As we wrap up this rather interesting year, I thought it would be a good time to look back and list off some of our best board game discoveries of 2020.
2020s Best - The best board games and RPGs we played for the first time in 2020. Reviews of Knot Dice Squared and Back to the Future Dice Through Time. Also, some virtual gaming, more Knot Dice and another book of Hogwarts Battle completed.
Tabletop Terror - Best Horror-Themed Games. A number of great games for playing on or around Halloween including a bunch of suggestions from The Lobby. Sticking to the theme we have reviews of the ALIEN RPG Starter Set and EXIT: The Catacombs of Horror. We diverge a bit in our week in review where we’ve got first thoughts on Chronicles of Crime 1400, Robotech Force of Arms and more.
As Halloween fast approaches I thought it would be a good time to talk about Horror board games and spooky boardgames great for a horror-themed game night.
End of Summer AMA, Tabletop Transitions. Discussion topics include going back to earlier editions of D&D for players who really like min/maxing, transitioning from competitive games to cooperative ones, swapping from blogging to podcasting, RPG systems we did not enjoy, the shift to online gaming, and success in content creation. Sticking with the theme we take a looking back at Azul Summer Pavilion and look forward to the spooky season with a review of Scooby-Doo! Escape from the Haunted Roller Coaster. Finally some early and disappointing thoughts on CO2 Second Chance and Watergate. I also got a chance to play Welly Can Land a rather amusing beer-based board game and Unlabeled another beer-based game we recently reviewed.
I have no clue why there are suddenly a number of Scooby-Doo themed board games out there, but my inner child is loving it. Scooby-Doo! Escape from the Haunted Mansion is an escape room in a box style puzzle game featuring Mystery Incorporated.
A live unboxing of the board game Scooby-Doo Escapes from the Haunted Mansion, a new Scooby themed puzzle game from The Op. This escape-room-in-a-box contains two chapters and is meant to be played in one or two sessions by one or more players.
