Is Arydia the Next Board Game Superhit

Hot on the heels of checks notes a thousand other dungeon crawler campgain games comes another dungeon crawler campaign game! But wait, what is that smell? Is it… success? There’s certainly a buzz about Arydia. It feels like something is different, new, fresh. Some might say even exciting? Is it possible that this oversaturated genre is getting a shot of arydialine in its arm?

The answer, as it always turns out, isn’t so simple. Arydia is definitely a game that sports a wow factor but not everything is wow, some of it is just ow. More on this in the review itself.

Earthborne Rangers is One in a Million

Earthborne Rangers is a shower game. Don't actually play it in the shower, the cards will melt quicker than you can say "enviromentally sustainable." But do play it. And afterwards it will haunt your thoughts.

You'll think about Earthborne Rangers when you're having your lunch sandwich on a park bench, when you look out your kitchen window with your morning coffee, when you're walking your dog, and yes, every time you have a shower.

Earthborne Rangers is a game that stays with you because it's a game that gives more than it has. It's unusual structure ensures that every session ends with more lingering thoughts, questions, mysteries, that hook you in for just one more play.

Oh, and it's also a co-operative "LCG inspired" campaign game with all that deck construction cardy-combo goodness that you expect from games like Lord of the Rings and Arkham Horror the Card Games, but comparing it to those does it an injustice. It's so much more!