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Bullet Heaven – A Turn Order Review of Bullet♥︎

Board games and video games share many things in common, but there are certain things that video games can do that board games can’t. Certain genres and styles of games just don’t translate well to an analog experience, and...

A Gentle Rain – Solo Gaming as Self-Care

Solo board games are often the cult films of the gaming hobby (whether The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Room, or Clue). Solo games aren’t big box office because as tables for one they are niche by default, so...

Fort: Evolutionary in its Familiarity – Turn Order

Grant Rodiek's board game designs are always worth checking out. While he may not be a household designer name (yet!), his designs tend to take familiar games and push their boundaries out of the comfortable and into the exciting...

Rainbow Connection – A Turn Order Review of Red Rising

Red Rising is probably my current favorite board game.  Well, goodnight everybody! Oh, you’re still here? Ok, fine. Let’s talk about Red Rising, and why I think it may, or may not, be worth your time at your table.  Of Pedigrees, Thematics,...

Games for Young Kids: Charlie’s Colorforms Silly Faces and Magna Tiles Treasure Hunt

It's been more than a month and we're overdue for more reviews of games for younger children. Like a good absentee parent I'm making it up to you by bribing you with gifts - today I'll be talking about...

RPGs for Young Kids: Amazing Tales & Amazing Heroes

We've been on a bit of an RPG kick here at Turn Order. We've talked about narrative RPGs with Ilor's introduction to Apocalypse World and Tiffany's review of the Apocalypse Powered Brindlewood Bay. I reviewed the Alien Starter system...

The Brindlewood Bay RPG and the Mystery of Cozy – Turn Order

To be cozy is to enjoy feelings of comfort, warmth, or contentment. Words synonymous with cozy: snug, homey, relaxed, cheerful, welcoming, pleasant, soothing. We may not always know what we need when craving cozy but we know it when...

Turn Order: Apocalypse World and its Impact on RPGs

First released in 2010 (and with a revised second edition released in 2016), D. Vincent Baker's Apocalypse World took the world of role-playing games by storm. In many ways, it was the culmination of years of discussions by Baker...

Tabletop Horror – Alien RPG: Starter Set Review

Monster horror can be tough to do on the tabletop. It's tricky to capture the fear of the unknown when creatures are described via blocks of stats and text, and can be hard to build tension when you break...

Games for Young Kids: Outfoxed!

I wasn't planning on making my foray into games for younger children a monthly column but here we are. Going to the game store with my four year-old son has been an interesting exercise; while staying socially distant there's...