I remember the moment that broke Scrabble for me. The ubiquitous word game had always been enjoyable until a scholar once told me the secret. “Memorize all the two letter combinations,” he told me. I had seen him repeatedly win games by coming up with strange words, or so called
Burning Games is most notably known for FAITH: The Sci-Fi RPG. It is a system that doesn’t use any dice. However, they have a Kickstarter for a new game that relies heavily on dice, Ether Wars. Since it was such a different endeavor from their original game, I wanted
I’m surrounded by more than 500 people that can tell you the accurate range of an ER PPC, how many hardpoints it takes up, and in what chassis variants you might find it. MechCon is the culmination of all things MechWarrior and Battletech, bringing together fans and competitors from
I’m surrounded by more than 500 people that can tell you the accurate range of an ER PPC, how many hardpoints it takes up, and in what chassis variants you might find it. MechCon is the culmination of all things MechWarrior and Battletech, bringing together fans and competitors from
I remember the moment that broke Scrabble for me. The ubiquitous word game had always been enjoyable until a scholar once told me the secret. “Memorize all the two letter combinations,” he told me. I had seen him repeatedly win games by coming up with strange words, or so called
Burning Games is most notably known for FAITH: The Sci-Fi RPG. It is a system that doesn’t use any dice. However, they have a Kickstarter for a new game that relies heavily on dice, Ether Wars. Since it was such a different endeavor from their original game, I wanted
Louis Riel, the leader of a military rebellion against the Canadian government, has been captured and now stands trial. Two forces step forth: a prosecutor, who promises to bring justice to the people of Canada, and a defense attorney, who protects the rights of the accused. High Treason!: the Trial
For anything to be considered a classic, it’s got to stand the test of time. Movies need to be enduring. Music needs to be timeless. What about board games? The term gets used for games that have been around for years such as Candy Land, Monopoly, and Checkers, but
Cool Mini Or Not and Cranio Creations have already been collaborating to bring foreign games to the English language, starting off with Unusual Suspects. This relationship is going to continue with Lorenzo il Magnifico and Council of 4.
Lorenzo il Magnifico
In Lorenzo il Magnifico, players control prominent families during
While the fighting genre has a bit of a resurgence since Street Fighter IV was released, board games haven’t had many games that simulate this action. While there’s Yomi and BattleCon, the battle between two individuals hasn’t been put on the tabletop often. When I heard about
A few years ago Mythic Battles was released. While it looked like a typical skirmish game, it had several interesting concepts, like several cards that represented the characters’ statistics. As the character took damage, the current stat card would be replaced by one with lower stats. However, it was difficult
