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North Star Games gets ecstatic with the launch of Happy Planet Games

Time to get happy, everyone! Yesterday, North Star Games (makers of last year’s jubilant Happy Salmon), has announced that it will introduce a new line of games at the

By Elisha Deogracias

/ 13 Feb 2018

North Star Games gets ecstatic with the launch of Happy Planet Games

Rules are for winners with Letter Go! this March

Earlier last week, Wizkids announced that it will release the upcoming word game Letter Go! this March. The indie game designed by Marcus Ross and Cara Ryan tasks three to

By Elisha Deogracias

/ 13 Feb 2018

Rules are for winners with Letter Go! this March

Psychedelic Horseshoes — Hop! Review

I appreciate movies geared towards children which find ways throw a bone to the adults. A subtle, well-placed joke or innuendo can actually add to a family flick, making it

By Nick South

/ 9 Feb 2018

Mayfair Games to wind down from game publishing, Asmodee North America to acquire assets

So long, sweet prince: The publishers of classics such as The Settlers of Catan and Bang have decided to shutter its game publishing business after thirty-six years. The company has

By Elisha Deogracias

/ 9 Feb 2018

Mayfair Games to wind down from game publishing, Asmodee North America to acquire assets

Protect and destroy the world–Agents of Mayhem: Pride of Babylon Kickstarter incoming!

Not long ago, I spoke with Academy Games about using games as an educational tool, as well is its incoming foray into the realms of science fiction. Now, the time

By John Farrell

/ 31 Jan 2018

Protect and destroy the world–Agents of Mayhem: Pride of Babylon Kickstarter incoming!

Go west, young man with Great Western Trail: Rails to the North

Yesterday, Eggertspiele announced that it will release the expansion to Great Western Trail on June 13 during Origins Game Fair this year. Entitled Rails to the North, the game will

By Elisha Deogracias

/ 31 Jan 2018

Go west, young man with Great Western Trail: Rails to the North

Sun, snow, survival, and death–Evolution: Climate review

Evolution has always been a quality game dealing in the brutality and indifference of surviving life on Earth. Its players, in attempting to outlast one another in a generations long

By John Farrell

/ 26 Jan 2018

Sun, snow, survival, and death–Evolution: Climate review

Gritty Reality — This War of Mine: The Board Game Review

Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman once compared war to hell. War themed games tend to focus on the battles and maneuvers associated with conflict, but there is an underlying

By Nick South

/ 19 Jan 2018

Gritty Reality — This War of Mine: The Board Game Review

Crazy Eights: Jared Miller from CMON answers questions about HATE

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

By Keith Schleicher

/ 17 Jan 2018

Happy Trees — Photosynthesis Review

Blue Orange Games have made a solid reputation for themselves by producing several engaging family oriented games. They are particularly adept at games with an educational slant, such as their

By Nick South

/ 11 Jan 2018

It’s chaos, be kind–Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: Everything is Connected review

The life of the Dirk Gently franchise has been as chaotic and unpredictable as the cases Mr. Gently himself investigates. Beginning as two Douglas Adams Novels (with future sequels canned

By John Farrell

/ 9 Jan 2018

It’s chaos, be kind–Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: Everything is Connected review

A Light in the Dark Ages — The King’s Abbey Review

I have to laugh when someone on social media laments that this is the worst time in history to be alive. Pretty sure we are better off than the Dark

By Nick South

/ 9 Jan 2018

A Light in the Dark Ages — The King’s Abbey Review

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