Written & Podcast Reviews
- Board Game Quest (“Do you want powers now or points later? It’s those moments when the game really shines.”)
- Gnarly Carley Gaming (“As a very intuitive combo builder with slight asymmetry, an easy teach, and six player friendliness, my first impression was that it is a golden gateway-friendly game, welcoming for new folks but with heft and variety enough for an old gamer nerd to consistently enjoy.”
- That’s What Jenni Said (“…the game feels incredibly personal after you’ve read the books. I felt connected to the characters as they were revealed from the deck because of my experience reading the series. I was delighted to have the Sevro card in my hand, giddy to be given the House of Mars player role, and I flushed with anger when the Jackal card appeared on the board. I spent a lot of the game explaining the highlights of each character to my friends as new cards were laid down. Pretty sure I had to fight back tears when Eo’s card came up. In one of our games, my friend Malinda played Apollo and probably didn’t understand why I worked so tirelessly to thwart her efforts.”)
- The Meeple Street (“It is the perfect balance of accessibility, subtle theme and engaging mechanics that will draw in both lovers of board games and the novel series.”)
- Board Game Immersion (“I really enjoy playing Red Rising solo, as it’s a quick play that still feels like a legit game with another player.”)
- The Tabletop Family (and TikTok; “I have no hesitation in recommending [Red Rising] to fans of the novels. While it is not necessary to have read the novels to enjoy playing the game, you’ll without a doubt appreciate the nods to the story woven into the theming and design.”)
- There Will Be Games (“We quickly made it over the initial hurtles, such as the lack of familiarity with the Red Rising series, to really delight in the game.”)
- What Board Game
- Board Game Maniac
- Punchboard
- Brett & Pad (German)
- Nerdz Garage
- Cahill Games
- Everything Board Games
- Brettspielerunde (German; plus playthrough video)
- Dice Daniel (Dutch)
- The Proverbs 31 Mama
- All the Meeples of the Rainbow
- Geeks Under Grace
- Meeple Overboard
- The Board Game Vault
- Nerds on Earth
- Meeple_v_people
- Super Board Sunday
- GameRelation (Hungarian)
- Het Geel Pionneke (and Instagram)
- Heimspiele
- Starvin Martian Games
- Board Game Gumbo
- Tabletop for One
- Quackalope
- Northern Dice
- Board’s Eye View
- Just Got Played
- Euro Cult AV
- Expand Your Game
- La Mesa de Dam (and gameplay)
- Popaco (Danish)
- Jon Alexson reviews (and Instagram)
- Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews
- SAHM Reviews
- The Game Table
- Annexed Dinner Table
- Spellen Wijs (Dutch)
- Meeplestation Wifeside
- Spiele-Akademie (German)
- Hungry Gamer (and YouTube)
- Board Game Bulletin
- Lautapeliopas (Finish)
- Games Reviews
- Geel Pionneke (Belgian; Instagram too)
- Meeple Mountain
- Board Game Experience (and Instagram)
- Gaming with Sidekicks
- PC Guru (Hungarian)
- Blue Peg Pink Peg (at 1:20)
- À Quoi On Joue? (French)
- Board Game Hot Takes
- Spellenbunker (Dutch)
- Favorite Foe
- Gideon’s Gaming (and YouTube)
- Sushiball Games (and Instagram)
- Spellenplank
- Metropolitan Magazine (Italian)
- Lotte Speelt (and Instagram)
- Bord Spel Bros (Dutch; also Instagram)
- Board Game Tisha (and Instagram)
- Two Off the Top
- Free the Meeple (Spanish and English)
- 1-2 Punchboard
- Cafe Mais Geek
- Rubber Chicken Games (“Red Rising has more than a surprising mechanical simplicity: it also has the capacity to always be challenging with a different number of players and to have a virtually infinite replayability.”)
