The ancient Egyptian-themed Kemet is, in broadest terms, a dudes-on-a-map war game, and it’s hard to see a dudes-on-a-map war game and not think of Risk. Almost everyone’s played Risk and those who haven’t know the gist. You balance the slow growth of your armies with measured

I love this episode title. In April 1985, Coca-Cola nearly committed suicide by introducing a reformulated, sweeter version of its flagship beverage. It lasted all of three months before the public outcry helped the company realize that not even the blind taste anything blindly. Branding and loyalty matter. In that

Playing a god is not a novel concept in the world of board gaming. Whether you are building an empire, expanding a civilization, or fighting a war, board games allow you to play as a god, an all-seeing entity capable of controlling legions of men or a horde of monsters.

Last week at the Origins Game Fair we got the chance the talk with Nick Bentley from North Star Games about Evolution and Wits and Wagers. Evolution just raised almost $280,000 on Kickstarter to fund both an expansion and second edition of the popular game. The expansion gives players

On this very musical episode of the GT Reboot Podcast, there’s enough hype to fill an E3 press conference room. Eric and Travis are here to get excited about Fallout 4, while Kenneth continues to ride the hype train into Danganronpa: Another Episode’s September launch. The guys also

Booting up Crazy Machines 2, the initial setup had me install a pre-2010 version of DirectX in order to run the game. That initial moment of virtual time travel was a sign of things to come, as the Anniversary DLC pack for Crazy Machines 2 is in every way faithful

Simplicity. If there is one thing lacking from most technology, it’s simplicity. For those of you who have been reading Gaming Trend for the last decade, you know that my day job isn’t writing reviews — I’ve actually been in Network Engineering for the last two decades, the

Hello! Welcome to Friday Tabletop Kickstarter Update! For info on what is going on here, check out this introduction. Kickstarter recently opened the doors to other countries, in particular Germany, allowing for even more project creators to access the community. This means we get to see even more awesome projects