Keith Schleicher

If you’ve played board games, then you probably know about the dreaded “roll and move” game where luck determines who the winner is.  While games like Formula D that have added some unique elements to the mechanic, there aren’t many designer games that use it.  Matt Riddle and

These days it’s easy for a game to have a zombie, sci-fi, or fantasy theme.  While there is a bigger mix of of themes in the board game community, sometimes you are surprised by a game’s theme that you want to find out more about it.  That’s

Kosmos has been publishing games for a long time, but you might not recognize them.  Most of their games have been published in Europe under their name, most of their games have been published in the USA though other publishers.  Now they have decided to publish their games under there

At one time to get a full RPG experience you needed to be sitting in front of a TV with a console in front of you. As technology moved forward and systems got smaller, some classic RPGs made their way to portable systems. While these portable devices have become more

MVP Boardgames designs board games and then publishes them through established publishers.  I got to take a look at their recent Kickstarter Salvation Road, as well as their current one, Dark Dealings. MVP @ Origins 2015 - [Gaming Trend] Watch this video on YouTube While it looks like Salvation Road funded

I was amazed when Arcane Wonders came onto the scene.  I remember seeing them at GenCon before Mage Wars was released.  They came out with a beautiful and strategic game, and their expansions increased the replayability of the game.  I always wondered what else would come from Arcane Wonders, and

Last week at the Origins Game Fair we got the chance the talk with Nick Bentley from North Star Games about Evolution and Wits and Wagers. Evolution just raised almost $280,000 on Kickstarter to fund both an expansion and second edition of the popular game. The expansion gives players

Sometimes you want to defeat monsters with a group of friends, but other times you just want to go in for the gold and the glory. Shared victories and great, but winning by yourself and laughing in your competitors’ faces can be its own reward. If this sounds a lot