Tabletop: BOARD GAMEs
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3.2KSword Art Online board game coming to Kickstarter
Having an anime set in an MMO universe isn’t unique. The .hack//SIGN series was mostly set in the MMO. However, Sword Art...
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802.1KTrials and Errors: Salem Review
Darkness hangs over Salem. The whispers are turning into open talk, and the talk into accusations. Some of us are lost to...
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1.2KDubai: Rebuild the Ruins on Kickstarter
Building a city or farm from nothing isn’t an uncommon theme. However, rebuilding a city with history gives it a new spin....
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3.2KCrazy Eights: Ian Schofield on Ravage – Dungeons of Plunder
It seems like dungeon crawlers are trying to outdo themselves with bigger and more detailed figures. However, Ravage – Dungeons of Plunder...
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904.4KStrategic Advancement: 1754 Conquest Review
You may recognize the American Revolution as the war that created the United States, but the groundwork for that rebel uprising started...
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652.1KA Different Kind of War: They Who Were 8 Review
A tale is spun of ancient gods, not for the last time, but for the first. They weave themselves into the people’s...
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953.1KA True Epic: Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
I have played numerous civilization games, and many of them are quite good. Nations, Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age, and...
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1.4KAres Games bringing Divinity Derby to Kickstarter in March
Racing isn’t an uncommon to theme to board games. Some implement different card or dice rolling mechanics to move your own racers,...
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1.7KIron Man and War Machine invade Dice Masters today
At one time Iron Man was considered a B-level character. However, once Robert Downey Jr. became Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic...
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1.5KCGE partners with USAopoly for new Codenames
Codenames has become a huge hit, as it’s accessible to both gamers and non-gamers. It’s a great way to stretch your vocabulary while...
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1.4KThe voters have spoken and Monopoly is getting rid of…
It seems like some people like to play games with a specific color, but others have a specific piece they like to...
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1.5KAssault of the Giants available today from WizKids
It’s not uncommon to have area control games where armies battle each other, whether its infantry and tanks or humanoid high fantasy...
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1.2KGo exploring with Jackal Archipelago
While not as prevalent as zombies, it seems like pirates are becoming a more common theme in gaming. With games like Black...
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1.5KHeroes in a Half Shell available today
Most of the Dice Masters sets have followed the model of having a starter set and then expanding the game through booster...
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1.0KMacroscope on Kickstarter now
Mayday Games has a wide variety of games with some being geared towards families and others aimed squarely at gamers. Today they...
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1.5KBeast Masters rolling onto Kickstarter
The Pokemon phenomenon (and to a lesser extent Digimon) has introduced video gamers on how to increase the stats of their captured...
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1.4KMiniatures and tablets combine in Dungeon Mini
While we’ve seen apps being used with board games, we haven’t seen them directly directly interact with each other. Golem Arcana might...
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1.8KThe Dice Tower Essentials line is going Viral
So far the Dice Tower Essentials line has been a huge hit with Onitama, Sheriff of Nottingham, and Royals. Now Arcane Wonders...
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2.5KJust go and Truck Off on Kickstarter now
Microbreweries are a hot commodity, and it seemed like a couple of years go several board games came out with some kind...
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2.0KHeroes of Land, Air, and Sea arrives on Kickstarter
I have been impressed with Gamelyn Games and how they package a great experience in a small box. With the size of...
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1.7KRather Dashing’s next game belongs in a museum
While Carcassonne is one of the games listed often as a gateway game, there aren’t many tile-laying games. Rather Dashing has created several of...
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1.7KElement coming out in March
In late August Rather Dashing announced that they were releasing the abstract game Element. Here’s what they have said about the game:...
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1.8KFLATLINE coming from Renegade Gaming Studios
FUSE was one of the biggest surprises for me last year. (Be sure to check out my review.) I admit that I...
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1.5KMysterium haunting your mobile devices
Mysterium had a huge amount of hype behind it in 2015. The limited number of copies at Gen Con that year sold...
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803.8KJust another day in Myrathia: WarQuest Review
The most well-known area control board game has to be Risk. While other games like Axis and Allies and Samurai Swords had...
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1.4KFireside Games announces Hotshots
Fireside Games is well known for it’s successful Panic series of games. If you are a fan of cooperative games, it’s likely...
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755.5KViolence Inherent in the System: Fief France 1429 Review
Medieval times were hardly for the faint of heart. Treachery, wars, plagues, and famine were all too commonplace. Lords of the period...
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7.2KVote on your favorite Monopoly pieces now
Not long ago the iconic pieces of a Monopoly game were always the same, but not long ago a vote was made...
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853.3KCall Me Ishmael: New Bedford Review
New Bedford is certainly not the first game to be released with an unconventional theme. Greater than Game’s release about eighteenth century...
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603.8KBring it all Down: Kaboom Review
The duality between creation and destruction defines the human experience. We thrive on sacrifice and consume to exist. But that’s all a...
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2.9KCrazy Eights: Tony Chen on Iberian Rails
Board games use the theme of trains often. From Ticket to Ride to Steam, riding the rails or building a rail empire...
