Lovecraftian horror has served as a fertile landscape for games over the past several years, most notably with Arkham Horror and the subsequent Eldritch Horror games from FFG. Hobbyists fell in love with the non-linear game engine, staggering depth, and replayability. But what makes those games among the very best
If you’ve played Liar’s Dice, you are not only a good citizen, but you already know the basic rules for Icarus, Reiner Knizia’s latest production, published by Victory Point Games.
That’s right, popular pub games can make strong backbones for new board games. I’m from
The deck-building genre has been slowing down in recent years. While the regular releases of Ascension and DC Deck-Building Game continue, the number of deck builders as a whole has slowed down. Almost all deck builders have had a competitive aspect to them. Recently a couple of deck builders have
The deck-building genre has been slowing down in recent years. While the regular releases of Ascension and DC Deck-Building Game continue, the number of deck builders as a whole has slowed down. Almost all deck builders have had a competitive aspect to them. Recently a couple of deck builders have
Lovecraftian horror has served as a fertile landscape for games over the past several years, most notably with Arkham Horror and the subsequent Eldritch Horror games from FFG. Hobbyists fell in love with the non-linear game engine, staggering depth, and replayability. But what makes those games among the very best
If you’ve played Liar’s Dice, you are not only a good citizen, but you already know the basic rules for Icarus, Reiner Knizia’s latest production, published by Victory Point Games.
That’s right, popular pub games can make strong backbones for new board games. I’m from
Through all the chaos in the world of Terreria, parties of heroes are searching for great wealth. There is only one problem. Other groups of heroes keep getting in their way. In Terrene Odyssey, you are the commanding officer leading your band of characters to victory over the opposing officers
Expansions are a funny thing. They can range from being absolutely necessary to enjoy a game (Ticket to Ride USA 1910), to completely unnecessary (nobody needs another Carcassonne expansion), to frivolous yet somehow totally necessary (Agricola Goodies Expansion). Somewhere, there’s a sweet spot where an expansion adds a neat
You are a DRAGON! That’s the premise for Dragon Flame, a newly released card game courtesy of Kickstarter and Minion Games. Your dragon is as uncomplicated as any other, motivated by precious metals and gems, and by pretty little female humans – every dragon needs a pet! Use your fiery
Beets. They’re the deep reddish-purple root vegetable that holds about as much esteem to the palate as brussel sprouts or lima beans. It might seem perplexing then that Stone Blade Entertainment, whose previous offerings include the far more grown up Ascension, would choose the beet as the star of
Before we get started, let me say that you really should just stop reading this right now, get in your car, drive on down to your friendly neighborhood game store and get yourself a copy of Paperback. It’s a little difficult to get a copy, since first time designer
