Hello! Welcome to Friday Tabletop Kickstarter Update! For info on what is going on here, check out this introduction. This week we see even more influence from the previously unavailable European domain. With such greats as Pegasus Spiele entering the Kickstarter arena, we are certain to see even more high

I was amazed when Arcane Wonders came onto the scene.  I remember seeing them at GenCon before Mage Wars was released.  They came out with a beautiful and strategic game, and their expansions increased the replayability of the game.  I always wondered what else would come from Arcane Wonders, and

The Fruit of Grisaia is a great story. I was worried about the translation, as this is an adaptation of the original Japanese release, and the reason why is because Grisaia is a very different type of game than most visual novels you are likely to have read. Grisaia is

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