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Let’s take a look at what is hot this August 2026 on Kickstarter and see if there is anything you might find interesting to close out the summer months. We hand pick Kickstarter Campaigns each month here. Let’s dive in!
Dungeons and Dragons fans finally have some solid things to look forward to for the famous tabletop RPG. Here is everything Wizards of the Coast has announced for the 2026 and 2027 years ahead.
It’s that time again to see what is HOT this time in the summer months for board games and table top Role Playing games on Kickstarter. We have hand selected what we think are the coolest new games trending on Kickstarter for you to take a look at and see if it’s worth your money to back!
Get ready to dive into the world of Marvel Super Heroes as Magic the Gathering has a new cross over. Wizards of the Coast has released Magic The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes on June 26th 2026.
A Song of Ice an Fire. The series from George RR Martin that started back in 1996. Yes the series is now 30 years old. Older than a majority of fantasy readers. It’s also incomplete. At the time of creating this blog post the wait for the Winds of Winter has now outlasted the time it took George RR Martin to write the first 5 books in the series combined. Today we are going to talk about the wait for the Winds of Winter, our hopes for a continuation the series as well as our thoughts on writers making their fans wait for new content.
We have a good selection of games currently on Kickstarter to share with you this June. Check them out, back and share what meets your fancy!
Talisman has entered it’s 5th edition after being picked up my Avalon Hills in 2024. This replaces the 4th Edition game that was traded around between Games Workshop, Fantasy Flight Games and Pegasus Spiel.
Cibola Burn is that fourth installment to The Expanse Series by James S.A. Corey and happens to be on of my favorite books in the series. This book sends us into the gates into new worlds with weird new life forms and new challenges. Let’s dig into Cibola Burn to see if this installment holds it’s weight to the rest of the series.
HeroScape is a miniature wargame that breaks the tradition of the game board. With creations of battle maps and scenarios that are as numerous as whatever you would want to create using the unique hexagonal tile based system. Here is everything you need to know about HeroScape
We are back after a long hiatus of Kickstarter Games to have on your radar. We have a good set of games that are on the backing lists this May so let’s dive right in!
The second installment to the Expanse series by James S.A. Corey was released in June of 2012 after the success of Leviathan Wakes which started the series out with a bang. This book builds off the events of the first book, while taking the feel of the story into a different direction and adding in some new characters. So is it worth your time? Let’s dive right into this review with the new characters.
Leviathan Wakes is the first book in the Expanse series created by duo authors under the name James S.A. Corey. This book has mixed feelings from fans of the series as it stands out theme wise to other books in the series that come later on. But is the difference a good thing? Let’s dive into what this book is all about.
Released in August of 2024, the first book The Mercy of Gods is the first installment in the planned trilogy known as the Captive’s War. Written by the same Authors that brought you The Expanse James S.A. Corey. This Author duo are at it again with a new, an unattached adventure from the Expanse Universe.
Let’s take a look at what is hot this August 2026 on Kickstarter and see if there is anything you might find interesting to close out the summer months. We hand pick Kickstarter Campaigns each month here. Let’s dive in!
Dungeons and Dragons fans finally have some solid things to look forward to for the famous tabletop RPG. Here is everything Wizards of the Coast has announced for the 2026 and 2027 years ahead.
It’s that time again to see what is HOT this time in the summer months for board games and table top Role Playing games on Kickstarter. We have hand selected what we think are the coolest new games trending on Kickstarter for you to take a look at and see if it’s worth your money to back!
Get ready to dive into the world of Marvel Super Heroes as Magic the Gathering has a new cross over. Wizards of the Coast has released Magic The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes on June 26th 2026.
We have a good selection of games currently on Kickstarter to share with you this June. Check them out, back and share what meets your fancy!
Talisman has entered it’s 5th edition after being picked up my Avalon Hills in 2024. This replaces the 4th Edition game that was traded around between Games Workshop, Fantasy Flight Games and Pegasus Spiel.
HeroScape is a miniature wargame that breaks the tradition of the game board. With creations of battle maps and scenarios that are as numerous as whatever you would want to create using the unique hexagonal tile based system. Here is everything you need to know about HeroScape
We are back after a long hiatus of Kickstarter Games to have on your radar. We have a good set of games that are on the backing lists this May so let’s dive right in!
