Iello has been a powerhouse since King of Tokyo was released. Their library is varied with games both large and small. At Origins I met with Keith Meyers and talked to him about one of their bigger games, Arena: For the Gods, and a smaller game, Ninja Taisen.
Cthulhu Wars has become synonymous with a premiere designer board game. Just displaying the game on the table gets people to look over. Petersen Games is now on their third
With every release, Pathfinder becomes a more developed, complex, and involving game. Occult Adventures opened our minds to the unseen, Ultimate Intrigue brought political complexity into the setting, and Bestiary
It can be a challenge for game designers to make a short civilization game. A great civilization game makes you feel like you accomplished something, whether that be conquering your
Rob Daviau has a legendary list of game development behind him. He worked on great games like Heroscape, Star Wars Epic Duels, Risk: Legacy, and Pandemic: Legacy. He’s taken
Passport Game Studios has a wide variety of games. At Origins, they had two games they were showing off that are quite the opposite of each other. Skyward is a
Renegade Games Studio has a hit on their hands with FUSE from Kane Klenko. At Origins, they had two new games designed by Kane available, Flipships and Flatline. I got
While Indie Boards and Cards isn’t the most well-known publisher, they have a few big games behind them. Flash Point: Fire Rescue and The Resistance are both games of
Last year Ice Cool came out from nowhere from Brain Games, a publisher unknown in the US. However, they won’t be unknown for long as they have several games coming out this year. I was able to get a brief look at Reef Route, a game that is aimed at early gamers.
IDW Games had a huge hit with Machi Koro. Since then others have come around like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past. At Origins I got the chance
While Fireside Games has had a lot of success with their “Panic” series of games, but they have had several other games like Bears!, Here, Kitty, Kitty!, and The Village
It seems like each year CGE gets bigger and bigger. With hits like Through the Ages, Codenames, Galaxy Trucker, and Alchemists, they’ve expanded their library of games. If what
