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In the sheer amount of stuff available to see at a major board game convention like Origins, it’s easy to overlook the little guy. That’s where the unpub section of the con comes into play. In it, intrepid independent board game developers all sit eager to show off
It’s not very often that I get to see a game go from conception to prototype to finished product. Back in the spring of 2023, the GamingTrend crew got a firsthand look at the Gnome Hollow prototype and had a great time collecting mushrooms and building paths. At Origins
Steamforged Games, leading tabletop games studio and publisher (ELDEN RING: The Board Game, Euthia: Torment of Resurrection, Epic Encounters, Monster Hunter World: The Board Game, the Resident Evil™ board games, and more), announces a brand new Bardsung campaign game, Tale of the Forsaken Glade, coming soon to Gamefound. Bardsung: Tale
by Chris WymanSteamforged Games, leading tabletop games studio and publisher (ELDEN RING: The Board Game, Euthia: Torment of Resurrection, Epic Encounters, Monster Hunter World: The Board Game, the Resident Evil™ board games, and more), announces a brand new Bardsung campaign game, Tale of the Forsaken Glade, coming soon to Gamefound. Bardsung: Tale
by Chris WymanIn the sheer amount of stuff available to see at a major board game convention like Origins, it’s easy to overlook the little guy. That’s where the unpub section of the con comes into play. In it, intrepid independent board game developers all sit eager to show off
by James van TonningenIt’s not very often that I get to see a game go from conception to prototype to finished product. Back in the spring of 2023, the GamingTrend crew got a firsthand look at the Gnome Hollow prototype and had a great time collecting mushrooms and building paths. At Origins
by Dan HinkinGet ready to drink, fight evil, and have fun in Heroes of Barcadia: Heroes for Hire, a game in which a drink doubles as your health and where you must take down a band of monsters who have stolen all drinks in the kingdom and horded them away in a
by Richard AllenExpeditions: Around the World, designed by Wolfgang Kramer, published by Super Meeple, and brought to the US by Hachette Boardgames is a route-building game with a twist. Everyone is engaged in a tug of war to guide the three shared global expeditions to reach their secret objective locations. At the
by Mark JulianBack at Origins Game Fair, I was able to get my eyes on Shuffle Dungeons when the boys from Zero Strategy Games stopped by the GamingTrend booth. After a quick demo, featured in the video above, I was intrigued by the game and wanted to get it to the table
by Dan HinkinMagneterra sleeps in the darkest reaches of the cosmos. A rocky, rugged world, Magneterra possesses a unique attribute in the many worlds: its extreme magnetism and rare elements. This has given rise to mystical Tochon Magnets, natural artifacts infused with magical energies. Now, wizards from across the cosmos descend upon
by James van TonningenApiary has unveiled details about its upcoming expansion, Apiary: Expanding the Hive, set to release on September 4th, 2024. Designed by Connie Vogelmann and artist Kwanchai Moriya, Expanding the Hive adds to the variety of the core game with new components which are designed to fit inside the original insert,
by Richard Allen