Death From Below

Join me as I dive into an unboxing of U-BOOT: The Board Game (Kickstarter edition with deluxe add-ons) by Phalanx Games and Iron Wolf Studio. Read More  Read More

It’s Time to Go Back to the Island!

In this video I’m joined by J.R. Honeycutt, Ruth Boyack, and Lillian Hagmann as we return to Fireball Island and face the wrath of the volcanic tiki god Vul-Kar in the remake from Restoration games! The game is awesome, and still on Kickstarter… but for only a few days! Pledge now and try your best to survive! Read More  Read More

Nice Work, Detectives

In this video, I’m joined by Lillian, Josh Mills, and Matt Wolfe to do a complete playthrough of Case 1 of Detective: City of Angels by Van Ryder Games. The game is currently on Kickstarter and is also totally awesome – I’m a backer! WARNING: This video contains spoilers! Read More  Read More

On the Trail of Jack the Ripper!

Jack is back! In this video, Lillian and I play a game of cat and mouse in Whitehall Mystery, a hidden movement game about Jack the Ripper from Fantasy Flight Games and Giochi Uniti. Does Jack elude the investigators, or will Scotland Yard triumph? Watch and find out! Read More  Read More

A Tiny Epic Video

The last video I posted was for something huge… and this one is for something tiny! But still epic. In this video, I go on a solo quest in Tiny Epic Quest, the newest release from Gamelyn Games. It’s pretty fun with multiple players, but does the game hold up when you’re all alone? You’ll just have to watch and find out! Read More  Read More

Discovering Lisboa

This unboxing is a monster, folks – not the video, the game! Lisboa is 9 pounds of eurogaming awesomeness from Vital Lacerda which I recently picked up at Origins. At least I assume it’s awesome because it’s from Vital. We shall see soon enough as I’ll be tackling this behemoth soon, and I’ll even give you all a review to boot! Read More  Read More

The Ritual Is Complete!

Like a doting father touting his beautiful newborn, I am proud to show off my co-creation with Darrell Louder and Richard Launius. If you didn’t back Fate of the Elder Gods on Kickstarter you can find it at GenCon, and then in finer retail outlets in September! Here I present a video of me unboxing the Mass Production Copy – a proof version of the game that is exactly as it will appear in retail. Enjoy! Read More  Read More

Thanks for 7 Wonderful Years!

Greetings, dear readers! It’s been awhile. I’ve missed you. I’ve gathered you here to celebrate the anniversary of Dice Hate Me. Exactly seven years ago today, I posted my first game review on dicehateme.com – and since then what a long, strange trip it’s been. Over the past three years, this site has been mostly a repository and rally point for The State of Games podcast. The podcast has evolved over the past few years and I still enjoy gathering to talk and laugh... Read More

The Boys Are Back

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a video here on Dice Hate Me, but I’ve been itching to try out some new equipment and lighting. Since Cryptozoic was nice enough to send me a review copy of Ghostbusters II, I figured it was a great time to experiment. Read More  Read More

Ships Ahoy! A Special Video Preview of Fleet: Arctic Bounty

In this video preview, I take a look at Fleet: Arctic Bounty, the expansion to the strategic boat-building card game Fleet! Is this successor to the Dice Hate Me Game of the Year for 2012 worth your Kickstarter cash? You bet your barnacles! Happy gaming! Chris  Read More