Charlie Theel
@charlietheel.bsky.social
Board game critic. Bylines: Polygon, IGN, Ars Technica, Tabletop Gaming Magazine, Dicebreaker, Geek & Sundry, PC Gamer, Wargamer. Co-hosted the Ding & Dent podcast.
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Most of my writing appears at my site, http://playerelimination.com
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Most of my writing appears at my site, http://playerelimination.com
I was left speechless. I wish all films were this good.
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I was left speechless. I wish all films were this good.
I'm not speaking specifically to Vantage, but I think there's a troubling trend post COVID lockdowns to playtest via Tabletop Simulator and online implementations. This can result in obfuscating some pain points such as setup.
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I'm not speaking specifically to Vantage, but I think there's a troubling trend post COVID lockdowns to playtest via Tabletop Simulator and online implementations. This can result in obfuscating some pain points such as setup.
Setup is actually very simple. Maybe more so than 7th Continent which starts basically fresh, but you go through a short character generation process in Vantage and get a randomized starting position. It's not arduous at all.
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Setup is actually very simple. Maybe more so than 7th Continent which starts basically fresh, but you go through a short character generation process in Vantage and get a randomized starting position. It's not arduous at all.
I think it was for carving my initials or a cool design into the board.
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I think it was for carving my initials or a cool design into the board.
Hopefully you don't have to wait too long.
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Hopefully you don't have to wait too long.
$30 MSRP. Maybe expensive for a card game (although it has a lot of supplementary stuff like player boards, solo components, multiple decks), but cheap overall for a game nowadays.
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
$30 MSRP. Maybe expensive for a card game (although it has a lot of supplementary stuff like player boards, solo components, multiple decks), but cheap overall for a game nowadays.
Ha, no worries. Just annoyed at myself for not catching that.
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ha, no worries. Just annoyed at myself for not catching that.
Had to quote a sentence with a typo, that stings. It's fixed now. Seriously though, great work on the game, Pete.
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Had to quote a sentence with a typo, that stings. It's fixed now. Seriously though, great work on the game, Pete.
It's very interesting. Definitely excited about future plays.
November 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It's very interesting. Definitely excited about future plays.
Tiefe Taschen?! I knew you had good taste.
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Tiefe Taschen?! I knew you had good taste.
It's certainly self-important. But I'd much rather watch something smug that takes a big swing with multiple layers to dig into, than something less thoughtful or progressive.
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It's certainly self-important. But I'd much rather watch something smug that takes a big swing with multiple layers to dig into, than something less thoughtful or progressive.
Excellent film IMO.
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Excellent film IMO.
Congrats, Amabel! It's well deserved.
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Congrats, Amabel! It's well deserved.
Thanks, Mark! The massive campaign game won't die, as these types of games still do exceptionally well on crowdfunding.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Thanks, Mark! The massive campaign game won't die, as these types of games still do exceptionally well on crowdfunding.