When Bernie of Dead Alive first pitched Omicron Protocol to me, it was as an entry point for the minis hobby, complete with design choices and innovations to make it more welcoming. Hex maps simplify movement, range, and line of sight, saving newcomers from having to buy tape measures or

Terra Mystica is inarguably a monolith of a board game. Personally, it was the first heavyweight euro I encountered without the same appeal as an agricultural history textbook. However, it’s also inarguable that game design has progressed by leaps and bounds since its debut a decade ago. Developers have

War of the Ring has achieved quite the legendary status since its debut. It’s without a doubt an epic 1v1 experience, but not entirely epic in good ways. The setup is epic, the teach is epic-er, and the playtime is epic-er-er. With a total playtime of four to five

Chip Theory Games is cooking up a massive project and we got to take a peek. Much like the ancient poem Odyssey, and heavily inspired by, Hoplomachus: Victorum is a giant single-player epic. Described to us as “a love letter to solo games,” Victorum is certainly a very long and

Many consider the debut of Superman in 1938 to be the dawn of the comic book golden age. Soon after, the comic book industry exploded and publishing houses expanded with ferocity. For the first time in history, comic book writers and illustrators could find major success in the entertainment mainstream.

Last year, Off the Page Games turned a remarkable award winning comic, Mind MGMT, into an incredible board game which blew both Mike and I away. Now, they’re working on another game based on another award winning comic! Horror County, written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Tyler Crook,

Homeworld revolutionized the RTS genre, pushing players to think multi-dimensionally about their engagements with the enemy. No longer would you meet foes on a level playing field, able to attack from all angles, utilizing a wide variety of tactical configurations such as sphere or wall. It evoked the same panic,

If Cat in the Box and five people inhabit a closed room, then, supposedly, the people in the room are playing and not playing Cat in the Box. Both options exist simultaneously until the room is opened and verified. That’s Schrodinger’s Cat, in a box, Cat in the