Tabletop_Gaming__April_2019

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48 April 2019


GAME NIGHTS


3:10 TO YUMMY


Play: Western Legends


Watch: e Good, e Bad and the Ugly


Eat: Spaghetti


Drink: Whiskey


The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

is the best western film, full stop.

Western Legends

earns that same accolade in the arena of
cardboard. Both offer an intense arc of character development
through action. Both emblazon themselves upon your brain like a
smoldering brand.
The western is an odd genre when it comes to tabletop gaming.
The scope of such stories is difficult to constrain within boundaries
which has resulted in mostly short-form microcosms of the greater
narrative. Western Legends

bucks the trend by going full adventure,

mimicking patterns established by other genre greats

Merchants &

Marauders and Xia: Legends of a Drift System.
This epic journey across film and board will leave you exhausted.
Best recover with a jolt to the nervous system and a shot of whiskey.
Once your faculties have returned you can dig into a huge plate of
spaghetti. A bit cheeky, but this humorous nod towards Italian westerns
is sure to delight genre fans riding shotgun with you on the trail.

HEAVEN SAMURAI

Rising Sun


Watch: Ran


Eat: Sushi


Drink: Sake
Our final game night is one for the ages.
plastic monstrosity of feudal Japanese warfare. It blends area Rising Sun is Eric Lang’s
control with fantasy elements and dramatic negotiation. There’s
much to explore over the three-hour playtime as you grapple with
asymmetrical abilities and a CCG-esque upgrade system of exploiting
combos to supplement strategy.
Of similar emotional complexity is the legendary Akira Kurosawa’s
Ran. This magnificent period film features a plot derived from
Shakespeare’s
unparalleled sense of style and poise. Like Lang, Kurosawa is one of King Lear, although it reshapes the story with an
the truly special members of his field and we are fortunate enough to
bear witness to his work.
The sake and sushi are almost too perfect. Both will heighten
the overall atmosphere of the experience and support the natural
immersion of delving into such prodigious poetry. This pairing
of entertainment and vittles will provide one of the best total
experiences a hobbyist can encounter.

is sure to delight genre fans riding shotgun with yo

u on the trail.

Ran

HEAVEN SAMURAI

Rising Sun


spaghetti. A bit cheeky, but this humorous nod towa

rds Italian westerns
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