Keith Schleicher

In 2016 AEG introduced the concept of card crafting in Mystic Vale. The deck-building concepts we had seen in other games were present. However, as players received a card they would add it to a sleeve to create their own custom cards in their deck. This created many more combinations
by Keith Schleicher
CMON is known for having record-breaking Kickstarter board game campaigns with large minis and tons of stretch goals. HATE is their most recent project and it also contains very mature content and a violent post-apocalyptic setting. CMON also stated that this would be exclusive to this Kickstarter campaign. To find
by Keith Schleicher
Publishing a game from a new designer is often a risky proposition. However, even Richard Garfield, Eric Lang, and Reiner Knizia had to start somewhere. James Wilson’s first game is coming to Kickstarter with the assistance of the Game Salute spinoff Starling Games. To find out more about Everdell,
by Keith Schleicher
I still remember being lucky enough being asked to try out a prototype of a deck-building game one day before Origins at a hotel nearby. That day I was introduced to Rob Dougherty and Star Realms. I knew it would be special, but I had no idea how big it
by Keith Schleicher
This year’s Gen Con was one of busiest ever since it was the 50th Anniversary and completely sold out for the entire show. While most people are there to have a fun time, it’s unfortunate to say that some unscrupulous activities occurred. One of those happened to Jon
by Keith Schleicher
Dinosaurs have an amount of mystery to them, as no living human being has seen one for real. Jurassic Park made us wonder what it would be like if they were still alive today and had a zoo full of them. While the movie had an ominous plot, it’s
by Keith Schleicher
At Origins a publisher wanted to make sure that I checked out a game that he was working on with a new designing group. I was able to check it out and was impressed by it. Basically you played two comic book characters fighting against each other by rolling dice.
by Keith Schleicher
While the cyberpunk theme is popular in the world of science fiction, it’s not heavily used. The merging of technology with humankind is becoming more reality, so you’d think that we’d see it more as a setting. Emergence: Dark Ops is the sequel to Emergence, taking the
by Keith Schleicher