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Crazy Eights: Eight questions about Skylanders Chess

by 78 days ago

When I posted about Skylanders Chess late last week, I had no idea I would hear back from the author of that article.  I took the opportunity to ask him …

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Crazy Eights: Eight questions about Dungeon Roll and Kickstarter

by 84 days ago

Kickstarter  has become a phenomenon with video game developers, but it has become even bigger with board game developers.  I asked Michael Mendes, founder of Tasty Minstrel Games, about his …

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Would you like to play a game of Skylanders Chess?

by 84 days ago

    Let's face it, one day our consoles are going to end up in that giant motherboard in the sky, and the portal of power that comes with the Skylanders games …

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    Quarriors! Prepare to Die! — Quarriors! Quarmageddon Review

    by 93 days ago

      When I talked to someone from WizKids about Quarriors at GenCon 2011, they said that it would be the game of the year.  I thought that was a pretty bold …

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      Trains and Stations coming from WizKids!

      by 96 days ago

      While WizKids is mostly known for their "Clix" properties, they do have a couple Star Trek games and the awesome Quarriors.  Recently that they are moving in a completely new …

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      Dominoes and Scrabble Combine — Double Double Dominoes Review

      by 98 days ago

        Last summer I was introduced to Mexican Train Dominoes by my wife's family.  While I generally like other games that contain more strategy, I was happy to play some games …

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        You Can’t Stop the Valentine’s Day love with a little Fluxx in your life

        by 99 days ago

        Playdek knows how to convert board games into digital format on the iOS platforms, and they want you to flirt a little with your handheld iOS device and your significant …

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        Level 7 [Escape] is going through a Lockdown

        by 99 days ago

        Survival horror has been a staple for video gamers for quite some time, with such series as Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Fatal Frame.  Plenty of board games feature zombies, …

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        Hasbro announces new games for 2013

        by 100 days ago

          The New York Toy Fair is going strong right now, and several companies have already released some of the games they will be coming out in the upcoming year. …

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        WizKids announces puzzle strategy game Connect with Pieces

        by 104 days ago

        With the New York Toy Fair coming next week, WizKids is busy making announcements.  Today they announced what I believe is a new genre, the puzzle building game.  The series …

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        WizKids bringing out more Dota2 and TF2 to the table

        by 105 days ago

        WizKids has put out some great games lately, and also some great toys, like the Portal 2 Gun replica.    Now they are taking other Valve properties and bringing them …

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        Forcemasters and Warlords fight in next Mage Wars expansion

        by 107 days ago

        The board game Mage Wars has a lot of strategy with it, even though there are only four different mages included.  Arcane Wonders has done a great job to have …

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