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Recap: SoCal Smackdown – Part 1

By GeekInsight | Published September 6, 2010

While many people were attending other, larger conventions, I elected to participate in a far smaller and more intimate endeavor – SoCal Smackdown. In prior years, Smackdown has been simply a giant miniatures competition. Primarily Warmachine and Warhammer 40k. This was the first year that Smackdown was opened to card games, board games, RPGs, and [...]

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Review: San Juan – Puerto Rico Jr.

By GeekInsight | Published August 27, 2010

Last week we looked at Puerto Rico – one of the giants of the Euro game genre. Puerto Rico proved to be so popular that it wasn’t long before a spin-off card game was created. I’m happy to report, however, that San Juan is a tremendous game. It brings the same flavor and challenge of [...]

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Game Review: Magic: The Gathering (Archenemy)

By Andrew | Published July 30, 2010

We’ve talked about Magic on the podcast a few times, and I think this latest wrinkle is worth throwing an article up, as well. One thing the World of Warcraft TCG has going for it is a strong co-op multiplayer experience in the form of the Raid decks. Made to simulate the MMO’s experience of [...]

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News: Protospiel Game Contest

By GeekInsight | Published July 28, 2010

Protospiel is a board game conference for game developers and those who want to be. The convention includes a lot of playtesting with everyone providing feedback for the various games that have been developed. In addition to the home grown games, major publishers will sometimes bring their prototypes to be tested as well. This year, [...]

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Variant: The Dating Game

By GeekInsight | Published July 15, 2010

This post goes out to the single gamers, as well as the married gamers who remember their single days. As one of the newer members of the married club (seven months – yay!), I got to thinking about the various games I played on dates. Yes, I’m a nerd. Generally, on the second date or [...]

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Review: Lost Cities – Not all it’s cracked up to be

By GeekInsight | Published July 2, 2010

As I’ve mentioned before, I have a special place in my heart for two player games. When you’re looking for a way to pass the time with a single friend they are great.  Perfect for spouses, too. And they don’t eliminate conversation like watching a movie or TV can. However, not every two player game [...]

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Overrated: Games That Fall Short

By GeekInsight | Published July 1, 2010

Last week, we talked about underrated games. This week, I thought we’d hit the flip side of the coin. Occasionally, I’ll hear great things about a game. I’ll check out reviews and everyone seems to love it. I might even hear from real people, whose opinion I trust, that the game is great. Based on [...]

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News: Dixit wins the Spiel des Jahres!

By GeekInsight | Published June 30, 2010

I previously reported that the Spiel des Jahres nominees had been selected.  On Monday, the Spiel jury came back and pronounced Dixit the winner!  I haven’t had the opportunity to play Dixit, but from my review of the game and in discussions with people who have played it, it seems to be a subtle cross between [...]

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Game Review: Munchkin

By GeekInsight | Published June 25, 2010

As I posted previously, Munchkin is one of the more underrated games that I’ve played.  Munchkin is thematically lighthearted.  Every card is humorous, and most play off of recognizable monsters and spells for the D&D player.  One quick example is the monster that a player may face: The Grassy Gnoll.  If that got a chuckle [...]

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Game Review: Warhammer Invasion LCG

By Andrew | Published June 8, 2010

Warhammer Invasion LCG Fantasy Flight Games 2 players 30 – 60 minutes Rating: Buy It So you probably don’t need me to tell you whether or not you like card games such as Magic: The Gathering. You either do or you don’t, am I right? If, however, one of the things that turns you off [...]

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