Often times when a game is successful, it will get printed multiple times, sometimes with expansions included. However, there are times the designers go back to the drawing board to come up with a new edition. That’s the case with Eclipse, and Kolossal Games has created a Kickstarter campaign
Sometimes you have to see something to believe it. The size and heft of the Gloomhaven box, for example. Chip Theory Games has their game Too Many Bones, but they don’t use a traditional sales model. To purchase their games, you either have to go to their website or
If you go to a board game store, then you can’t hardly move a couple of steps without tripping over a Cthulhu game. You might think that they should create a section just for that theme. CMON hasn’t really used the Cthulhu mythos for a game yet. That’
Justin Gary was very successful as a Magic: The Gathering player. However, he decided to take a risk and create his own deck-building game. That was Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer. It was so successful that it came out with several stand-alone expansions introducing new mechanics each time.
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Sometimes a game has great table presence because of the miniatures included. Sometimes the board includes unique aspects. However, I have to say that Gravity Warfare commands your attention instantly with the rotating and topsy-turvy board on a stand roughly a foot high.
At Origins 2018 I had the opportunity
Osprey Games has diversified their board game catalog. While they have had a successful run of war games and the Frostgrave miniatures game, they have surprised with a staggering amount of variety in their latest offerings like The Last Expedition, Zoo Ball, London, and High Society. Soon they’ll release
Kickstarter campaigns are a lot of work. It may seem like you can just post a project and get funding for it. However, getting the product to a final state and sending out rewards can take a lot of time and effort.
In this video I talk with Travis Hancock
Mayday Games started out making card sleeves, but has since expanded to publishing games. They range from simple card and strategy games to giant crokinole boards. At Origins they were highlighting a card game and a word game.
Cahoots is a trick-taking game without trump. Each player has three suits
