Category Archives: Game Night

TCG Card Shop Simulator

Posted on February 24, 2026 by J.L. Hilton

I opened my own gaming store this week in TCG CARD SHOP SIMULATOR, released September 2024 by OPNeon Games, a solo developer based in Selangor, Malaysia, who turned his love of card collecting into a fun $12.99 PC game. Players … Continue reading →

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Game Night: BODY ON THE BOARDWALK

Posted on April 17, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

My family played BODY ON THE BOARDWALK yesterday. It’s a tabletop game similar to an escape room experience where you get a box full of clues – actual news clippings, letters, fliers, photos, misc small items – and use them … Continue reading →

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Game Night: SNAKE OIL

Posted on April 15, 2023 by J.L. Hilton

Picked up a game called SNAKE OIL at the thrift store for $4 and played it with the family tonight. Turned out to be a lot of laughs. SNAKE OIL is not a card game like Uno or Fluxx (two … Continue reading →

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Game Night: The AMAZEing Labyrinth

Posted on September 7, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Found this Ravensburger game “The aMAZEing Labyrith” for $4 at the charity shop. Players hunt for treasure in a constantly changing dungeon of shifting tiles. It was a lot of fun. The game was designed by the German psychologist Max … Continue reading →

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Game Night: Master Mind

Posted on July 31, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Found an original 1972 Master Mind in a local thrift store for $4. I used to play this in elementary school in the ’70s. Game mechanics are similar to Wordle or hacking computers in Fallout. Box is beat up but … Continue reading →

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Birthday treasure hunt

Posted on June 12, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

My youngest daughter has a birthday coming up this week so I’ve been working on a little treasure hunt puzzle game for her to collect her gifts hidden around the house. ~ J.L. Hilton Connect, support, comment or contact the … Continue reading →

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Back in my day… DnD edition

Posted on April 18, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

It’s awesome to see so many people making dice, pouches, trays, towers and other accessories nowadays. Back when I was a kid in the ’80s, the pinnacle of DnD cool was having a Crown Royal dice bag. ~ J.L. Hilton … Continue reading →

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Fallout 4 life-size CLUE board settlement build

Posted on April 10, 2017 by J.L. Hilton

I built a replica of a Clue game board in my Vault 88 settlement in FALLOUT 4, with mannequins to represent each character, and weapons in each decorated room. ~ J.L. Hilton Connect, support, comment or contact the author here 

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