Purrrlock Holmes sets its aims high, attempting to straddle several lines that send similar games into well-known pitfalls. It tries to be a deduction game that is both cerebral and
Cthulhu Wars looks great, and the large pieces give it a high table presence. Each faction plays differently with unique figures and special abilities. Without any expansions Cthulhu Wars offers
When Asmodee bought up some of the entities within F2Z Entertainment, a few groups decided to create their own publisher, and Plan B Games was born. Their inaugural original game
Calliope Games is a company that consistently publishes fun family games. While their biggest hit is the path-creating Tsuro, they have several other fun games. If you haven’t tried
Being a small publisher can make it difficult to get off the ground. However, sometimes you’ll find some creative ideas behind those publishers. I took a look at Overlords of Infamy from Obscure Reference Games to see what kind of creativity they had behind it.
Privateer Press is known for their Warmachine and Hordes miniatures and their support of the community. Not only are they introducing a new faction, but they have created a board
Wits and Wagers became a hit for North Star Games, so you would have thought that they would stick with party games. While they do publish a couple of party
WizKids has a large stable of Dice Masters products right now, but they are constantly updating their library with new games coming out. I got to check out two of their upcoming games at Origins, Deadline and Fantasy Realms.
Zombies get used as a mechanic in board games often. Last Night on Earth and Zombicide have become two popular game series using that as a theme, but Greenbrier Games
If you are a fan of anime, then you probably know about Japanime games. If nothing else, you can’t miss the art style used in their games. I stopped by their booth and found out about Alicematic, a reimplementation of Deus. Watch the video above to find out more and see what the differences are.
For a long time Arcane Wonders was known as the Mage Wars publisher, as that was the only thing that they published. Since then they have expanded to many other
Cthulhu Wars has become synonymous with a premiere designer board game. Just displaying the game on the table gets people to look over. Petersen Games is now on their third
