Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Let’s Unpack This #21: Cairn

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In the first of our Essen SPIEL Sneak Peeks (patent pending), Dan looks at Cairn, the two-player game of shamanistic battle from the French publisher Matagot.

Matagot:
Matagot @ Essen 

Music: Shadowlore Dungeon Synth 3

Alpdruck – “Über den Zinnen thront die Schattengestalt”
Coniferous Myst – “Lost Within An Endless Blizzard”
Haudh – “Through Ancient Trees”

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  • Dan Arndt

    Fiction writer, board game fanatic, DM. Has an MFA and isn't quite sure what to do now. If you have a dog, I'd very much like to pet it. Operating out of Indianapolis.

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