Here we are in 2022 with the announcement of the games return with a brand new master set. Avalon Hill revealed Heroscape: Age of Annihilation at Gen Con in 2022. This return of HeroScape will be hitting shelves as a master set. A Master set is the term used with HeroScape meaning it’s everything you need to get started playing. From Dice, cards, miniatures, other game pieces, and of course it’s signature terrain.
With the rise in popularity to Dune with the recent film release. Board game enthusiasts’ might be looking for a Dune themed game to play at the table. Lucky for you there are actually several games to pick from in the Dune Universe, these are some of the best board games in the Dune setting.
Dungeons and Dragons fans finally have some solid things to look forward to for the famous tabletop RPG. Here is everything Wizards of the Coast has announced for the 2026 and 2027 years ahead.
Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition has released many pre written adventures covering everything from deep dungeon delves to political intrigue. From fighting demons and devils to riding dinosaurs. There is no shortage of what these adventures cover. Today we will be ranking each of the adventures for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.
Looking for a massive dungeon crawl that scopes the entire module of a campaign? Waterdeep Dungeon of the Mad Mage has you covered. This 23 level deep dungeon is guaranteed to give players their fill from cover to cover with Dungeoneering goodness.
Few campaign books in the 5th Edition library stand out to me like the 2 part series of Waterdeep. Specifically, today we will be looking at the Waterdeep: Dragon Heist campaign setting and letting you know if it’s a campaign worth running.
For someone that may just be getting started with Dungeons & Dragons, one of the most tangible and used items for playing the game is a set of Dungeons & Dragons dice. Dungeons & Dragons dice sets are called a “polyhedral dice set”.
Welcome to the expansive hobby that is Dungeons & Dragons. There are so many books, podcasts, streams and videos about this fantastic game, but getting into it can be pretty daunting. Today I will be walking you through how to play Dungeons & Dragons.
A new source book is being released for the 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. Van Ritchen’s Guide to Ravenloft is slated for a release of May 18th 2021.
Wizards of the Coast has announced the next book that will be released for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition called Candlekeep Mysteries. This book will be the first of it’s kind taking on a large assortment of mystery adventures using the 5th edition ruleset.
The next book in the expansion of rules for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition is Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. This book will contain a large assortment of new things that can be be useful for players and Dungeon Masters alike. Let’s take a look at what comes with Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything.
One of the most intimidating things as a new player to Dungeons & Dragons is creating your character for the game. Today we are going to list how to create your Dungeons & Dragons character step by step.
Discover the source of a mysterious death curse in the jungles of Chult. In this Dungeons & Dragons adventure, players can deal with wacky concepts of dinosaurs in D&D and get nostalgic vibes to one of the most famous dungeons ever created for the game. Today we are reviewing Tomb of Annihilation.
Curse of Strahd Revamped was announced by Wizards of the Coast recently and will be coming in a premium box set. Wizkids is also set to release 2 premium miniature sets to compliment the release.
After the breaking of the ordening that hold the giants in order, the entire world of the giants descends into chaos. Storm King’s Thunder is an adventure module for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. So how good is this book, let’s find out.
New miniatures from Wizkids are set in the theme of the Dungeons and Dragons Icewind Dale Rime of the Frostmaiden adventure module. So bundle up cause these miniatures are going to be cool!
Icewind Dale Rime of the Frostmaiden was leaked as the next Dungeons and Dragons book. This will likely be the book announced at D&D live later this year.
The leak stemmed from a video that was posted on the D&D beyond channel in which was later quickly removed but not before several people were able to get their hands on some screen shots of the book.
Anyone that has had the idea of running their own dungeons and dragons game has all been there. We all started from the same place whether the dungeon master is Matt Mercer from Critical Roll or your best friend in middle school. Being a Dungeon Master for the first time is both intimidating and overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be, worry no longer as these 10 tips will make any beginning dungeon master level up!
Today we are about to go on an adventure through all the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition books that contain adventure modules in them. Only 1 book that has been produced by Wizards of the Coast will come out on top. Will your favorite book be the last one standing?
Something is amiss in the Forgotten Realms. It’s up to the players to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of some dwarven delegates. What they uncover though could have dire consequences on the realm forever.
Mythic Odysseys of Theros is the next adaptation of Magic the Gathering themed sets to the realm of Dungeons & Dragons. The partnership was proven to be a popular choice, merging synergy of the Magic the Gathering brand with Dungeons & Dragons itself.
Are you looking for a large amount of new magic items to choose from for your Dungeons & Dragons campaign? Griffon’s Saddlebag has what you are looking for, and it’s fully funded! Let’s see what is promised with this KickStarter campaign.
