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Favor Of The Pharaoh vs. To Court The King
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One things I appreciated about To Court The King was its simplicity. Roll dice, unlock more dice and special abilities, repeat. Now, Favor Of The Pharaoh retains this basic concept, but adds unique dice types, scarab tokens with special abilities, and several other components and complexities, which concerned me. Let’s take a look at this game’s new additions, and see whether or not they compliment, or over-complicate, this dice rolling game.
February 16, 2016
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February 2016 Board Game Selections with Chaz Marler
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My inaugural week on The Dice Tower continues with an experimental video about the games I recently added to my collection, and why. It seems like there's always some curiosity about which games enter and leave people's collections, so I thought this might be fun to document in video form.

What have your experiences with these games been, and what's joined and left your collections recently?
February 3, 2016
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Quartermaster General - Board Game Review
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Quartermaster General is a fast-paced war game based on card play, as opposed to chucking dice. In the game, maintaining your supply lines, while destroying your enemies’, is critical for victory.
November 2, 2015
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Booze Barons (Kickstarter Preview)
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Can you deliver the most whiskey during prohibition while exposing your competitors for the filthy, lawbreaking bootleggers they are? If so, then you may have what it takes to be the next Booze Baron!
September 6, 2015
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Mint Tin Mini Apocalypse Overview
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An overview of Min Tin Mini Apocalypse, by SubQuark Games.

Mint Tin Mini Apocalypse Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/subquark/mint-tin-mini-apocalypse

SubQuark Games: http://subquark.com
August 22, 2015
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Cauldron (Kickstarter Preview)
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Cauldron is a game for two to five players, in which each player assumes the role of an alchemist competing for the title of Grand Infusionist, a title which only one player can achieve, because that’s the way board games work.
May 15, 2015
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Mage Wars Companion App (Review)
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The Mage Wars companion app is designed to works in tandem with the Mage Wars board game to track your stats as you play. It also includes a comprehensive deck editor. Does it achieve its goals, or does it just add a layer of technical turbulence to the game?
May 4, 2015
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Blurble Board Game Review
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The party game Blurble is here to test whether you're really as adept at coming up with words as you think you are. Do you think your vocabulary is revolutionary? Then let’s take a closer look at Blurble, and find out if this game gets its wings.
December 10, 2014
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Review of Mint Tin Aliens & Mint Tin Pirates
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SubQuark Games has released their first two games: Mint Tin Aliens and Mint Tin Pirates. Are the tiny tins they come packed in too small to hold any fun? Find out if Mint Tin Aliens & Pirates get their wings!
September 19, 2014
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Volt: Robot Battle Arena vs. RoboRally
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Volt: Robot Battle Arena is filled with mechanical mayhem. Will we get a charge out of this current game, or will we blow a fuse? Plug in, and we’ll find out if Volt: Robot Battle Arena gets its wings.
August 26, 2014
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Firewall Preview
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Do you have the L33T skilz necessary to crack the central mainframe and take control of it? Find out in this preview of Firewall, which pits hacker against hacker, by Sarcastic Robot games.
July 23, 2014
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Forged In Fire review
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Forged In Fire is an expansion to Arcane Wonders' flagship game, Mage Wars. It introduces alternate versions of the Warlord and Warlock mages, as well as a few other surprises to kindle your interest.

Will this expansion spark your imagination, or go up in smoke? Find out if Forged In Fire gets its wings!
June 6, 2014
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Risk Rant Rhyme
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Risk lovers, rejoice! A new version of Risk was recently released. It's... "Risk: The Dalek Invasion of Earth". Oh. Goodie.

Risk, are you even trying anymore?!? It looks like the only way I'm only going to get my point across is in song. So, here goes...
May 6, 2014
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Eternity Wars Preview
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Looking for something new? Check out my preview of the board game Eternity Wars, which is being developed by Alice Entertainment.

Eternity Wars is a tabletop board game based on Real Time Strategy video games. Players manage resources, build bases, recruit armies, and engage in strategic combat.

For more information about Eternity Wars, visit their website at: http://www.eternitywars.com
March 31, 2014
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