Tabletop Games

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.

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 to the tabletop.  Now they are funding Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time.  Jessey Wright and Sen-Foong Lim are back after

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 forward to March and its the hottest game on Board Game Geek, demand was so high that many shops didn’

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 hex tiles became such a hit that a couple of expansions came out for the game.  It’s been a

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 the first games from publisher Kolossal Games.  With the game being so successful, they are bringing out Ante Up, a

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 least 60 hours.  Now Mythic Games wants to bring a World Weird War game to the tabletop, but with a

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 away to see where the strategy lies.  That’s the case with Archmage, a game of exploration and dueling mages.

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 Kickstarter campaign for Sword and Sorcery: Immortal Souls found even greater success.  Gremlin Project moved away from the hex-based system