- Family of Board Games
- Megan Selke
- Natty Dice
- SpinLi (Belgian)
- BG Insights (and Instagram)
- Purple Moose Plays
- Party Tails Games
- Imagine All the Meeples
- Flame Point Games (and Instagram)
- Bord Spel Bros (Dutch, also Instagram)
- Big Comic Page
- Meeples Abroad
- Get Into Games
- Shaymurai
- Tabletop Games Blog
- Games Fanatic (and Instagram and Polish)
- Board Game Brothers (Dutch)
- Hi-Score (Danish)
- Games Over Board (and YouTube)
- All the Games (and Instagram)
- McMeeple Publishing
- Never Bored of Board Games (and Instagram)
- The Moonlit Nook (plus Instagram and Facebook)
- Board Game Overlord
- Meeple QC (French)
Video Reviews
- Tim Chuon (learn to play and review)
- ThinkerThemer (“I really really enjoy this game…. it is so satisfying to have the last cards in your hand and having optimised your hand perfectly… it is just *chef’s kiss*” Amy (Thinker) “The game highlights the characters and their connections.” “I even have my favourite cards… because you don’t know if your card’s going to come up… there’s that sense of excitement about it,” Maggie (Themer))
- Game Boy Geek (overview)
- Thoughts on Tomes (“Whether you are into board games already or you are new to board games but really like the Red Rising franchise, […] this is very friendly for experienced gamers and new gamers alike.”)
- Rahdo Runs Through (playthrough and review)
- Roll for Crit (rules and review): “Red Rising is a satisfying and well executed hand management game that puts the series’ extensive cast to good use with over 100 character cards and nearly endless potential combos.”
- Black Board Gaming (“You can play this game and understand it, even though you haven’t read the novel.”)
- Before You Play (playthrough and review)
- Tantrum House
- Dice and Dragons (unboxing and review)
- Boardgamer di Montagna (Italian, also here)
- BoardGameBollocks
- Настольные игры Geek Media (Russian)
- Vin d’jeu (French; also full written review)
- Brettspielgeeks (German)
- Tryb Solo (and Instagram)
- Not Bored Gaming
- Dukes of Dice
- Marco Wargamer
- Meeple University
- Punchboard Party
- One Stop Coop Shop (and playthrough)
- Quackalope & BoardGameCo
- Billy Indiana
- Two Sheep One Wheat
- TerreDice Games
- The Dice Tower (and solo review)
- Boardgames with Niramas (playthrough)
- BoardGameCo
- The Literary Gamers
- Board Game Hangover
- Board Gamers Anonymous (and podcast)
- The Game Gallery (Japanese)
- Show Me How to Win (strategy and how to play; article here)
- Board Games Unlocked
- Grant Lyon
- Board Game Empire (and playthrough)
- Brett Spiel (German; also let’s play with rules)
- Gas Games TV
- Frank N Dice
- Die SpieleDinos (German)
- Man vs. Meeple (playthrough)
- BG Mechanics
- Beastie Geeks
- Board of It
- Analisis Paralisis (Spanish)
- Foster the Meeple
- BG Port Hong Kong
- Liege of Games
- The Cardboard Herald
- Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews
- Dias Ex Machina
- Good Luck High Five
- Board Game Closet
- Busy Dad’s Board Gaming
- Good Owl Games
- Tabletop Gaming Guild (and Instagram)
- The Shogunstein
- Love 2 Hate
- Desks and Dorks
- Might I Suggest a Game
- This Podcast Is Not for You (and Apple podcasts)
- Better Half Reviews
- The Board Dad
- Legends of Nerdvana
- AllAboard Gamer
- The Discriminating Gamer (and 2021 top 10)
- Never Board Gaming
- Midnight Board Gaming
- Specular Board Games
- Allies or Enemies
- Gettin Jiggly Wit It (and Unboxing and Instagram)
- Het Spelletjes Koppel
- Just Let Terence Explain It (setup and how-to-play)
- The Champion Faction
- Hayden’s Amazon Reviews
- Board Game Bakes
- Game Brigade
- BoardGameNerd
- Tabletop Tolson
- The Broken Seal
- Board Games for Two
- All Aboard Boardgames (teach and playthrough)
- Legendary Tactics
- Phantom Meeple (includes playthrough; also YouTube)
Articles, Interviews, & Mentions
- Bookborn
- Howler Life
- What Board Game
- Shear Boardom
- Punchboard Party (and followup)
- Board Game Hot Takes
- Geek Tyrant
- The Gamefather
- IV Games
- Jamey’s video about how he originally failed to design Red Rising many times
- 邪之推手 (Chinese)
- Boardgames with Niramas
- Adam’s Boardgame Wales
- Long Distance Gamers (remote play tutorial and playthrough)
- Solo BG Podcast
- Jon Gets Games (and full playthrough tutorial)
- Meeple Overboard
- Shelf Stories
- Proti Plays (Romanian)
- Pine Island Games
- Shear Boardom Table Talk (chat with Alex)
- Sword and Board Games (solo rundown)
- McMeeple Publishing (Alex interview)
Videos
- The Mill (first week, second week, and unboxing)
- One Hot Take (first few reveals)
- Roll for Crit (news)
- Daniel Greene (news)
- Sir Thecos (unboxing and organizing)
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For someone who hasn’t finished the book series yet, are there any story spoilers by playing the game?
