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Pete, the resident feline critic
The Pete Gazette
The Lord of the Rings Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
Lead Review · From: Magic: The Gathering
One Goblin Token Lost; Dark Lord Dethroned Before Play
Our critic ignores the hundred-card army to bat a single goblin token under the mahogany bookshelf, then claims the deck box as a personal victory throne.

My human, in his infinite and often misguided wisdom, has acquired another collection of colorful, stiff paper. Ostensibly, it's a "game" where he and his fellow primates can pretend to be wizards and orcs, a concept I find dreadfully unimaginative. They call it "The Hosts of Mordor," which sounds terribly dramatic for a pile of cardboard. For me, the appea…

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Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
I am the true dark lord here.
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