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Travel Friendly Games for the Holiday Season – Turn Order

It’s that time of year again! Family gatherings, airports, lots of food, and lots of awkward conversation when all the catching up and family gossip is done. So what do you do with your time outside of football games,...

PAX Unplugged 2022 (It’s Kind of a Fun Story) – Turn Order

I was in Penn Station waiting for the Amtrak’s Keystone Service train to take me ninety miles to PAX Unplugged, a three-day board game and tabletop gaming convention which takes place each December. It was easy to spot who...

No Such Thing as a Free Sandwich – Surrealist Sandwich Art – Turn Order

The adage “there's no such thing as a free lunch” emerged in the 1930’s through the regular practice of bars and saloons offering patrons a complimentary lunch with their drink purchases. Customers generally stayed longer and drank more (and...

Ave, True to Caesar: A Turn Order Review of Caesar’s Empire

Ancient Rome is one of my favorite periods of history, and is a surefire way to make me interested in any product you’re producing. I actually own more games set in ancient Rome than I do any other setting,...

Gaming In the Dark…With Kids! A Shadows in the Forest Review

Playing tabletop games in the dark is usually pretty difficult. It's one of the sacrifices we make for the joy of analog gaming. However, thanks to the inclusion of a tiny little lantern, Shadows in the Dark uses light as...

How to Host a Halloween RPG Session

Halloween is the one time of year where you can be a total nerd in public and nobody is allowed to say anything- or whatever they said in Mean Girls. Whether you play regularly or have a hard time organizing...

Over the Riverfolk and Through the Underground, A Turn Order Review of Root’s First Expansion

Welcome back, intrepid Woodland Warriors, to another edition of Turn Order Talks Root (that’s not real, I just made it up. Darn, it’s kinda catchy). Previously, we reviewed Root, and then discussed what COIN and Wargames are, how Root...

It’s Time to Fight Your Friends: Healthy PvP in RPGs – Turn Order

Most traditional Role-Playing Games assume that the Player Characters are going to be "a party," that is to say a group of individuals working together as a team to overcome obstacles and achieve shared goals. Sure, there may be...

Necromolds Brings the Play-Doh Skirmish Warfare of your 90’s Kid Dreams – Turn Order

We return to Turn Order this week, wading through punched sheets of tokens and tripping over box lids, with an overview of the much hyped (the hype is real friends) game Necromolds, fun for all ages. Mold 'em! Fight 'em! Smash 'em!...

The Curse of Strahd is an Eerie, Open-World D&D Adventure – Turn Order

While any campaign in Dungeons and Dragons can be scary (especially if you start at level 1), The Curse of Strahd takes spooky adventures to a whole new level. But before we get into it in detail, let’s look at...