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I’ve always found the development of different series within gaming to be extremely interesting. By frontloading a decent amount of mechanical framework and expectations, developers create a foundation that they are then able to riff off of, which creates some really cool ideas. In video gaming, the evolution of
At first glance, Riftforce, by 1MoreTimeGames and published by Capstone Games, is a beautiful cacophony of creatures and magic. However, Riftforce is a deeper game that relies on strategy of elemental placement and action selection. In a beautiful and creative world designed by Carlo Bortolini and Miguel Coimbra, the battle
We got to sit down at PAX Unplugged to play a game of Meeples and Monsters. This simple-yet-complex bag building game is set in the city of Rowan, which is both underdeveloped and surrounded by monsters. In the early game, players focus on building a force of meeples, building resources,
by A Kay Purcell
We got to sit down at PAX Unplugged to play a game of Meeples and Monsters. This simple-yet-complex bag building game is set in the city of Rowan, which is both underdeveloped and surrounded by monsters. In the early game, players focus on building a force of meeples, building resources,
by A Kay Purcell
I’ve always found the development of different series within gaming to be extremely interesting. By frontloading a decent amount of mechanical framework and expectations, developers create a foundation that they are then able to riff off of, which creates some really cool ideas. In video gaming, the evolution of
by Nick Dubs
At first glance, Riftforce, by 1MoreTimeGames and published by Capstone Games, is a beautiful cacophony of creatures and magic. However, Riftforce is a deeper game that relies on strategy of elemental placement and action selection. In a beautiful and creative world designed by Carlo Bortolini and Miguel Coimbra, the battle
by Rob Berg
There can only be one house to rule the spice trade on Arrakis, and two more just tossed their hat into the ring. Today, Gale Force Nine has announced their brand new expansion to the famous tabletop game, Dune: A Game of Conquest, Diplomacy and Betrayal. This new expansion looks
by Kenny Tripoli
Have you ever wanted to take on the role of a wizard’s trusted companion and shape the world through raising a young child out in the wilderness with up to four of your friends? Well now you can with Plaid Hat Games newly announced board game Familiar Tales! In
by Kenny Tripoli
Let me preface this review by stating that I like Brew and have had a ton of fun playing. It is a game that will be remaining in my collection for a while. However… Brew has a fairly significant degree of randomness and is an extremely deceptive game. I don’
by Dick Marshall
Oceans is the spiritual sequel to Northstar’s hit Evolution series. The Evolution core mechanics of creating quirky creatures, evolving them, and competing for food is still what makes the game run but Oceans takes many of the ideas from Evolution, streamlines them, and moves the theme to the unexplored
by Mark Julian
The Resident Evil series has been around since the original PlayStation console. Since then it has spawned several sequels and spin-offs. Steamforged Games has been known for several board game adaptations of video games like Dark Souls, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Devil May Cry, and Resident Evil 3. Now they are
by Keith Schleicher