Let’s take a look at what is hot this August 2026 on Kickstarter and see if there is anything you might find interesting to close out the summer months. We hand pick Kickstarter Campaigns each month here. Let’s dive in!
It’s that time again to see what is HOT this time in the summer months for board games and table top Role Playing games on Kickstarter. We have hand selected what we think are the coolest new games trending on Kickstarter for you to take a look at and see if it’s worth your money to back!
We have a good selection of games currently on Kickstarter to share with you this June. Check them out, back and share what meets your fancy!
We are back after a long hiatus of Kickstarter Games to have on your radar. We have a good set of games that are on the backing lists this May so let’s dive right in!
April has some pretty cool Kickstarter games out for backing! From card games to party games to even classic Chess, we cover an assortment of different types of games this month looking for backing on Kickstarter. let’s take a look!
This February we see some really cool supplements to some of our most favorite tabletop RPG games. Some new unique board games, and some cool new card games. Let’s dive in and see some of the most popular games on Kickstarter for February 2021!
Another year another month, it’s time to jump into the Kickstarter Games You Should Know About for January 2021. We are trying a new format this year as we continue to put the spotlight onto our favorite Kickstarter Campaigns.
December is in full swing and with it are our picks for our favorite board game Kickstarter campaigns for the month! So let’s dive right in to the games!
Another month another list of Games that you should Know About on Kickstarter August 2020. This month we have the return of the studio that brought you endangered orphans, New Dwarven Forge terrain, and much more. Let’s dive right in.
The King Killer Chronicles is a series written by Patrick Rothfuss that started back in 2007 almost 20 years ago with the Name of the Wind. Since that time, there has been the release of 2 novellas the sequel to The Name of the Wind titled The Wise Mans Fear.
A Song of Ice an Fire. The series from George RR Martin that started back in 1996. Yes the series is now 30 years old. Older than a majority of fantasy readers. It’s also incomplete. At the time of creating this blog post the wait for the Winds of Winter has now outlasted the time it took George RR Martin to write the first 5 books in the series combined. Today we are going to talk about the wait for the Winds of Winter, our hopes for a continuation the series as well as our thoughts on writers making their fans wait for new content.
Cibola Burn is that fourth installment to The Expanse Series by James S.A. Corey and happens to be on of my favorite books in the series. This book sends us into the gates into new worlds with weird new life forms and new challenges. Let’s dig into Cibola Burn to see if this installment holds it’s weight to the rest of the series.
The second installment to the Expanse series by James S.A. Corey was released in June of 2012 after the success of Leviathan Wakes which started the series out with a bang. This book builds off the events of the first book, while taking the feel of the story into a different direction and adding in some new characters. So is it worth your time? Let’s dive right into this review with the new characters.
Leviathan Wakes is the first book in the Expanse series created by duo authors under the name James S.A. Corey. This book has mixed feelings from fans of the series as it stands out theme wise to other books in the series that come later on. But is the difference a good thing? Let’s dive into what this book is all about.
Released in August of 2024, the first book The Mercy of Gods is the first installment in the planned trilogy known as the Captive’s War. Written by the same Authors that brought you The Expanse James S.A. Corey. This Author duo are at it again with a new, an unattached adventure from the Expanse Universe.
The Expanse is a series that became popular after airing on the SyFy Network and follows the events of the book series written by the author James S.A. Corey. This series started in 2011 With the Leviathan Wakes. This is the first book in the series. There are however other pieces to the series that can be read as short stories that expand the lore of the series.
The Wheel of time is an epic adventure written by Robert Jordan with later writing credits to Brandon Sanderson. Over this series of 14 books and a prequel there is so many characters and locations. But the length of the series itself can be daunting. Today we will be going over the order to read the Wheel of Time. We will also let you know when we believe it’s best to read the prequel to the series.
Frank Herbert’s Dune is one of the greatest science fiction novels. But the book we have all heard of is actually just the first entry in a series of novels. Today we are going to beak down the reading order of the Dune series, and provide some clarity to some of the more complex aspects of the series.
Talisman has entered it’s 5th edition after being picked up my Avalon Hills in 2024. This replaces the 4th Edition game that was traded around between Games Workshop, Fantasy Flight Games and Pegasus Spiel.
If you have heard of the game talisman, it might be accompanied by it’s many many expansions. One of our favorite and a common favorite to the community as a whole is the Talisman Reaper Expansion. today we will look at everything you get with the Reaper expansion and if it’s an addition worth adding to your game.
