Postgame.13 – She’s Crunchy

Postgame.13 – She’s Crunchy

Welcome back to Postgame, Sidequest’s “monthly” podcast, where the editors lay down hot takes on cold games. It’s been a minute, but Postgame is ready to play catchup and we’re hoping to be able to upload about an episode a week until we’re, well, caught up. This month, Naseem, Zora, and Melissa talk about the tabletop games they’ve been playing recently (or… had been in August of 2021).

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December Roundtable: Games That Got Us Through 2020

December Roundtable: Games That Got Us Through 2020

Wow, it’s December 2020! The Year of Eternal March is somehow drawing to a close, and we can only hope that things will be brighter in 2021. We’ve all no doubt found our own ways to make it through this uniquely difficult time, but as this is a gaming site, let’s talk about the games getting us through it.

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Exploring My Legacy: Adventures in Gloomhaven

Exploring My Legacy: Adventures in Gloomhaven

Gloomhaven is one of those legendary Kickstarter stories, fueling the idea that if you have a good, solid game, you can enjoy outrageous success. In 2015, it presented itself as a “cooperative game of card-driven combat set in a persistent fantasy campaign.” Choices would have real impacts upon characters and the world, changing them forever over several sessions (i.e. a legacy game). This first Kickstarter raised $386,104, just over five times its original goal. By 2017, the fact that designer Isaac Childres had actually delivered on his original game (combined with glowing reviews) meant he experienced a much more wildly successful campaign this time. Though the 2017 Kickstarter’s goal was $100,000, Gloomhaven took in nearly $4 million in pledges (40 times the target amount). (more…)

Table for One: Board Games to Play on Your Own

Table for One: Board Games to Play on Your Own

There are times when you just miss the tactile nature of physically playing a game—the dealing of cards, the rolling of dice, the organising of your resource cubes. But how can you play board games by yourself, whether it’s because everyone is busy or you just want to eschew other human beings for a spell? Are you reduced to another stirring round of Solitaire? Will you bean-count as you shift those stones in Mancala? Fear not, intrepid adventure-seeker. A number of multiplayer board games have supplied rules for solo play, allowing you to embark on desktop expeditions with only yourself against the world. (more…)