Tabletop: CARD GAMEs
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2.0KCute and cuddly social deduction hits Kickstarter with Hidden Panda
Today, Jellybean Games announced the release of its social deduction game Hidden Panda on Kickstarter from now until July 6, with a...
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907.3KDark destinies manifest–Grimslingers review
I think we’ve found a winner in the contest for best one on one/team based/cooperative cat vampire shootout games. Grimslingers doesn’t sound...
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3.6KCrazy Eights: Jon Cohn answers questions on Munchkin TMNT
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have gone through several iterations over the past couple of decades. From the television and movie screen,...
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854.3KWords with Stocks — Letter Tycoon Review
It’s interesting to browse through Boardgamegeek and see the multitude of word game offerings that are available. You wouldn’t think there would...
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3.6KCrazy Eights: John Clair answers questions on Edge of Darkness
In 2016 AEG introduced the concept of card crafting in Mystic Vale. The deck-building concepts we had seen in other games were...
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904.6KWar never changes until the mutated goat armies—Gruff: Rage of the Trolls review
After generations of experimentation, battle, and horrific abominations before the eyes of God, the Shepherds of Woe must face their ancient foe...
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653.8KSound and fury and signifying–Blurble review
Blurble is a game of words and shouting, and there is something attractive in that directness. There isn’t anything deep in this...
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905.4KYou’ve goat to play this game–Gruff: the tactical card game of mutated monster goats review
It’s rare to see a new combat card game make such responsible decisions as Gruff. While the two player combat card genre...
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4.7KCrazy Eights: Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle answer questions about Sorcerer
I still remember being lucky enough being asked to try out a prototype of a deck-building game one day before Origins at...
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1.9KWizKids lets you decide Who Should We Eat?
Lifeboat has been a game that’s been played for many years. In the game everyone takes a role and players go through...
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1.8KStudio Woe at PAX Unplugged–mutated goat battles are only the start, and it’s a good start
Studio Woe is a company of two artists whose hands have touched some of the most lush visual feasts of the past...
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855.2KSoaring High: Odin’s Ravens Review
If there’s anything that can kill your love of a job, it’s the monotony of the day to day grind. When that...
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803.3KThe shadow of evil– Daemon Trilogy: Subrosa review
An empire in crisis, the noble houses are preparing to bring all of their daemonic power to bear in the power struggle...
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655.3KLet’s Play Math: Fantasy Realms Review
There are two games to be had in the small box of the Fantasy Realms card game. The intentional one is an...
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1.9KApproaching Dawn: The Witching Hour published by WizKids is available now
Double double toil and trouble. Are you ready to work together as a coven of witches? Then take a look at Approaching...
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6.1KThe Mana Curve – Issue 3: Commander ’17 & Ixalan
In last month’s article I exhumed and dissected a professional mono-black zombies deck in the Standard format. The reason I chose that...
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1.6KFantasy Realms available in game stores now
Wizkids announced recently that Fantasy Realms is available in game stores now. The card game, designed by Bruce Glassco, revolves around combo...
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5.1KThe Mana Curve – Issue 2: Deck Building in Standard
For definitions on formats and archetypes referenced in this article, go to Issue 1, The Mana Curve – Magic: The Gathering for...
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1.8KTrade in the stars with Sidereal Confluence
When you talk about trading and negotiation games, you usually think games with boards that fill the table with lots of little...
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1.7KWizKids releasing Dungeon Hustle
Most dungeon crawls have highly detailed figures and map tiles that snap together. Lugging the monstrous boxes can break your back if...
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2.1KAres Games announces Gen Con lineup
Ares Games has gone from a small publishing house starting with War of the Ring and expanding to several large games. They...
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2.1KRenegade releasing a Dragon’s Hoard this fall
With the popularity of 7 Wonders, you might have thought that an onslaught of card drafting games would be released. However, it’s...
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1.7KPairs coming in Deluxe edition
Pairs is a game that uses a unique deck of cards called a pyramid deck. Several different themed Pairs decks have been...
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3.1KOrigins 2017: White Wizard Games
If you’ve seen any of my posts about White Wizard Games, you know that I thought they had something special with Star...
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853.2KFortune and Glory: The Lost Expedition Review
Nearly 100 years ago, famed British explorer Percy Fawcett set out into the Amazon rainforest in search of the city of Z,...
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3.0KKonami coming out with new Yu-Gi-Oh structure deck and boosters
While many of the collectible card games have crashed and burned, Yu-Gi-Oh is one of the few games to sustain life over...
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2.1KOrigins 2017: Lone Shark Games
Mike Selinker has had a huge career in the gaming, from writing for TSR and being creative director at Wizards of the...
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602.2KThe Tarnished Age: CVlizations Review
It can be a challenge for game designers to make a short civilization game. A great civilization game makes you feel like...
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2.2KNew Star Realms seeking funding on Kickstarter
I still remember looking at a prototype of Star Realms before Origins and being very impressed with it. Here was a deck-builder...
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7.3KThe Mana Curve – Magic: The Gathering for Casual Players
Issue 1: Preparing for your first local tournament Do you own ten thousand cards and six different playmats? Have you had at...
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753.4KMore Than Meets the Eye: Dungeon Time Review
It’s impossible to understate the popularity of card games. For a medium that has been around for hundreds of years, it’s amazing...