Today we will be unboxing the Talisman Dragon Expansion reprint from Pegasus Spiele. This expansion is considered a large expansion and is themed with dragons. Inside contains 3 dragon factions, new characters, and even a new double sided center board. Let’s dive right in.
Today we will be unboxing Cataclysm for Talisman 4th Edition. This set comes with a big brand new center board and some unique mechanics that really change up the playstyle of the game.
Explode the quantity of quests to your game of Talisman with the Sacred Pool Expansion reprinted by Pegasus Spiele! This is a small expansion for the Talisman Revised 4th Edition set that comes with massive character models and a swath of new quests. Today we will be unboxing the Talisman Sacred Pool Expansion to see what all comes inside!
Talisman Revised 4th Edition Firelands expansion is all about the burning of cards and land. This small expansion brings the new mechanic to the game utilizing new terrain cards and burn tokens that get placed throughout the board.
Talisman is one of the best fantasy board games out there. It has been around forever and has a rich backlog of editions and expansions over the years. It’s so popular in fact that the game itself and it’s expansions continue to sell out making it a true treasure to pick up. Today we are going to give you our ranking of all the expansions out there for Talisman 4th Edition revised.
Nomad Games has released a new expansion that is not for the faint of heart with the Talisman Digital Edition Legendary Decks. Released on May 7th 2020, this set proves to be a substantial challenge for players looking for tougher monsters, and more crazy items and effects. Let’s dive on in and see how this expansion is broken up and what it has to offer.
I sense a disturbance in the force! On May 4th 2020, also popularly deemed Star Wars Day, Usaoply and Games Workshop announced a new themed version of Talisman that will be arriving in the Fall of 2020. Yes that is right, Star Wars Talisman!
A Song of Ice an Fire. The series from George RR Martin that started back in 1996. Yes the series is now 30 years old. Older than a majority of fantasy readers. It’s also incomplete. At the time of creating this blog post the wait for the Winds of Winter has now outlasted the time it took George RR Martin to write the first 5 books in the series combined. Today we are going to talk about the wait for the Winds of Winter, our hopes for a continuation the series as well as our thoughts on writers making their fans wait for new content.
The Wheel of time is an epic adventure written by Robert Jordan with later writing credits to Brandon Sanderson. Over this series of 14 books and a prequel there is so many characters and locations. But the length of the series itself can be daunting. Today we will be going over the order to read the Wheel of Time. We will also let you know when we believe it’s best to read the prequel to the series.
Harry Potter is one of the most successful series put to film, but it’s surprisingly hard to find out information on what versions of the films are available. Today we answer the question, where are the extended editions for Harry Potter?
Lord of the Rings The Two Towers is the second movie in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy by Peter Jackson. Today we will review Two Towers and let you know where it sits in comparison to the other two movies in the series.
After over a decade, the Star Wars series returned to the silver screen with Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace. This film would take viewers on a journey of the events leading up to the original trilogy that the series became so famous for. Today we will look at Star Wars the Phantom Menace and let you know if the film held up or not. This is our review of Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace.
In the early days before the Marvel Cinematic Universe exploded out with heroes and characters there was Iron Man. In 2008 marvel Studios brought us Iron Man a movie that to this day feels a little different from the other marvel movies in the universe. Here is our review of Iron Man.
The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring is the first movie in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. This trilogy would come to be know as one of the greatest trilogies of all time on film. Based on the writings of J.R.R Tolkien, Fellowship of the Ring is a must watch. Here is why.
The Lord of the Rings started releasing over 2 decades ago now. With it came multiple releases of the film through the years. The biggest question out the trilogy though is “What is the difference between the theatrical and extended edition version of Lord of the Rings?”
Take the fun environment of the 90’s aesthetic which is becoming increasingly popular with time and mix it with some over the top action that become expected with Marvel movie and you get Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel is the second movie in the Marvel cinematic universe timeline at the time of writing this article and has had the benefit of all the movies that have come before it.
One of the greatest Scifi fantasy series of all time, Star Wars has captured the imagination of people for decades now. As a huge Star Wars fan through the years I decided it was time to put pen to paper rank the Star Wars saga from worst to first. This is the Star Wars Saga Ranked.
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The King Killer Chronicles is a series written by Patrick Rothfuss that started back in 2007 almost 20 years ago with the Name of the Wind. Since that time, there has been the release of 2 novellas the sequel to The Name of the Wind titled The Wise Mans Fear.