Restoration Games has had a string of hits with Stop Thief! and Downforce, but they haven’t been resting on their laurels. They’ve updated the app for Stop Thief!
Kolossal Games might not be the largest publisher, but they’ve had some huge hits on Kickstarter. At Origins I got a chance to look at the wild west themed
Bezier Games is known for their spin on the classic Werewolf with One Night Ultimate Werewolf. Some gamers didn’t find a single night satisfying, so Bezier decided to expand
It seems like there are several games with a historic Asian theme. Games like the recent Rising Sun to the old Gamemaster Series Shogun/Samurai Swords/Ikusa, samurai and ninjas
Star Realms was the first game from White Wizard Games, but it took off like gangbusters. Since then White Wizard has expanded to include Epic and Hero Realms in their
GreenBriar Games has a large number of figure-heavy games like Folklore: The Afflication, the Zpocalypse series, and Vengeance. However, they decided to highlight Grimslingers and it’s expansion, as well
Often when games are reprinted, they keep the same figures, artwork, and pieces as the previous addition. Sometimes the rulebook may get errors corrected or give clearer examples, but usually
It’s not unusual for board game companies to get different licenses to enhance the theme of the game. Computer games like Fallout, Doom, and Sid Meier’s Civilization have
Worker placement games can be tricky. Many have a problem with the player going first having a huge advantage. Other one can feel like it plays too similarly play after
There is something so compelling about the paranoia and unpredictability of a social deduction game. GROWL, in its final days on Kickstarter at time of writing, explores these themes by
Horror has historically been a sorely neglected genre. Luckily, a few people have made it their work to keep the genre not only alive but thriving and growing. Saar Hendelman
