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In this episode, we go over a few variants to the game of skat as well as touching upon how to engage in a skat tournament. With the variants that are found in this episode, we only listed a few of them so if you have others that you wish to share with us, we’d like to hear about them so that we can add them to a follow-up episode. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Resources: ·       https://s...

With Skat, it’s a trick-taking game, is part of the Ace-10 family, and trumps are used. It’s played between 3 players with a modified deck that consists of 32 cards instead of the standard 52. In this episode, we’ll be going over the mechanics of the game, scoring, and other related aspects of the game. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Resources: ·       https://skatgame.net/intro/skatbasics....

With Mad Dragon 2, it’s a childhood anger management game used to help children between the ages of 6 and 12 to learn techniques on how they can go about controlling their anger. And though it’s a childhood game, it’s to be used by teachers and therapists to help their young clientele master the needed skills to control moments of anger. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradl...

With Mario Kart Gaslands, it takes elements from both the video game franchise Mario Kart and mixes it with Gaslands Refuelled. Although the base mechanics of this game come from Gaslands, they have been modified so that they fall in line with the spirit of Mario Kart. This is also a fan variant of Gaslands that is themed after Mario Kart. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Resource: https://ww...

With Spades, it’s a trick-taking game, is part of the Whist family, and spades constitute the trump suit. In order for a player to win the game, they need to be the first to reach the agreed upon number of points which is done by the players announcing and completing contracts. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – Elev...

With this episode, it addresses the optional rules and campaign mode for the game Eldritch Horror. So it has elements that can be added to base play as well as how to go about engaging in extended play for those who wish to do so. With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Ta...

With this episode, it goes over how to incorporate the 8 officially published expansions to the game Eldritch Horror as of the writing of this episode and consists of the Cities In Ruin, The Dreamlands, Forsaken Lore, Masks of Nyarlathotep, the Mountains of Madness, Signs of Carcosa, Strange Remnants, and Under the Pyramids. With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gamin...

With this episode, it addresses how to go about playing the game Eldritch Horror. With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas ⁠https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming⁠ Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright...

With this episode, it addresses the means of setting up the game to play Eldritch Horror as well as the basic mechanics of the game. With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas ⁠https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming⁠ Copyright Disclaimer: Copyr...

With this episode, it is the first in our five-part series on how to go about playing Eldritch Horror. With Eldritch Horror, it is an H.P. Lovecraft inspired boardgame published by Fantasy Flight Games where the players travel the world in an attempt to prevent the cosmic horrors from destroying humanity. In this episode, we go over the game as a whole as well as what the game objects are. With th...

With this episode, it goes over the primer lore for Stadium: A Sports Odyssey as obtained from the 1.0 rulebook, the Vixens expansion box, the Stadium website, Stadium's Patreon account, and direct connection with the games creator Dee. As official lore gets released, we'll be providing additional episodes going over said lore. With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course,...

With this episode, it addresses how to go about engaging in tournament play for blackjack.  This includes, but not limited to, the entry conditions, tournament progression, and win conditions.  So basically, it just addresses what to expect as a participant during a tournament.  With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer...

With this episode, it addresses a few variants that we came across for the game of blackjack and includes specialty hands that can be made along with unique side bets the players are able to make.  With that said, if you know any additional variants to blackjack, we’re interested in hearing them.  If we get enough suggestions, along with an accompanying ruleset for said variants, we may do a follo...

With this episode, it addresses irregularities that can occur during a hand of blackjack.  Besides addressing the matter, it addresses how to go about dealing with said irregularities.  With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linkt...

With this episode, it is the first in our four-part series on how to go about playing blackjack. In this episode, we go over the basic mechanics of the game which includes how to obtain cards, betting, splitting hands, and how to win the game.  With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent –...

With this episode, it goes how to incorporate Bloodlines into a solo, two-player, and six-player game of Dune: Imperium. So instead of playing with three to five players, which is recommended, one, two, and six players are able to engage in gameplay although with some needed variants. With the one- and two-player versions of the game, additional House Hagal cards are added and take-on the role of...

With this episode, it goes over the mini-expansion known as the Tech Module which allows players to incorporate the tech tiles mechanics without having to rely upon the rules and mechanics collected with that of the Rise of Ix expansion. This allows the mechanics surrounding tech tiles to be played without any of the other game elements that are connected with the Rise of Ix. And since it comes wi...

With this episode, it is the initial episode on our series pertaining to that of Dune: Imperium – Bloodlines. It goes over the base play mechanics for Bloodlines as well as how to incorporate its elements into both the base game and Uprising. So with that said, we hope you enjoy this series. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor -...

With this episode, it goes over a few variants that exist for the game of cribbage. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair...

With this episode, it goes over the basics of cribbage which includes the components, the basic mechanics of the game, and scoring. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the...

With this episode, we will be going over the game RummiKub which is a tile based version of Gin Rummy. It goes over the basics of the game, tile arrangement, and scoring. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas ⁠https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming⁠ Ghost and Campfire Stories...

With this episode, it goes over the variants that exist for canasta which includes different numbers of players as well as different game mechanics one can engage in.  So with that said, we hope you enjoy.   Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas   https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming   Copyright Disclaimer: Copy...

With this episode, it goes over the means by which the players engage in scoring as well as the score objective for a given game.  So with that said, we hope you enjoy.   Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming   Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of t...

With this episode, it goes over the basics of canasta which includes team formation, game mechanics, and the nature surrounding melds.  So with that said, we hope you enjoy.   Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas   https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming   Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 1...

With this episode, it goes over some variants to bridge so that people can engage in alternate means of playing the game.  So with that said, we hope you enjoy.   Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas   https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming   Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Cop...