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A light show for every crit: How good are the $39 Pixels “smart” dice?

The Pixels Dice, special pre-alpha edition, as tested by Sam Machkovech. [credit: Sam Machkovech ] Oh, Kickstarter: the land of wild, wacky promises and broken dreams, where products that could’ve been imagined during a productive shower or a psychedelic trip can become a reality, logistics and physics be damned. As we’ve written and seen, however, […]

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Best new board game apps of 2020

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. The 2020 global pandemic might seem like an ideal time for new board game app releases, but the increasing development time for more complex games means we’re going longer between initial announcements and final releases than […]

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Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion Creates the megahit more Reachable

Expand / / There is still a great deal of things inside this box. (charge: Cephalofair Games) Have a look at our full board gaming policy in cardboard.arstechnica.com. There is a motive Gloomhaven (see our 2017 inspection ) is {} . There is also a reason why half of all my buddies who have a […]