turn order

Kids on Bikes: The System So Obvious It’s Brilliant

In the ever-expanding world of RPGs, it can be hard to find a new system that doesn’t feel like an offshoot of D&D or Powered by the Apocalypse—at least not a system that feels playable. That’s not for nothing;...

Turn Order’s Top 10 Games We’re Excited About From GenCon

Ah, GenCon! For those of us who enjoy our gaming on the tabletop, there really isn’t a bigger convention and expo show than this one. Every year publishers big and small bring their upcoming titles to reveal, demo, and...

Dungeons, Dice & Danger: Roll & Write Survival

Once upon a time, board game critic Dan Thurot tweeted and lightly admonished a sliver of the Board Game Discourse thusly: “Are board games Just Math? Sure. In exactly the same way that books are Just Words, movies are...

Why You Should (Maybe) Buy Root in 2022, Part I: A Turn Order Review

In 2019, a game burst into the world that would catapult Leder Games, and in particular Cole Wehrle and artist Kyle Ferrin, into the tabletop stratosphere. The Cuddly COIN game Root has since become something of a phenomenon, with...

Not Quite Good Enough – Power Rangers: Deck Building Game – Zeo: Stronger Than Before Review

I'm a millennial. And as a millennial, we are prone to endless purchases based on nostalgia. I thought I was above all of that until I saw the Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game – Zeo: Stronger Than Before. My inner...

Checkmate Daddy: A Story Time Chess Review – Turn Order

A month or so ago we took our kids to the local ice cream parlor. While we stood in line my older son (age 6) noticed that some of the tables had playing pieces and a chess board on...

Berried Treasure – A Sweet and Savory Treat

The folks at Restoration Games are ludo-archaeologists. They recover beloved, out-of-print board games, retcon and restore them (natch), then re-release them for the modern game player’s sensibilities. Some Restoration discoveries are as mythic as the Holy Grail – as in...

Hands on with RuneScape the Boardgame! – Turn Order

RuneScape was not my first MMO, but it holds a special place in my heart. My little brother is 10 years younger than me and RuneScape was his first MMO. He started playing while I was away at college and...

A Day at the Races: A Turn Order Review of Long Shot

Horse racing, historically, is one of the oldest, semi-universal “sports” of human history. For some reason, humans really like watching horses run in an oval. While there are certainly debates over the treatment of horses, the weirdness of horse...

Something Gained, Something Lost – Gloomhaven: Digital Review

In June of 2017 Games Workshop released the 8th Edition of Warhammer 40k. This was a dramatic release, resetting the entire game with minimal carryover from 7th edition. While 8th changed the trajectory of my tabletop gaming life, only 4...