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Chills and Frights Await in Don’t Go In There! – Turn Order

Halloween is my favorite holiday. As a theater geek at heart, I love dressing up, decorating my set­—uh, my yard, that is. With lights and fog I’ve made a new world, if only for a short time. Halloween parties...

Horrifying RPGs for a Horrifying Month! – Turn Order

Earlier this week we introduced you to a few board games to get you in the October mood. Today we're back to add some RPGs to the mix!  Monsterhearts 2 Powered by the Apocalypse Get your spooky fix with a side of teen...

Board Games for Scary Season- Turn Order

Pour yourself a pumpkin latte and pass the candy, it's scary season! While actual horror can be hard to get across over a board game, there is no shortage of moody, eerie, or Halloweeny games to celebrate! Stay tuned...

So Close to Something Great: Using Dark Souls Miniatures in Your 5e RPG!

We have previously covered the Dark Souls RPG and showed off some painting guides for the Dark Souls Miniatures. As the minis are advertised as "5e Compatible", Luke is here to share his experiences incorporating them into a game...

A Turn Order look at Terraforming Mars and its Card Game Version, Ares Expedition

Terraforming Mars, a critically acclaimed board game released in 2016 by FryxGames, takes players into the seats of futuristic corporations whose minds are focused on just two things: making money and terraforming the red planet. Not necessarily in that...

Campus Politics and Labor Strife, it’s Campus Wahala! – Turn Order

Over the past 30 years, the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Nigeria has embarked on strike no less than 16 times. This is the backdrop for Campus Wahala! Pidgin is the unofficial lingua of the Nigerian people and a...

No Gods, No Minions. Fight for Glory in Kleos – Turn Order

Kleos is a welterweight area control game set in the era of Greek myths. This is a genre flush with so many titles that it has its own pantheon of great classics. Blood Rage, Cyclades, Small World and so many...

On Board Games and Heraldry, a Blazon Review – Turn Order

When I heard my wife idly mention that someone was doing a boardgame about heraldry, my attention went from dormant to couchant. When I found out it was going to be for sale at GenCon, I became sejant (perhaps...

A Hollywood Style Zombie Shoot-and-Run: Zombicide Season 2 Review – Turn Order

This month, I went back to Gen Con after a few years away from the Midwest in general. My family tends to move around a lot and since we have moved to the West Coast the logistics of planning,...

Where to Play Tabletop RPGs Online – Turn Order

Who doesn’t love TTRPGs? Sitting down with handfuls of dice, your meticulously curated character sheets, and hallucinating an adventure with your friends while sitting around the dining room table. But what if you all can’t make it around that dining...