Nope! I wanted to invite people into the book series through the game, so we focused the game on the characters, not plot points or spoilers.
True but, I love how once you have read the books the abilities and combos are true to the story ;)
Hello, Jamey! So much love to send your way this afternoon! First, Wingspan + European + Oceania were totally my gateway into this amazing world of board gaming. Thank you so much for publishing this game from the incredibly talented crew of Elizabeth Hargrave, Natalia Rojas, Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo, and Beth Sobel! Such a fun and gorgeous game and expansions! Very much looking forward to the next four! Secondly, I am so excited for the pre-order of Red Rising on March 3rd! You, and your wonderfully creative team of Alexander Schmidt, Jacqui Davis, Miles Bensky, and Justin Wong have created something that looks to be incredible! What specifically brought me here to comment today is the curation of individuals that you brought together to review this! I just recently started watching board game reviews to expand my knowledge of the art. I have been most impressed and have tremendously enjoyed your content, along with ThinkerThemer, Watch It Played, and Before You Play! I was super stoked to see that they had all been invited to do a play through and/or review of Red Rising! I also wanted to say thanks for introducing me to Black Board Gaming! So enjoyable to watch them too. I also love that you included Sam over at Thoughts on Tomes! It was really cool to see someone outside of board gaming content do such an excellent review! Her enthusiasm and love of the content was captivating! I can tell that she was extremely grateful for the opportunity! All of the other channels I have not mentioned were great as well! The ones I mentioned just really stood out to me! All this to say, thank you so much for inviting such a delightful group of people to participate in the review of Red Rising. It just felt like a really delightful community feast in this time when we are unable to gather together! Please forgive the long ramble, I just wanted to share my gratitude for this experience and let you know how much I am looking forward to March 3rd! Most Sincerely and Very Respectfully, Treasure (drawdeepwater)
Thanks so much for your enthusiasm! I appreciate you checking out the variety of reviews that went live today–I love introducing people to reviewers I adore. :)
So stoked that your dream of making Red Rising come to life in a board game has finally happened after so many years! Congratulations and thanks so much for making this happen, Jamey! Yes, I adore these reviewers as well now too! Also, I just wanted to say thanks for your positivity and kindness in your videos. Your smile throughout your content just showcases your passion in a lovely way and is so uplifting!
Hey there i see now you give a lot of review examples in the USA out. Do you do this also to german bloggers. I’m a real small one just in the beginning with my Instagram blog starlord1905 and to get this one first would be awesome. Understand I don’t want to get it for free but maybe a little discount would be cool. Hope this is possible 😁 greets from Germany. Any chance to do this
We send our games to reviewers around the world: https://stonemaiergames.com/our-current-approach-to-board-game-reviewers-and-content-creators-2021/
Please note that we highly recommend that reviewers post in a permanently discoverable place. Your hard work deserves more than a fleeting Instagram post! :)
You really should consider Jugando con Ketty channel (www.jck.cl; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDknd-PnmunmWcc0yJv5k0w) for your reviews … It is an excellent option for your Spanish-speaking audience and is the oldest boardgame channel in Spanish
Thanks! She is indeed on our overall reviewer list.