Author: Derek 'Dez' Maggs

Derek 'Dez' Maggs

Board Game & Tech Reviewer / Host of MTG Podcast, Rather Be Draftin' / Coffee & Hug Addict

Curious Humans Review – An Intelligent & Sophisticated Party Game

Curious Humans is a revealing card game where players have to correctly guess if statements made by their opponents are either true or false. The Base Pack includes 340 Statement cards across four different categories:

Commander Legends: Battle For Baldur’s Gate launch!

Since the age of 6, Role playing games have been a part of my life. If I’m not playing a campaign, or painting a model for my next one or more recent, consuming real play

The Gig The Dice-Rolling Jazz Game Kickstarter Preview

In The Gig, players are members of a jazz group, improvising their way through a song, vying for the spotlight and trying to please the audience whilst working up mind-blowing solos! First Thought First thought

Streets of New Capenna: Welcome to the Family

Walking through the cold streets of Melbourne with my phone in my hand. Following direction to a new & hidden metropolis. Rumour to and art deco city of metal & chrome that rises from a

Fire for Light Kickstarter Preview

Fire for Light is a cooperative survival-adventure dungeon crawl campaign game. 15 Main Chapters tell a cohesive story, but other Chapters may unlock through choices and the outcome of other Chapters. Each explorer has a

RØDE VideoMic GO II Review

In 2013 the RØDE Microphones brought their exceptional microphones to the growing market of vloggers/content creators, podcasters and streamers but a price everyone could afford. The VideoMic GO was born. Even to this day, I

Guf Studio’s Floating Floors Kickstarter Preview

In Guf Studio’s Floating Floors, the Bansen Seals containing the secrets of your Ninja clan have been stolen. You have been tasked with reclaiming all your seals before the other Ninjas collect theirs? But a

Siege of Valeria Kickstarter Preview

Siege of Valeria was the game of the 3 new Valeria Games (Dice Kingdoms of Valeria & Thrones of Valeria) I was most curious about. As over the last 2 years, I’ve been getting into

Thrones of Valeria Kickstarter Preview

Thrones of Valeria was the game of the 3 (Dice Kingdoms of Valeria & Siege of Valeria) I was most excited for. As I hate to admit it, I love Trick Taking Games…. Well unless

Dice Kingdoms of Valeria Kickstarter Preview

Whenever the word Valeria appears in my email, I get excited. It has been a series I have instant-backed for years, even before I was a reviewer. So, imagine my surprise when Daily Magic Games

Good Games Publishing’s Land Vs Sea Review

Game Overview Setup Choose teams: Use the scoring discs to randomly determine who plays Land and who plays Sea. Set up the scoreboard: Place the box bottom within reach of the players. Angle it towards

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