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Blinks Party Pack: Tangle Preview
Tangle is a competitive see who can push as many of their own colors as possible before the random timer runs out. It's frenzied fun!

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Feb 18, 20221 min read
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August 2020 Game Play Journal
August’s game journal features two games on the Board Game Kaptian’s youtube channel!

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Sep 2, 20204 min read
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July 2020 Game Play Journal
This month I started it out right on the Fourth of July with a game I’ve never played, Ishatar: Gardens of Babylon.

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Aug 6, 20209 min read
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June 2020 Game Play Journal
Another game journal written during the CoronaVirus. But this time I got to play games with my brother and the Board Game Kaptain!

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Jul 6, 20207 min read
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May 2020 Game Play Journal
Let's see what tabletop games I've played in May 2020!

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Jun 2, 20205 min read
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April 2020 Game Play Journal
April has been a month of revisiting old games while in quarantine as well as a few new digital board games.

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
May 4, 20209 min read
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March 2020 Game Play Journal
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed a lot in the Month of March but here are 10 games I managed to get to the table this month.

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Apr 2, 20207 min read
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February 2020 Game Play Journal
My February started a little late as far as playing published games go. I have been focusing mostly on my prototype games, but I still...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Mar 3, 20208 min read
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January 2020 Game Play Journal
Hello everyone! My resolution for this year is to keep track of the games I play and the impressions I had. Each month I will post the...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Jan 30, 202011 min read
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Deadly Doodles
Many gamers have been obsessed with roll and write games this past year. It seems like every game now has a roll and write or flip and...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Aug 11, 20192 min read
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Wakanda Forever
Spin Master Games has released two more Marvel themed tabletop games for GenCon 2019! Following up last year’s 5 Minute Marvel and Hail...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Aug 8, 20194 min read
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Slide Quest
Imagine that old wooden maze game with the small silver balls that you were tilting to get into the holes. Now, change the little balls...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Jul 31, 20192 min read
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Targi
Targi is a great 2-player game that people just getting into gaming can enjoy. It takes around an hour but feels a lot shorter. The game...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Jul 24, 20193 min read
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Throw Throw Burrito
Exploding Kittens has made one of my new favorite party games: Throw Throw Burrito. It’s a mix of high-speed set collection and dodge ball!

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Jul 23, 20191 min read
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Subatomic: An Atom Building Game
Subatomic: An Atom Building Game is officially my new favorite deck building game! If you don’t know what a deck builder is it is a game...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Jul 8, 20192 min read
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Cry Havoc
This weekend I had the chance to play Cry Havoc. A winner of multiple awards such as the 2017 Goblin Magnifico Winner and 2016 Cardboard...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
May 14, 20193 min read
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Gaïa - A Game Where You Are God!
Gaïa has recently become one of my favorite games. It feels like a resource game, but the resources are different land tiles. As a player...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Mar 27, 20193 min read
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Ticket to Ride: New York
Unlike most gamers I started with the Ticket to Ride: New York before ever playing the original game. Last year I traveled to New York...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Mar 25, 20192 min read
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Catan – Brotherhood of the Watch
Last night I finally had the chance to play Game of Thrones: Catan – Brotherhood of the Watch. A game made up of two of my favorite...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Mar 13, 20195 min read
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The Creation of Nut Stash
The idea for Nut Stash came while driving home from GenCon in 2017. My Fiancé and I had a long running joke that I was like a chipmunk...

Danielle Reynolds - @TokenGaymer
Feb 27, 20194 min read
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