High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewTom Landy, Author at High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/author/tlandy/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 On the Table: ‘DC Spyfall’ Card Game Review https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/table-dc-spyfall-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/table-dc-spyfall-review/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:00:42 +0000 Tom Landy https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=92321 New and improved Joker™ products! Cryptozoic Entertainment and Hobby World’s hit party game ‘Spyfall’ returns this summer with a new secret ingredient: Smilex! From the product description: The Joker is on the loose! The Clown Prince of Crime is up to some new tricks. His latest venture finds him causing chaos by infiltrating different locations...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/table-dc-spyfall-review/feed/ 4 On the Table: ‘Jurassic Park: Danger!’ Board Game Review https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/jurassic-park-danger-board-game-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/jurassic-park-danger-board-game-review/#respond Mon, 18 Jun 2018 16:00:11 +0000 Tom Landy https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=91950 When a mega-blockbuster like Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jurassic Park’ turns 25, you can bet it’s going to spare no expense on the party. The genetically-engineered film series has already made a grand showing on 4k UHD and will soon return to the big screen with another chapter in the franchise. Courtesy of Ravensburger, its newest attraction...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/jurassic-park-danger-board-game-review/feed/ 0 ‘Slayaway Camp’ Giveaway Results https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/slayaway-camp-giveaway-results/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/slayaway-camp-giveaway-results/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2016 17:01:34 +0000 Tom Landy http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=82231 Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, we here at HDD hope you’re having a very happy Christmas Day. It’s about to get even better for two of our readers who entered the ‘Slayaway Camp’ giveaway last week. On to the results! The contest was simple — just make a comment on this post...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/slayaway-camp-giveaway-results/feed/ 2 ‘Slayaway Camp: Santa’s Slay’ Mini Review + Giveaway! https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/slayaway-camp-santas-slay-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/slayaway-camp-santas-slay-review/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:00:40 +0000 Tom Landy http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=82090 It’s beginning to look a lot like… DEATH! The holiday-themed expansion for Blue Wizard Digital’s ‘Slayaway Camp’ has arrived from the North Pole and is now ready for download on Steam. If you’d like to win a copy of the game, here’s your chance! Ho! Ho! Ho! From the product description: “The teenagers of Slayaway...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/slayaway-camp-santas-slay-review/feed/ 8 Let the Bloodbath Begin: ‘Slayaway Camp’ Game Review https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/slayaway-camp-videogame-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/slayaway-camp-videogame-review/#respond Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:00:56 +0000 Tom Landy http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=81396 Lovingly hailed as the most violent Sokoban-style sliding block puzzle game ever, Blue Wizard Digital’s “brutally cute” throwback to cult horror films is now available on Steam! From the product description: “A killer puzzle game where you control Skullface, a psychotic slasher bent on slaughtering teenage counselors at the title campground. Slide this adorable voxel...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/slayaway-camp-videogame-review/feed/ 0 On the Table: ‘A Game of Thrones: Hand of the King’ Card Game Preview https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-hand-of-the-king-card-game-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/game-of-thrones-hand-of-the-king-card-game-review/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2016 19:00:01 +0000 Tom Landy http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=80629 Winter is coming… and so is Fantasy Flight Games’ new fast-paced card game themed around George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’. Do you have what it takes to become the Hand of the King? From the product description: The king has called for a tourney and a feast to...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/mechs-vs-minions-board-game/feed/ 0 On the Table: ‘Mr. Jack’ Board Game Review https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/mr-jack-board-game-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/mr-jack-board-game-review/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:00:20 +0000 Tom Landy http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=79476 Ten years after emerging from the shadows and bringing top hats back into style, Hurrican’s classic board game ‘Mr. Jack’ has returned to the tabletop with an all-new look. Come now, Watson… the game is afoot! 1898 – Whitechapel, London The night is covering its alleyways with a dark cloak, leaving only a few areas...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/raptor-board-game-review/feed/ 4 On the Table: ‘Santorini’ Reborn https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/santorini-board-game-kickstarter/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/santorini-board-game-kickstarter/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2016 16:00:05 +0000 Tom Landy http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=76808 Roxley Game Laboratory is taking the classic abstract building game ‘Santorini’ to a whole new level this November! ‘Santorini’ is a tabletop strategy game pitting two gods or goddesses against each other as they aid temple construction workers on one of the Cyclades islands located in the southern Aegean Sea. The game (probably best compared...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/santorini-board-game-kickstarter/feed/ 0 Captain’s Blog: Calgary Expo 2016 – The Search for Stan Lee https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/calgary-comic-expo-2016/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/calgary-comic-expo-2016/#respond Wed, 09 Mar 2016 20:00:21 +0000 Tom Landy http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=76278 Attention all nerds, geeks, cosplayers and true believers: In less than two months, the 2016 Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (Western Canada’s largest pop culture convention) will kick off in Calgary, Alberta. As usual, many big names will be there, including the one man I’ve been trying to track down for years: the ever-elusive Stan...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/calgary-comic-expo-2016/feed/ 0 On the Table: ‘Zombicide: Black Plague’ Board Game Review https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/zombicide-black-plague-board-game-review/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/zombicide-black-plague-board-game-review/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:00:30 +0000 Tom Landy http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=75053 The fourth standalone board game in CoolMiniOrNot and Guillotine Games’ hit zombie killin’ franchise is finally here! This time, things get more than a little medieval in what may very well be the best ‘Zombicide’ adventure yet. I’ve heard good things about ‘Zombicide’ for a few years now, but since I had already owned a...

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