Board game guides, news, reviews, and more.https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/en-ushttps://ratherbeboardgaming.com/reviews/eternal/eternal-chronicles-of-the-throne/https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/reviews/eternal/eternal-chronicles-of-the-throne/In Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne, the combat strategy is the defining aspect of the game. Most reviews frame Eternal as a generic and derivative deckbuilder and shrug at the combat. Here is the review it should have gotten.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ratherbeboardgaming.com/news/dcc-unstoppable/coming-soon/https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/news/dcc-unstoppable/coming-soon/Dungeon Crawler Carl has sold more than ten million copies and will soon be a series on Peacock. Now Renegade Game Studios is bringing Matt Dinniman's runaway LitRPG series to the tabletop as an Unstoppable adaptation.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ratherbeboardgaming.com/how-to-play/star-wars-deckbuilder/mandalorian-faction-pack/https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/how-to-play/star-wars-deckbuilder/mandalorian-faction-pack/We'll cover everything the Mandalorian Faction Pack adds to Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game. How to swap the Mandalorians into a standard duel, and a full walkthrough of the new three player free-for-all mode.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ratherbeboardgaming.com/news/citadels-duel/announced/https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/news/citadels-duel/announced/Z-Man Games is reworking Bruno Faidutti's classic into a head to head design where rivals build a single shared city.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ratherbeboardgaming.com/strategy/shadow-moon-syndicates/sms-syndicate-profiles-part-3/https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/strategy/shadow-moon-syndicates/sms-syndicate-profiles-part-3/A deep dive into the four controller syndicates in Shadow Moon Syndicates: Black Star, Revenants, Belt Corp, and Lost Suns.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ratherbeboardgaming.com/crowdfunding/capitals-of-tactoria/capitals-of-tactoria-gamefound/https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/crowdfunding/capitals-of-tactoria/capitals-of-tactoria-gamefound/A card-based kingdom builder six years in the making, Capitals of Tactoria cruised past its funding goal on Gamefound and is unlocking stretch goals fast. Here's what the campaign offers and how the game plays.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ratherbeboardgaming.com/crowdfunding/isle-of-penguins/isle-of-penguins-kickstarter/https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/crowdfunding/isle-of-penguins/isle-of-penguins-kickstarter/Frank West analyzed six years of digital play data to design Isle of Penguins, a standalone companion to Isle of Cats that plays 20-30% faster without cutting depth.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ratherbeboardgaming.com/strategy/zenith/zenith-democratic-victory/https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/strategy/zenith/zenith-democratic-victory/Zenith gives you three ways to win. One of them works best with the game's natural card flow. Here is why the Democratic win condition should guide most of your thinking.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ratherbeboardgaming.com/strategy/shadow-moon-syndicates/sms-syndicate-profiles-part-2/https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/strategy/shadow-moon-syndicates/sms-syndicate-profiles-part-2/A deep dive into the four aggressor syndicates in Shadow Moon Syndicates: Feral, Glaze, Messiers Reach, and Court of Saffron.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ratherbeboardgaming.com/strategy/shadow-moon-syndicates/sms-syndicate-profiles-part-1/https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/strategy/shadow-moon-syndicates/sms-syndicate-profiles-part-1/A deep dive into the four influence-building syndicates in Shadow Moon Syndicates: Founders, MFB, MMU, and Off World Holdings.Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ratherbeboardgaming.com/news/star-wars-deckbuilder/reinforcements/https://ratherbeboardgaming.com/news/star-wars-deckbuilder/reinforcements/Fantasy Flight Games adds a campaign mode and new mission cards to the Star Wars deckbuilder with the Rebel & Empire Reinforcements Expansion this July.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT