Category Archives: Board Games

Legendary: Noir Expansion

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Ross Windsor

Among the infinite number of alternate universes contained in the stories of Marvel Comics, there lies a world set in the dark and forbidding streets of the gangster-dominated 1920s and ’30s, where the heroes, mostly devoid of superpowers, must rely … Continue reading →

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Legendary: Deadpool Expansion

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Ross Windsor

The rapidly growing popularity of Marvel’s most famous mercenary, capped by a highly successful solo film in 2016, inspired Upper Deck to base an entire small box expansion around the mouthy anti-hero. Featuring characters from Deadpool’s more recent adventures, and … Continue reading →

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Legendary Villains: Fear Itself Expansion

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Ross Windsor

Two years after the release of Legendary: A Marvel Deck-Building Game, Upper Deck introduced another core set, Legendary Villains. In this spin-off version of the game the roles are reversed, with players acting as the villains and brawling against various … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek: Live with Jeffro Johnson

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Declan Finn

The Catholic Geek: Live with Jeffro Johnson 01/22 by We Built That Network | Culture Podcasts: At 7:30PM, EST host Declan Finn will welcome the illustrious Hugo Award Nominee Jeffro Johnson, where we will cover as many topics as … Continue reading →

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Widow’s Walk – Reenter the House on the Hill!

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Ross Windsor

In 2003, one of the most iconic board games of all time hit the market. It earned a 2nd edition in 2010, but other than that, the world of Betrayal at House on the Hill has never been revisited. Until … Continue reading →

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Codex: Card-Time Strategy is Here!

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Andy

You might recall that half a year ago, I had a post about an upcoming game called “Codex”. I was incredibly excited for it, and at long last it’s shown up! I had a bit of a look through the … Continue reading →

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Legendary: Civil War Expansion

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Ross Windsor

Tying in with this year’s release of the MCU film, Captain America: Civil War, Upper Deck has designed a big box expansion for Legendary revolving around the event. The expansion follows the version from the comics predominately, but there is … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Awards

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Matthew Bowman

A lot of attention has come to the state of awards in the field of science fiction and fantasy in the last few years, thanks to increasing problems with and arguments over the Hugo Awards. If you’re unaware of why, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Board Games, Commentary, Culture, Fantasy, Fiction, Gaming, Plugs and Promotions, Science Fiction, Tabletop RPGs, Video Games | Tagged DragonCon, HonorCon, Hugo Awards, The Royal Manticoran Navy, Worldcon | 23 Comments

A Flight of Dragon Awards

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Declan Finn

DragonCon is a convention that takes place every year over the Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta, GA. It is, by all accounts, the largest sci-fi and fantasy convention on the planet Earth. If you don’t believe me, their minimum … Continue reading →

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Legendary – Secret Wars: Volume 2 Expansion

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Ross Windsor

The dimension-spanning Secret Wars story, introduced into Legendary with a big box expansion in the summer of 2015, continues in Legendary’s sixth expansion, released in December of the same year. However, while Secret Wars, Volume 2 may be a sequel … Continue reading →

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Magic! Intrigue! Civil Unrest! An Early Look at the Game “Mistborn: House War”

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Andy

Once upon a time, a mad genius by the name of Brandon Sanderson began penning an epic fantasy trilogy that turned into the literary equivalent of intricate Swiss clockwork: the Mistborn series. It’s a high fantasy series about people who … Continue reading →

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Legendary – Captain America 75th Anniversary

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Ross Windsor

*I had originally intended to discuss Secret Wars: Volume 2 next, but the flash drive containing my write-up has inexplicably and annoyingly disappeared. Rather than delay longer while I rewrite the article, I’m skipping ahead to the expansion following Secret Wars: … Continue reading →

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Legendary – Secret Wars: Volume 1 Expansion

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Ross Windsor

In the latter half of 2015, Marvel Comics ran a major series of stories affecting their entire superhero universe. It involved the various parallel dimensions and alternate universes colliding: two universes go in, only one comes out! Two teams – … Continue reading →

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Legendary: Guardians of the Galaxy Expansion

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Ross Windsor

As a tie-in to the Guardians of the Galaxy film of 2014, Upper Deck introduced the third “small box” expansion for Legendary: A Marvel Deck-Building Game (the game’s fourth expansion overall, following Dark City, Fantastic Four, and Paint the Town … Continue reading →

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Legendary: Paint the Town Red Expansion

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Ross Windsor

In the base game set of Legendary: A Marvel Deck-Building Game, Upper Deck established a core group of well-known and beloved heroes to take on equally recognizable villains. One such hero was Spiderman, arguably the most famous hero of Marvel … Continue reading →

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Legendary: Fantastic Four Expansion

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Ross Windsor

It’s been a while since we looked at the wonderful world of Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game, far longer than I intended, but the time has come to return to this universe of heroes and villains! When last we left … Continue reading →

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Why I’ve Got My Eye on Codex

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Andy

Because there’s a card called Nautical Dog, with the flavor text “They found him in a lake.” That’s why. End of post. Also, the card that gives you ambush sharks. More seriously, Codex is a game that I’ve had my eye on … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Games, Gaming | Tagged Card Games, Strategy | 3 Comments

Legendary: Dark City Expansion

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Ross Windsor

As fun as the base game of Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game is, from the start there was always room for additions and improvements. Those upgrades have come in six expansions since Legendary’s creation in 2012, the most recent … Continue reading →

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Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Ross Windsor

If you’re looking for gifts for your avid gamer friends or family this Christmas, or just interested in adding something to your own collection of tabletop games, I can’t recommend a better choice than Upper Deck’s Legendary: Marvel. Legendary is … Continue reading →

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Boardgames I’ve Been Playing

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Andy

So, for a change of pace from my recent posts, I’d like to take a step to one of my other areas of interest: boardgaming. I’ve been into boardgaming for a while. And by that, I don’t just mean playing … Continue reading →

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