Flamecraft was introduced to us from friends while on a trip to Boston. I quickly fell in love with the concept and adorable art! There are these wonderful little artisan dragons that all have specialities, like baking bread or making potions. Honestly, how can you beat that? It took a few rounds to get the
I have frequently expressed how Everdell is my favorite board game in the hobby. Way back in 2018, somewhere between liking board games and becoming a hobbyist, I found a Kickstarter for what seemed like a sweet little game about forest critters. I backed it, my first time ever backing anything on Kickstarter, and waited.
Autumn hits different in Florida. Instead of nice, crisp days, apple picking, and fuzzy blankets, we’re smack dab in the middle of a humid hurricane season with thunderstorms almost every single day. While the weather has it’s charm, it just is not quite the same as the New England fall I grew up with. Luckily,
After having played Boop, we tried Boop Shuffle. I thought for sure I would understand gameplay right away. After all, I had just learned Boop. But, once again, I was wrong! Boop Shuffle is a game in its own right with a different set of rules. You still want three cats in a row, but
Boop goes by the tagline “A Very “Thinky” Game for 2 Clever Cats.” It is a MENSA Select winner, won Game of the Year as an Origins Award Winner and was also the winner for American Tabletop Awards – Early Gamers. Needless to say, it has been well recognized for both it’s thoughtful mechanics and
Welcome Travelers to this week’s Port of Entry! Today we are focusing on some Tabletop Role Playing Game (TTRPG) terms and acronyms that you may have heard, but aren’t so sure what they mean. When I first started out, I was afraid to ask what a d8 was (It’s an 8 sided die). While I
The first time I heard about any Dungeons and Dragons campaign in detail, a friend described how their game broke up and they were no longer on speaking terms with some of the players. In the campaign, two player characters began dating. The two characters were happy in the setting. In real life, one of
Berry here,! Join me at the Port of Entry! Any and all willing creatures are welcome here! When I began to play more and more TTRPGs, my friends who had not yet joined the community became interested and asked to join. As I welcomed them into our games, it became increasingly apparent that many TTRPGs
I had the opportunity to chat with Rich about Hatchling and Inspirisles. I am excited to share this experience with you and cannot wait to play Inspirisles! Hatchlings, an entertainment company with Rich Oxenham at the helm, is designed to promote deaf awareness and teach sign language through role-play experiences. The recently funded Kickstarted project
Recently Berry Plays Games was gifted a package from Niche City Games. Inside were three card games: mishy match, Pickles & Poppycock, and Overlap. We were very excited to get to try these out and dedicated a whole game night to playing them. We first played mishy match. This might have been one of the
