Let the co-creator of Prime Climb explain how to play this fast-moving game of quickly changing fortunes. It's on sale today on Amazon.
Prime Climb is a fun tabletop game that uses math
Black Magic Craft's best dungeon crafting projects
One of my favorite and most watched "dungeon crafting" channels is Black Magic Craft. I love Jeremy's skill, his restless creativity, and the varied projects that he works on, from scratch builds and kit bashes to 3D printed terrain and dioramas, covering fantasy, sci-fi, horror, cyberpunk, and more. In this video, Jeremy runs through the… READ THE REST
Do tabletop miniature games offer more roleplaying than digital RPGs?
In this piece on wargamer.com, author Alex Evans makes a bold claim: "Tabletop wargames tell better stories than most RPGs." I'm a self-described narrative-first gamer – story comes above all other considerations for me – and I've devoured RPGs ever since I could get my hands on them, joyfully frittering away (at a conservative estimate)… READ THE REST
3D printing and painting a Star Wars Dejarik Holochess set
When I was an editor at Make:, one of the most popular posts I ever wrote was about a guy who'd sculpted, molded, cast, and constructed his own Dejarik Holochess (minus the "holo). But that was before ubiquitous 3D printers. Today, it's easier than ever to create a handsome and playable board and set. Now,… READ THE REST
Bright Cellars' personalized wine club turned this beer drinker into a wine person
I consider myself a beer person. My go-to order at the bar is a Miller High Life or Stella Artois. I know the difference between an ale and a lager, and I frequent the local microbrewery. It's not that I only like beer; I just haven't found another drink I like quite as much. Granted,… READ THE REST
The MatrixPad Z10 has all the features of more expensive tablets at just $110
Did you know that 2020 was a surprisingly good year for tablet sales? After several years of stagnant growth and losing business to the creep of incrementally bigger smartphones, the tablet market saw a pretty serious explosion during the pandemic. In fact, tablet sales were up almost 14 percent in 2020. If you're in the market… READ THE REST
The Kyvol Cybovac D6 is a robot vacuum and mopper, all in one
As we continue in our technological march toward Rosie the Robot, we quietly reached a major milestone in that revolution in just the last few years. We've been manufacturing robots to handle all kinds of household tasks for a while now. We have vacuuming robots, for instance. We also have mopping robots. But until recently,… READ THE REST