Interviews - GAMINGTREND (Page 6)

Every town has a weirdo in Wander: The Cult of Barnacle Bay

Panda Cult Games walks us through their light-hearted dungeon-crawler board game, Wander: The Cult of Barnacle Bay. If Gloomhaven is too dour for you, check out this fun little campaign-driven gem with a Saturday Morning Cartoon feel!

By Mike Dunn

/ 11 Sep 2019

Every town has a weirdo in Wander: The Cult of Barnacle Bay

Lincoln faked his death and runs a spy organization in Warcradle’s Dystopian Age

Warcradle Studios’ Stuart Mackaness explains the shared world of their Wild West Exodus and Dystopian Wars games, where Abraham Lincoln faked his death to secretly run a shadow war against America’s enemies and weaponized cybernetic steampunk whales exist.

By Mike Dunn

/ 11 Sep 2019

Lincoln faked his death and runs a spy organization in Warcradle’s Dystopian Age

Penny Arcade wallowing in their crapulence, hints at more Acquisitions Incorporated material to come

We got a chance to chat at Gen Con this year with Ryan Hartman and Dabe Alan from Penny Arcade about the new 5E Acquisitions Incorporated source book. Just how hands-on were Jerry and Mike, again?

By Mike Dunn

/ 11 Sep 2019

Penny Arcade wallowing in their crapulence, hints at more Acquisitions Incorporated material to come

Jetpack 7 wants to give you the best dragons, gods, and big bads for your D&D game

Fresh off of publishing their latest 5E supplement Legendary Dragons, Jetpack 7 tells us about their other books, their collaboration on the official young players books, and how their upcoming Kickstarter for a refresh of Gods & Goddesses is going to bring the bling.

By Mike Dunn

/ 14 Aug 2019

Jetpack 7 wants to give you the best dragons, gods, and big bads for your D&D game

Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok wants you to stop asking your dice for permission to play

When Andrew Valkauskas is asked why his RPG Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok doesn’t use dice, he talks about narrative, and how jarring rolling dice and doing math needlessly

By Mike Dunn

/ 8 Aug 2019

Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok wants you to stop asking your dice for permission to play

FnordCon— a chat with Munchkin line editor Andrew Hackard

Andrew Hackard educates Lead Tabletop Editor Mike Dunn on all things Munchkin, working for Steve Jackson Games, and the joys of 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons.

By Mike Dunn

/ 23 Apr 2019

FnordCon— a chat with Munchkin line editor Andrew Hackard

Crazy Eights: Jessey Wright, Helana Hope, and Sen-Foong Lim on Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time

Lucky Duck Games hasn’t shied away from creating board games out of mobile apps. In the middle of last year they had a successful Kickstarter to bring Jetpack Joyride

By Keith Schleicher

/ 11 Apr 2019

Crazy Eights: Jessey Wright, Helana Hope, and Sen-Foong Lim on Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time

Crazy Eights—Elizabeth Hargrave on Wingspan

When Stonemaier Game’s latest release Wingspan went up for pre-order on January 2nd, nobody had a clue as to how popular a bird-themed engine building game would be. Fast

By Mike Dunn

/ 11 Mar 2019

Crazy Eights—Elizabeth Hargrave on Wingspan

Crazy Eights: Ted Alspach on Suburbia Collector’s Edition

Bezier Games is probably most well known for their One Night Ultimate Werewolf and associated games, but one of their initial titles was Suburbia. Creating the most attractive city with

By Keith Schleicher

/ 18 Jan 2019

Crazy Eights: Ted Alspach on Suburbia Collector’s Edition

Crazy Eights: Travis Chance of Kolossal Games on Western Legends: Ante Up

While it’s not uncommon to find games based on westerns, but when it’s done well it stands out. That has been the case with Western Legends, one of

By Keith Schleicher

/ 10 Jan 2019

Crazy Eights: Travis Chance of Kolossal Games on Western Legends: Ante Up

Crazy Eights: Az Drummond on Reichbusters: Projekt Vril

Mythic Games has been known for going big. Their Mythic Battles: Pantheon had huge miniatures. The Solomon Kane Kickstarter campaign opened several stretch goals and a campaign that takes at

By Keith Schleicher

/ 20 Nov 2018

Crazy Eights: Az Drummond on Reichbusters: Projekt Vril

Crazy Eights: Tim Heerema on Archmage: Ascendant

Sometimes looks can be deceiving. A game with a hex tiles is common, as well as flipping them over to reveal terrain or resources. However, sometimes you have to look

By Keith Schleicher

/ 16 Nov 2018

Crazy Eights: Tim Heerema on Archmage: Ascendant

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