Welcome to Battle Reports, where we run down strategy and the ins and outs of a particular tabletop game. This time, we tackle Fantasy Flight’s X-Wing Miniatures Game in a […]
EVE Online: Why I quit playing after I finally got good
I managed to avoid MMOs for a long time. Then I met EVE. In my life, I’ve played a little of everything except massively multiplayer games. But I finally succumbed […]
Kickstarter of the Week: D6 Shooter
https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/projects/1337089/video-572570-h264_high.mp4 Take on the roll of a bounty hunter in the Old West and hunt down bandits. Armed with your trusty six shooters (a pile of six-sided dice), you have to […]
Douglas & Dragons, Ep. 54: Dire Pancetta
In this episode, the Douglas and Dragons guys are fighting a wasp the size of a horse, two rhino-size dire boars and now something else is coming. Also, the guys come across […]
GenCon 2015 Wrap-Up: Our favorite games, products, new releases
We’ve finally gotten over our post-Gen Con hangover, and we have lots to talk about from the con. Several of Crit For Brains’ correspondents hit the event and came back […]
Douglas & Dragons, ep. 50: There’s Nothing in the Drugs
Download a free map to celebrate this landmark episode! Get it here. In this episode, the Douglas and Dragons crew has dispatched the denizens of this mysterious tower, so they […]
Dungeon Mastering 101
In this episode of the Douglas & Dragons podcast, three DMs talk about their craft. Doug, John and Jared talk about DMing, planning, weekly games and other random stuff. The […]
Kickstarter of the Week: ‘Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs’
In “Regalia: Of Monarchs and Men,” you play a prince who comes home to his expected fairy tale only to find his city in ruins. You control the prince, his friends and […]
Video: How to make foam dungeon rooms
Our pal Wayne from the DnD5e Podcast has been making some really cool dungeons for his D&D games. We here at Crit For Brains are envious of his pieces, but […]
Diving into Infinity: A guide for beginners
I’ve been admiring Infinity for a couple years now. I’ve never really been into wargaming. The idea of buying up a bunch of expensive Warhammer armies and using templates and […]