Keith Schleicher

It seems that miniatures games have taken off since the advent of Kickstarter.  While a number of games with highly detailed miniatures came out before that, since the the theme and gameplay have changed drastically.  When I heard about Fathoms, my first response was to ask what was different about

When I was contacted by HABA before Origins, I was excited to talk to them since they are known for great kids’ games in Germany. While some of their games have become popular here, many of them are still hard to find. That said, they are pushing to increase their

I remember seeing BattleLore when Days of Wonder released it. It looked like an intimidating game, with fantasy characters battling across hex-based maps. Some maps seemed to sprawl over several tables. After Fantasy Flight Games acquired the rights to BattleLore, I didn’t think much of it, other than the

It’s not uncommon to see digital implementations of board games and vice versa, but the tower defense game hasn’t been explored very often in the board game space.  John Wrot of Gate Keeper Gaming decided that he wanted to rectify that situation and came up with The King’

One of the traits of the Pathfinder system is known for being able to take multiple classes and mix them together.  Right now Paizo is in the middle of a new playtest for a new class, the vigilante.  I was able to ask Stephen Radney-MacFarland about this new class. Who

With the advent of tablets and phones with larger sized screens, it’s not surprising that many board games have crossed over to the digital realm. Days of Wonder has been at the forefront with the Ticket to Ride USA and Europe games as well as Small World 2. Now

If you haven’t heard of Wattsalpoag Games, I wouldn’t be surprised.  They don’t have big budget that companies like Asmodee and Iello have.  However, they aren’t a company that you should ignore.  Ed Glenn showed me several of their games like Jet Set, Switching Tracks, Buccaneer

The Cryptozoic booth was busy at Origins, and with good reason.  They brought their new game Spyfall to the show, and they sold out on the first day it went on sale.  It’s not a huge surprise with the buzz it has been getting.  I talked to Ryan Skinner