Jon Merchant

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Roar and Write Kickstarter Preview

Roar and Write is a new roll & write game from Galactic Raptor Games and a spiritual successor to the absolutely fantastic and completely gorgeous Animal Kingdoms.  While the original was a great hand management/area majority game, Roar and Write trades in the cards for dice and gives each player their own kingdom scorepad to keep track of.  The goal is still the same – be the player with the most points at the end to win the game and be named the new ruler, but can Roar and Write keep up with its predecessor?  Let’s find out!

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Squire for Hire: Mystic Runes Review

We recently did a Game in a Minute feature on Squire for Hire, and for those who can’t spare the 60 seconds to watch it I will summarize here by saying that it’s a light, fun, super-portable little puzzle of a microgame that we’ve really enjoyed.  It’s not every game that sings the song of the unsung heroes of every fantasy adventure – the people in charge of organizing and carrying the hero’s bags!  We loved the art and found its modest card count belied a game that delivered a delicious bite of gameplay.

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