J Carlson

Wizkids was back with their chimera of a booth showing off the latest in boardgames and miniatures. Tales of the Arthurian Knights A sequel to the narrative-driven Tales of the Arabian Nights, Arthurian Knights once again has players exploring a … Continue reading →

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Scribbling Furiously: A Review of D&D: Dungeon Scrawlers – Heroes of Undermountain

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Mark Jackson

When I (Mark) was a DM (Dungeon Master to those uninitiated in the Deep Magic of role-playing games) – which, let’s be clear, was a very long time ago – I carried around a pad of graph paper in my … Continue reading →

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Pinball Wizard, Part Deux: A Review of Super-Skill Pinball: Ramp It Up!

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Mark Jackson

Nobody trusts anyone, or why did they put tilt on a pinball machine? Steve McQueen Almost two years ago, I regaled you (our faithful readers) with tales of old-fashioned arcades and my relative lack of expertise at pinball… and I … Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: Gen Con 2021 – RPGs

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Matt J Carlson

Gen Con started out in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin a little over 50 years ago. It focused on wargames until the mid 70’s when the first tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons, came onto the scene, quickly overtaking prominence at the … Continue reading →

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Matt Carlson: Gen Con 2021 – S to W

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Matt J Carlson

The Gen Con 2021 boardgaming blog is over, it’s time to sit back and enjoy a cup of tea… Earl Grey, Hot, if you please. When write these up, I rip out pages of my notebook as I winnow down … Continue reading →

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Super-Skill Pinball 4-Cade: First Impressions

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Mark Jackson

Designers: Geoff Englestein Publishers: WizKids Players: 1-4 Time: 20-40 minutes Times Played: 5 (with a promo copy published online by WizKids)  I’ve played a decent amount of pinball in my day. (Seriously, I’m 55 years old… I can remember the … Continue reading →

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