I do not expect to finish a first play awestruck by the experience, but my initial playthrough of Mare Nostrum: Empires took on a legendary status. Five players, a mixture of veteran and newcomers, sat down to run through the game in an effort to learn the system. A two
Thornwatch is an amalgamation of two huge forces in the gaming arena. While the Penny Arcade guys might be more well known for their comics and love of video games, they definitely know their board games and RPGs. They’ve teamed up with Lone Shark Games to create the game
When you look at board games, most of the time you try to spread out on the board. What if you had a game that wanted you to extend your pieces up? Soon you’ll get your chance with Skyways coming up on Kickstarter. I asked Jeff Allers, the designer
When you look at board games, most of the time you try to spread out on the board. What if you had a game that wanted you to extend your pieces up? Soon you’ll get your chance with Skyways coming up on Kickstarter. I asked Jeff Allers, the designer
I do not expect to finish a first play awestruck by the experience, but my initial playthrough of Mare Nostrum: Empires took on a legendary status. Five players, a mixture of veteran and newcomers, sat down to run through the game in an effort to learn the system. A two
Thornwatch is an amalgamation of two huge forces in the gaming arena. While the Penny Arcade guys might be more well known for their comics and love of video games, they definitely know their board games and RPGs. They’ve teamed up with Lone Shark Games to create the game
Sir Francis Drake, legend of the age of sail, defender of the realm, and rumored lover of the Queen herself, is the perfect figure to inspire an adventure. Eagle-Gryphon Games brings us a chance to explore his world of expansion and factionalism in all its glory. Francis Drake, a strategy
Modiphius had a great Kickstarter campaign with the Third Edition of the Mutant Chronicles RPG. Recently they went in a new direction with this IP by launching a Kickstarter to reprint Siege of the Citadel. The game looks great, has several big names behind its development, and has a unique
Civilizations take generations to rise out of the dust, fighting through famine, disease, and warfare in order to help mankind ascend. Roll Through the Ages: the Bronze Age promises to gives you every one of these challenges and triumphs in under an hour in fine form.
You and your companions
In an effort to stand out from the crowd, it’s not uncommon to see game publishers host members of the gaming media. Some of these events are lavish affairs and others are fairly subdued, but all have the same goal: to create buzz of an upcoming release. Monolith and
Sandy Petersen has a successful board game with big ideas and even bigger figures. If you have witnessed Cthulhu Wars in person, then you have seen the incredible size and detail of the playing pieces. Now he has Glorantha: The Gods War up on Kickstarter. At first blush the games
