Tabletop Games

Magic: The Gathering has unheard of longevity.  While several other collectible and trading card games have fallen by the wayside, Magic still goes strong.  Their latest edition Kaladesh has a distinct style and a few new unique mechanics.  Wizards was able to get Mark Rosewater (along with their creative team

When you look at board games, most of the time you try to spread out on the board.  What if you had a game that wanted you to extend your pieces up?  Soon you’ll get your chance with Skyways coming up on Kickstarter.  I asked Jeff Allers, the designer

Thornwatch is an amalgamation of two huge forces in the gaming arena.  While the Penny Arcade guys might be more well known for their comics and love of video games, they definitely know their board games and RPGs.  They’ve teamed up with Lone Shark Games to create the game

Modiphius had a great Kickstarter campaign with the Third Edition of the Mutant Chronicles RPG.  Recently they went in a new direction with this IP by launching a Kickstarter to reprint Siege of the Citadel.  The game looks great, has several big names behind its development, and has a unique

Sandy Petersen has a successful board game with big ideas and even bigger figures.  If you have witnessed Cthulhu Wars in person, then you have seen the incredible size and detail of the playing pieces.  Now he has Glorantha: The Gods War up on Kickstarter.  At first blush the games

One of the benefits of Kickstarter has been the creativity that has come out of it.  While certain series have benefited from their previous jaunts on the site, a great number of new ideas have come out.  Dreamwars is a game currently on Kickstarter looks like it has many familiar

While the board game industry is small, Victory Point Games is one of the smallest independent companies within the niche.  You might not have heard of them, but they have produced several unique games.  One of their biggest hits is Darkest Night, and they have headed to Kickstarter to create

Gaming Trend Editor-in-Chief Ron Burke sat down with Lewis Shaw, the creator of a Kickstart-in-motion called Downsize to find out what this corporate greed simulator is all about.  The game is nearly half funded and has only been live for a few days, so we had to find out more.