Tabletop Games

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 to see two games that have the potential to become big hits for them, Purrrlock Holmes and Seikatsu.  Take a

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 Crone to fill out their library of games.  They were showing off two new games they’ll have available soon

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 I saw at Origins is any indication, they’ll have several new hits in the pipeline.  Take a look at

While HABA was at one time the king of family games, but Blue Orange has been on a roll lately.  Whether it’s strategy or dexterity, they have something for everyone.  I went to their booth at Origins and got a quick look at Kingdomino and Go Go Gelato.  Take

Steve Jackson Games has been a publisher since 1980.  That’s a long time with a long list of published games.  While Munchkin is one of their long-standing and most profitable games, they have several others in the pipeline.  I talked with Hunter Shelburne from Steve Jackson Games and was

AI has become a huge movement within the programming community.  However, movies like The Terminator warn us about the impending doom caused by our future robotic overlords.  With this premise, Everything Epic is bringing us Metal Dawn.  However, instead of being a battle or area control game, Metal Dawn gives

The MOBA genre took off with the introduction of League of Legends.  Since then other games have come out on the PC to capitalize on its popularity.  A few board games have tried to emulate the MOBA formula.  ELO Darkness is a new game on Kickstarter that aims to bring