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3D Printed Dice Jail

August 8, 2018 by Ashley

3D Printed Dice Jail for Dungeons & Dragons

3D print a dice jail to store bad dice that seem to be consistently landing on single digit numbers. I am a 3D printing newbie, and I am in love with the (new to me) medium. I recently found a neat 3D model on Thingiverse to store dice that have been consistently rolling poorly, a dice jail (or ...

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Filed Under: 3D Printing, Dungeons & Dragons, Game Upgrades Tagged With: 3d printing, bad luck, dice, dice jail, dice prison, dnd, dungeons and dragons, thing:2390351, thingiverse

3D Printed PitchCar Loop

August 8, 2018 by Ashley

3D Printed PitchCar loop in action

Enhance your experience PitchCar by 3D printing a loop! PitchCar is a 2 – 8 player dexterity racing game published by Ferti. My coworkers and I love PitchCar! And I love creating custom accessories and obstacles to enhance our games. In this blog post I want to share my latest creation for ...

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Filed Under: 3D Printing, Dexterity Games, Game Upgrades Tagged With: 3d printing, aqua translucent, atomic filament, game upgrade, pitchcar

Cardboard Bits’ Most Anticipated Games of Gen Con 2018

July 23, 2018 by Ashley

Cardboard Bits | Board Game Review Blog

Gen Con 2018 is just under two weeks away. This will be my 7th year attending the convention and I'm excited to return to one of my favorite happy places. Here are a few of my most anticipated games of the convention (order not relevant): Ice Cool 2 from Brain Games I love dexterity games ...

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Filed Under: Conventions Tagged With: board game geek, board games, detective: a modern crime board game, dragon's breath, exit: the game, gen con, gen con 2018, ice cool 2

One, Two Hoparoo! Counting Game Review (HABA)

May 14, 2018 by Ashley

One, Two Hoparoo! Review (HABA)

One, Two Hoparoo! is a 2 player children's game from HABA for children ages 2 and up. The game reinforces counting from 1 to 5 and a first understanding of game rules. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.  That means if you purchase an item via one of these links, I’ll receive a ...

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Filed Under: Children Games, Reviews Tagged With: board game, children, children's games, counting game, educational, HABA, Hüpferei, made in germany, my very first games, one two hoparoo

First Orchard Review (HABA)

May 14, 2018 by Ashley

First Orchard Review (HABA My Very First Games)

First Orchard is a 1-4 player cooperative children's game for children ages 2 and up. The game encourages shape and color recognition, and an understanding of rules with options for free play. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.  That means if you purchase an item via one of these ...

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Filed Under: Children Games, Reviews Tagged With: board game, board game review, children's game, first orchard, HABA, review

PitchCar Rule Variant: Hit Points

January 14, 2018 by Ashley

PitchCar race track

PitchCar is a 2 - 8 player dexterity racing game published by Ferti. A few months ago, I brought my copy of PitchCar to work. To my surprise and delight the game was a hit among my coworkers, and it has not left the office since I took it in. Over time, my coworkers and I have made a few house ...

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Filed Under: Dexterity Games, Game Upgrades Tagged With: board game, dexterity, ferti, game, game upgrade, hit points, pitchcar, racing, rule variant

BONK | Board Game Review

September 10, 2017 by Ashley

BONK Board Game Review | Cardboard Bits Reviews

BONK is a 2-4 player team dexterity game. Players roll steel balls down a chute to hit a wooden ball with hopes of knocking the ball into their opponent's goal.  First team to reach 5 points wins the game. Disclosure:  I received a review copy of BONK. All opinions are my own. Game ...

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Filed Under: Dexterity Games, Reviews Tagged With: 4 player game, bonk, dexterity games, klask, review

Gen Con 2017 Recap & Review

September 8, 2017 by Ashley

Gen Con 40 was the first year badges sold out and were not sold on site. It was pretty wild seeing this sign

A few weeks ago I attended Gen Con 50. Gen Con is a 4-day tabletop gaming convention located in Indianapolis, Indiana. This year the convention was celebrating it's 50th year.  It was my 6th year attending the con.  I had a great experience this year (as I have in past years). In this blog post I ...

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Filed Under: Conventions Tagged With: gaming convention, gen con, gencon50

Gen Con 2016 Recap & Review

August 11, 2016 by Ashley

Gen Con 2016

Gen Con is over.  This year was my 5th year attending the convention.  I had a blast.  My gaming group and I logged about 16 hours worth of role playing games.  We had one session of the Legend of the Five Rings RPG and the remaining 12 hours were spent in a 3 part D&D adventure hosted by ...

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Filed Under: Conventions Tagged With: 2016, brick party, cry havoc, d&d, dungeons and dragons, gen con, gen con 2016, hand of the king, imagine, kitty paw, l5r, legend of the five rings, mystic vale, planes, smash up, star trek panic, super hack override

Cardboard Bits’ Most Anticipated Games of Gen Con 2016

July 28, 2016 by Ashley

Gen Con 2016 is one week away! I browsed through the BGG's Gen Con 2016 Preview GeekList and compiled a list of games that I found most interesting. Buying before trying: Beyond Baker Street from Z-man Games Most reviews and previews compare Beyond Baker Street to Hanabi.  I really enjoy ...

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Filed Under: Conventions Tagged With: 7 ronin, beyond baker street, board games, brick party, city of spies, convention, cry havoc, estoril 1942, gen con, gen con 2016, imagine, loony quest, lost cities, new releases

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