Sure, I'm having myself a blast here at the CMON Expo, but that doesn't mean I'm too busy to take a bit of time to get you your Review Roundup this week. That just wouldn't be right. So let's get to i
Sure, I'm having myself a blast here at the CMON Expo, but that doesn't mean I'm too busy to take a bit of time to get you your Review Roundup this week. That just wouldn't be right. So let's get to it.
Today we have: Team Play, Raid and Trade, Beast of Balka, Witch’s Brew, Blood Rage, Blood Rage - 5th Player Expansion, Blood Rage - Kickstarter Exclusives, The Siblings Trouble, Temp Worker Assassins, Android: Mainframe, Rubicon's M8 Greyhound/M20, Across the Dead Earth miniatures and, THMiniatures Terrain.
Drive Thru Review:
Team Play Review
Board Game Quest:
Raid and Trade Review

iSlaytheDragon:
Tally Ho! (A Preview of Beast of Balka)

Of Brews and Brooms (a review of Witch’s Brew)

Toucan Play That Game:
Blood Rage Review
Blood Rage - 5th Player Expansion Review
Blood Rage - Kickstarter Exclusives Review
The Siblings Trouble Review
Temp Worker Assassins Review
Play Board Games:
Android: Mainframe Review

Battle Brush Studios:
Rubicon's M8 Greyhound/M20 Review
Across the Dead Earth miniatures Review

The Esoteric Order of Gamers:
THMiniatures Terrain Review

Today we have: Team Play, Raid and Trade, Beast of Balka, Witch’s Brew, Blood Rage, Blood Rage - 5th Player Expansion, Blood Rage - Kickstarter Exclusives, The Siblings Trouble, Temp Worker Assassins, Android: Mainframe, Rubicon's M8 Greyhound/M20, Across the Dead Earth miniatures and, THMiniatures Terrain.
Drive Thru Review:
Team Play Review
Intro (00:00); game overview (00:55); final thoughts and review (04:10)
Board Game Quest:
Raid and Trade Review

As stated in the game’s title “Raid & Trade”, this game focuses on raiding and trading, but offers the experience of a post-apocalyptic exploration game with smatterings of combat and set collection thrown in for good measure.
In Raid & Trade, players act as survivors of a third world war and are attempting to win the eye of the Regents of the Golden City. The players do this by attaining favor, crafting items to bolster their skills, and satisfying quests that are exposed as the game progresses. This game is highly interactive as players trade and fight with each other, vie for houses to raid and the Outpost to gain favor, and search for the right combinations of resources.
iSlaytheDragon:
Tally Ho! (A Preview of Beast of Balka)

Beast of Balka is a two-player abstract tilt of maneuver and encirclement. Pieces are represented by tokens and move about hexes on a roughly hexagonal board. Players control four hunting parties each, while the beast begins in the center with four bloodlust tokens – aka hit points – beneath it. There are two smaller monsters, salamanders, with a bloodlust token apiece which also begin in the middle of the board.
Of Brews and Brooms (a review of Witch’s Brew)

Witch’s Brew is a role selection/resource management card game for three to five players. Players are witches in a potion-making contest. They recruit helpers to gain ingredients, money, and ultimately potions. The player with the most points is the winner.
Toucan Play That Game:
Blood Rage Review
In this video you can find out my final thoughts on Blood Rage by Cool Mini or Not.
Blood Rage - 5th Player Expansion Review
In this video you can find out my thoughts on the Blood Rage 5th Player Expansion by Cool Mini or Not.
Blood Rage - Kickstarter Exclusives Review
In this video you can find out my thoughts on the Blood Rage Kickstarter Exclusives by Cool Mini or Not.
The Siblings Trouble Review
In this video you can find out my final thoughts on The Siblings Trouble by Pencil First Games.
Temp Worker Assassins Review
In this video you can find out my thoughts on Temp Worker Assassins by David Newton. This review is based on a prototype of the game ahead of the kickstarter launch.
Play Board Games:
Android: Mainframe Review

In Android Mainframe you are a runner looking for fame and fortune. Can you secure more zones in this area control game set in the Android universe?
Battle Brush Studios:
Rubicon's M8 Greyhound/M20 Review
In this review Battle Brush Studios' Sigur takes a look at one of Rubicon Model's latest releases - the M8 'Greyhound' / M20 Armoured Utility Car.
After a troubled development phase and some interesting attributes for a recon vehicle, the M8 became a staple for US cavalry formations and saw use around the world up to this day.
Across the Dead Earth miniatures Review

In this review Battle Brush Studios' Sigur takes a closer look at the latest release for Dead Earth Games' Across the Dead Earth, a post-apocalyptic skirmish game set in the UK.
The figures depict a pair of sisters who seem to be quite capable of surviving in the remains of civilization.
The Esoteric Order of Gamers:
THMiniatures Terrain Review

Universal Head has been looking for some atmospheric tabletop terrain for ages, and is excited about this particular Kickstarter campaign by THMiniatures. The Esoteric Order of Gamers reviews this gorgeous resin scenery, paints it up, and see how it looks on the gaming table.
Across the Dead Earth
Android: Mainframe
Battle Brush Studios
Beast of Balka
Blood Rage
Board Game Quest
Board Games
Card Games
CMON
CMON_
Drive Thru Review
Fantasy Flight Games
Historical
iSlaytheDragon
Mage Company
News
Pencil First Games
Play Board Games
Raid and Trade
Review Roundup
Reviews
Rubicon
Team Play
Temp Worker Assassins
Terrain
The Esoteric Order of Gamers
The Siblings Trouble
THMiniatures
Toucan Play That Game
Witch’s Brew
WWII