Ares Games had a hit with Galaxy Defenders from Gremlin Project. It was so successful it came out with two campaign expansions and several other additions. In late 2015 the
The deck-building genre was created with Dominion, and since then the number of games implementing it has exploded. From Thunderstone and DC Deck Building Game to Trains and Clank!, there’
Most of the time when people think of board games, players take turns in order. However, real-time board games have started to come out where multiple people play their turn
When you look at fighting games, it seems like a lot of the tabletop ones are one-on-one brawls. While some dungeon crawlers have melee combat, it doesn’t have the
Halloween seems like a time where scares and tense moments are popular. While video games have had horror elements to them for a while, board games are starting to bring
There are times when a game doesn’t get discovered right away, and it becomes difficult to get except by paying an arm and a leg on the secondary market.
When you look at ancient civilizations, it’s not uncommon for Greek, Norse, and Chinese mythologies to be used as backdrops for gaming. The Mayans aren’t used very often,
Creating a game and putting up on Kickstarter can be a nerve-wracking affair. You need to have the game playtested, art for the game, and an audience to bring in
Kerberos has been most well known for their Sword of the Stars series. That series started in 2006 and spawned several expansions and a sequel. However, the team has recently
CMON had several surprises at Gen Con this year. Newton, a heavy-looking Euro, isn’t something expected from them. The fact they are coming out with a Wacky Races game
Some people really enjoy Werewolf for the social deduction aspect of the game. However, it could drag on for far too long if your group liked to argue and the
These days games seem to be repetitive, whether from theme or mechanics. Sometimes a designer will tweak a mechanic to make it seem like something new, but in the end