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
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
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
One minute you are an inspector attempting to deduce the identity of a killer, the next you are working to crack the safes of a casino, and after that you revealing the identities of rival spies. Noir: Black Box Edition offers you six games for the price of one. Using
When Crash Games launched Yardmaster Express on Kickstarter last year, I took my first dive into the genre of filler games. Filers are meant to be played in a handful of minutes and can be used as a short break between longer games or strung together for a light hearted
The Cryptozoic booth was busy at Origins, and with good reason. They brought their new game Spyfall to the show, and they sold out on the first day it went on sale. It’s not a huge surprise with the buzz it has been getting. I talked to Ryan Skinner
