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The High Five - Halloween Games

The High Five - Halloween Games

‘Tis the season for demanding candy from strangers, introducing children to night terrors, and wearing cheaply made costumes. I love the fall! To celebrate Halloween, we’re counting down the High Five Halloween Games. If you’re looking for a game for this year’s Halloween party, one of these should work with your group. 5. Mysterium Mysterium, from Libellud, is a cooperative game in which one player takes on the role of...

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The High Five - Pirate Games

The High Five - Pirate Games

In this top 5 list, we’re taking a look ye olde top five peg-leg games. I mean pirate games. Argh, I should have laid off me rum. Argh ya ready? 5. Libertalia Published in 2012 by Asmodee, Libertalia wins the prize for looking the most like a famous Disney pirate movie starring Johnny Depp. Contractually, I can’t mention the title of the film due to an incident at DisneyWorld. In my...

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The High Five - Renegade Game Studios

The High Five - Renegade Game Studios

In this edition of the High Five, I take a look at the top games from Renegade Game Studios. Not every release is a hit with me, but I can always count on quality productions with phenomenal artwork. Now let’s see what made the High Five. 5. Ex Libris Want me to describe the most boring board game theme in the world? Let’s imagine we’re librarians assembling a collection of books...

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The High Five - Deck-Building Games

The High Five - Deck-Building Games

Today I’ll be taking a look at deck-building games. In deck-building games, players continually add cards to improve an individual deck while they cycle through it. For this list we’re sticking entirely with card based deck-building, and we’re keeping the treated lumber jokes to a minimum. Without further ado. 5. Dominion Dominion, by Donald X Vaccarino and Rio Grande Games, receives a spot on this list as the grandfather of all...

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