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Category: Card Games

OgreCave review: Nightfall

April 29, 2011 Allan Sugarbaker Card Games, Reviews Leave a comment

As a student of deck building games, Lee felt it was his sworn duty to examine Nightfall by AEG. Though the card game’s dark world of vampires and werewolves has plenty to explore, Lee’s review focuses mainly on the basic

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2011 Origins Award nominees announced

April 14, 2011 Allan Sugarbaker Board Games, Card Games, Dungeons & Dragons, Game Design, Industry, Miniatures Games, Roleplaying Games Leave a comment

It’s that time again: this year’s Origins Award nominees have been announced. The shortlists in categories that range from Best RPG and Best Board Game to Best Miniatures Rules are posted, and feature many of the past year’s most popular

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OgreCave review – Thunderstone: Dragonspire

April 4, 2011 Allan Sugarbaker Card Games, Reviews Leave a comment

Lee has been exploring the deck building game Thunderstone in all it’s versions in order to keep us properly informed. Today he continues to keep us up to date on the latest expansion with his review of Thunderstone: Dragonspire from

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Sightings of April Foolishness

April 1, 2011 Allan Sugarbaker Card Games, Geek Culture, Industry, Roleplaying Games Leave a comment

A few companies made up stuff today to amuse us, and in some cases, we hope it will become true. In case you avoided this day of World Wide Wackiness, here’s a few tidbits we’ve spotted: Wizards of the Coast

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Gamewright Brings GUBS and Other New Titles to Toy Fair 2011

February 15, 2011 Lee Valentine Card Games Leave a comment

If you are at Toy Fair 2011 this week be sure to stop by the Gamewright booth. They are unveiling a variety of new games for their 2011 lineup, including a new product called GUBS. It was previously self-published by

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Petroglyph Announces Elves & Dwarves Expansion for Graxia

February 15, 2011 Lee Valentine Board Games, Card Games, Computer and Console Games, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Petroglyph, the makers of Guardians of Graxia, has announced a new expansion for the PC version of the game. It is called Elves & Dwarves, and it is available from major PC direct download services. The expansion features two new

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OgreCave reviews – Alvin & Dexter, Doomgate Legion

February 11, 2011 Allan Sugarbaker Board Games, Card Games, Reviews Leave a comment

Lee knocked out a couple of solid reviews that have been sitting on my desk for a bit, so let’s get them both put up for the world to enjoy. We’ll start with his review of Ticket to Ride: Alvin

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OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide, parts 2 and 3

December 10, 2010 Allan Sugarbaker Board Games, Card Games, D20, Dungeons & Dragons, Geek Culture, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Leave a comment

The holiday season continues to rage around us all, and you may be caught up in the spirit of giving, or way behind on your shopping. Either way, the crew of OgreCave has more gift giving suggestions for you as

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OgreCave review – Cat & Chocolate

December 2, 2010 Allan Sugarbaker Card Games, Reviews 2 comments

Looking for a new party game to try out with the local crew (family or otherwise) over the holidays? Lee may have tracked down just the game for you, in the form of Cat & Chocolate. This card game requires

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OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2010, part 1

November 26, 2010 Allan Sugarbaker Board Games, Card Games, Dungeons & Dragons, Features, Geek Culture, Roleplaying Games Leave a comment

The holidays are here again, and whether you’ve waded into the Black Friday madness for gifts, or prefer to sit back and contemplate your cheer-giving purchases a bit, you may be in need of suggestions. To that end, the Cave

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OgreCave Gaming News Update: Three from NeonCon 2010!

November 12, 2010 Allan Sugarbaker Card Games, Conventions, Geek Culture, Industry, Interviews, Miniatures Games, Roleplaying Games Leave a comment

I was lucky enough to make it out to NeonCon 2010 in Las Vegas last weekend, and even though I had to leave the festivities early, I managed to sit down with a few interview victims. The result: three new

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OgreCave review – Fictionaire

October 21, 2010 Allan Sugarbaker Card Games, Reviews Leave a comment

Always keeping busy, today Lee has provided us with a review of Fictionaire by Days of Wonder. This trivia/party game has similarities to Balderdash, yet with a few entertaining twists that establish the game’s unique feel. If you’re looking for

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OgreCave reviews – Z-Man Games week: Road Kill Rally

October 14, 2010 Allan Sugarbaker Board Games, Card Games, Reviews Leave a comment

As we near the end of our Z-Man Games week, Andy gives us his review of Road Kill Rally. This Mad Max-like race to the finish line is a bloody, frantic, unpredictable good time. Andy has thoroughly kicked the tires

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OgreCave review – Z-Man Games week: The Speicherstadt

October 13, 2010 Allan Sugarbaker Board Games, Card Games, Reviews One comment

Our week-long look at Z-Man Games releases continues today with Demian’s review of The Speicherstadt. This Eurogame asks players to manage resources and win auctions for special cards, which can grant special abilities later in the game. In this manner,

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OgreCave review – Heroes of Graxia

October 5, 2010 Allan Sugarbaker Card Games, Reviews Leave a comment

Lee knows a good card game when he plays it, but is Petroglyph’s Heroes of Graxia counted among them? This Magic: The Gathering meets Dominion game opens new territory for card gamers on the lookout for new systems. Lee enjoyed

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