Polygon: All Posts by Charlie Hallhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2024-03-26T13:30:00-04:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/charlie-hall/rss2024-03-26T13:30:00-04:002024-03-26T13:30:00-04:00MTG’s Outlaws of Thunder Junction is more complex than (insert Wild West idiom here)
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<figcaption>Image: Chris Ostrowski/Wizards of the Coast</figcaption>
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<p>Outlaws, plots, mounts, and all the breaking news that’s fit to print</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24108069/mtg-outlaws-of-thunder-junction-set-reveal-mechanics-the-big-scoreCharlie Hall2024-03-25T12:00:00-04:002024-03-25T12:00:00-04:00Worlds Beyond Number is a master class in narrative-style D&D
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<p>A master class in running a narrative adventure</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24105875/worlds-beyond-number-narrative-style-adventureCharlie Hall2024-03-22T14:46:13-04:002024-03-22T14:46:13-04:00Much like Disney Lorcana, the Star Wars: Unlimited TCG is in short supply
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<img alt="An assortment of cards, including Jyn Erso, Iden Versio, Grand Inquisitor, and Boba Fett. In the center is Jedha City, a stunt base with less health than the rest." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/GYvWIosUf5333xMJG5ebjGXdlrE=/0x156:3000x1844/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73225752/B88A9869.0.jpg" />
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<p>The game has ‘far exceeded’ the sales of any game in the publisher’s history</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/24108645/star-wars-unlimited-tcg-sold-out-price-scalpersCharlie Hall2024-03-22T09:49:06-04:002024-03-22T09:49:06-04:00Halo miniatures game won’t require rulers of any kind, making things much easier for newcomers
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<figcaption>Pro-painted miniatures from <em>Halo: Flashpoint</em>. | Image: Mantic Games</figcaption>
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<p>Put down that ruler and keep your hands where I can see ‘em</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/24107809/halo-flashpoint-miniatures-game-pictures-rules-previewCharlie Hall2024-03-20T13:24:16-04:002024-03-20T13:24:16-04:00Disney Lorcana announces Ursula’s Return set and a new cooperative game
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<p>Ravensburger’s TCG expands with lore from the smash hit musical Encanto</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24106896/disney-lorcana-ursulas-return-encanto-illumineers-questCharlie Hall2024-03-20T12:00:24-04:002024-03-20T12:00:24-04:00The 22 best board games
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<p>The essential modern tabletop games for your home collection</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/22751449/best-board-gamesCharlie HallSarah JohnsonCharlie Theel2024-03-19T09:00:00-04:002024-03-19T09:00:00-04:00Pathfinder’s Asian-inspired Tian Xia World Guide brings to life 26 unique regions for your next adventure
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<figcaption>In Tian Xia’s Quain, martial arts grandmasters compete annually in public battles to see who will be the next leader of the region. “It’s noted that the [fighting causes] a lot of collateral damage from time to time, and so this is certainly one of our higher-octane areas.” | Image: Paizo</figcaption>
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<p>More than 40 authors worked to enrich one of Golarion’s most important continents</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/24104835/paizo-pathfinder-tian-xia-world-guide-previewCharlie Hall2024-03-15T15:30:42-04:002024-03-15T15:30:42-04:00If Masters of the Air had an official board game, this would be it
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<figcaption>The Bloody Hundredth and the 91st Bomb Group, led by the Memphis Belle, encounter stiff resistance over Schweinfurt in the first week of August, 1943. | Photo: Charlie Hall/Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>B-17 Flying Fortress Leader is part sandbox, part meditative puzzle</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/24099919/masters-of-the-air-board-game-b-17-flying-fortress-leader-dvgCharlie Hall2024-03-13T11:04:44-04:002024-03-13T11:04:44-04:00Critical Role’s new Daggerheart characters are frog, turtle, and insect people
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<p>A brisk two-hour character generation episode kicks off a first-look at the troupe’s new game</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/24099460/critical-role-daggerheart-character-creation-one-shotCharlie Hall2024-03-12T12:29:44-04:002024-03-12T12:29:44-04:00Zweihander, the RPG engine behind Flames of Freedom, has risen from the dead
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<p>What is dead may never die</p>
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