The deck-building genre was created with Dominion, and since then the number of games implementing it has exploded. From Thunderstone and DC Deck Building Game to Trains and Clank!, there’s no sign of it slowing down. However, finding a new twist or hook has been challenging. Mutants is a
Kerberos has been most well known for their Sword of the Stars series. That series started in 2006 and spawned several expansions and a sequel. However, the team has recently branched out to board games. We covered The Pit previously, but now Kerberos has a card game on Kickstarter. I
Earlier today, WizKids announced Kodachi, a new hand management game from Adam West, designer of Deadline. This game will be playable for up to four players and have a 12th century Japan aesthetic.
In Kodachi, you seek to steal treasures by facing guards in one of two ways. With strength,
Earlier today, WizKids announced Kodachi, a new hand management game from Adam West, designer of Deadline. This game will be playable for up to four players and have a 12th century Japan aesthetic.
In Kodachi, you seek to steal treasures by facing guards in one of two ways. With strength,
The deck-building genre was created with Dominion, and since then the number of games implementing it has exploded. From Thunderstone and DC Deck Building Game to Trains and Clank!, there’s no sign of it slowing down. However, finding a new twist or hook has been challenging. Mutants is a
Kerberos has been most well known for their Sword of the Stars series. That series started in 2006 and spawned several expansions and a sequel. However, the team has recently branched out to board games. We covered The Pit previously, but now Kerberos has a card game on Kickstarter. I
The horror genre seems to be relegated to either Jack the Ripper, zombies, or Cthulhu when it comes to board and card games. The deck building genre has seen a lot of growth, especially when you consider many have added boards and cooperative play. Terrors of London looks to expand
It’s not unheard of for video games to mimic board games and for board games to mimic video games. The MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) is one of the newest genres created. Since they have gained popularity, it’s not surprising that we are finding a couple of board
If you’re prepared for more My Hero Academia, get your sales pitch ready and recruit My Hero Academia: The Card Game when it gets released this November, Shinobi 7 has recently released new details for the upcoming card game, which will support 2-4 players and will feature characters from
Justin Gary was very successful as a Magic: The Gathering player. However, he decided to take a risk and create his own deck-building game. That was Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer. It was so successful that it came out with several stand-alone expansions introducing new mechanics each time.
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It seems like there are several games with a historic Asian theme. Games like the recent Rising Sun to the old Gamemaster Series Shogun/Samurai Swords/Ikusa, samurai and ninjas seem to be bred into the boardgaming culture. At Origins I got to sit with Adrienne Ezell who designed Shogunate,
