Get 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
Expeditions: 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
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
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
Get 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
Expeditions: 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
Back 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
Magneterra 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
Apiary 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,
This year, I once again had the opportunity to visit the First Exposure playtest room at Gen Con. I got to try out four different games, each at varying stages of development, ranging from early prototypes to nearly final quality. Here’s what I was able to check out!
Chrono
Let me set the scene. GamingTrend’s Origins interview booth was set up in the back-right corner of the convention. About 5 spaces away from us was a booth with inviting pastel colors from a brand new team with a little gem of a game called Power Well.
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