Tabletop_Gaming__April_2019

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