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Games from the Crypt #4 – Julian Courtland-Smith’s One Hit Wonder

My friend who had never played Survive! asked, “is this a co-op game?” I replied, telling a half or maybe quarter truth, “Yes, sort of.” Another friend who had played responded immediately “When Michael says its ‘sort of’ a co-op game...

Games from the Crypt #3: The Gothic Game

Today in Games from the Crypt, it's The Gothic Game from 1992, a nasty, chaotic player vs player contest to survive the night in a haunted house.

Games from the Crypt #2: HeroQuest – Stephen Baker Got it Right

Games from the Crypt is heading back to the dawn of the 90s for the grandfather of dungeon crawling boardgames, HeroQuest.

Games from the Crypt #1: Monopoly

MB1975 is kicking off a new column about boardgames from back through the history of the form, starting with the -- or a -- grandaddy of them all: Monopoly.

BattleTech History: “Building the Perfect ‘Mech” in 1987

Howdy everyone and welcome to something a bit different! BattleTech is a very old game, stretching back to 1984 in its precursor form as BattleDroids. Over the 41 years of this game's life, there have been countless books, products,...

In the Beginning: The Origins of the Black Library

Jay Kirkman starts reviewing The Black Library from the very beginning -- all the way back in 1989.

A History of Miniature Violence: What Edition of Kill Team is it, Anyway?

We take a look at the history of Kill Team, and try and answer the question: "What do we call this new edition?"

A History of Miniature Violence: Age of Sigmar’s Launch

In the beginning, there was the End Times, and nothing was ever going to be the same. This is the time of turmoil. This is the era of war. This is the Age of Sigmar. When you ask someone about...

Our Best Year in Gaming Winner: 2004

We finally did it. After six weeks and dozens of articles, our Patrons settled on the best year in gaming. And by a margin of only three votes, 2004 is our champion.   This was a tough one, but it ultimately came down...

The Best Year in Gaming: The Final Matchup

Well, here we are. Fifty articles, dozens of votes, and more than a month later, we've finally arrived at our final matchup. And even though we were determined to look at more than just video games, it was always...