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Martin Gonzalvez

Martin Gonzalvez

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Apr 20, 2018

Third Play: Unbroken

I am a Brawler. I let the others do the deciding of the jobs we do and the lairs we raid. I just want to hit things until they die. In this…

Third Play: Unbroken

Martin Gonzalvez

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Apr 19, 2018

Second Play: Unbroken

I am a Sage. I told my team that it was a bad idea to enter this lair, but as usual, they didn’t listen to me. Sometimes I wonder why they…

Second Play: Unbroken

Martin Gonzalvez

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Apr 18, 2018

First Play: Unbroken

I am a Huntress. We entered a lair. My party was ambushed, my fellows are gone. I am the only survivor, and I am nearly dead. Armed with…

First Play: Unbroken

Martin Gonzalvez

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Apr 1, 2018

Apollo XIII, The Board Game: Who Knew Mission Failure Could Be So Much Fun?

Ever since I was a kid, I have always wanted to be a steely-eyed missile man. I never thought I’d find a game that would let me live out my…

Apollo XIII, The Board Game: Who Knew Mission Failure Could Be So Much Fun?

Martin Gonzalvez

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Mar 30, 2018

Starship Merchants: It’s Hard Out Here in the Belt

I purchased Starship Merchants because the 1920’s pulp sci-fi, Tom Swift-y art style caught my eye. More significantly for my hurting…

Starship Merchants: It’s Hard Out Here in the Belt

Martin Gonzalvez

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Mar 6, 2018

51st State: Satisfyingly Crunchy

51st State is a medium-weight strategy game for 1–4 players (yes, solo play rules are included, for when your gaming group bails on you)…

51st State: Satisfyingly Crunchy

Martin Gonzalvez

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Feb 22, 2018

Speed-Dating the Evil Brotherhood — Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu

If you read H. P. Lovecraft or play Call of Cthulhu RPGs, you’ll notice that a big part of why this stuff scares you, is that the horrors…

Speed-Dating the Evil Brotherhood — Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu

Martin Gonzalvez

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Feb 20, 2018

Attack Your Enemies, See Them Driven Before You, and Hear The Lamentations of Their Scientists: The…

This is a sick worker placement game. Not just in the sense that it is about a sickening yet undeniably glamorous and enthralling subject —…

Attack Your Enemies, See Them Driven Before You, and Hear The Lamentations of Their Scientists: The…

Martin Gonzalvez

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Feb 13, 2018

A Comparative Review of Clank!

In which I compare this excellent deck builder to every other deck builder I know

A Comparative Review of Clank!

Martin Gonzalvez

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Feb 9, 2018

iOS review — The X-Files: Deep State

I’ve loved The X-Files since the early 90’s. I was the admin of the Philippine X-Files Mailing List. I could quote you my favorite…

iOS review — The X-Files: Deep State

Martin Gonzalvez

Martin Gonzalvez

I write about games (digital and analog), homebrew computer projects, sci-fi, stuff like that. Trainer, instructional designer, Mac geek, Dad.

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