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

If you’ve played board games, then you probably know about the dreaded “roll and move” game where luck determines who the winner is.  While games like Formula D that have added some unique elements to the mechanic, there aren’t many designer games that use it.  Matt Riddle and

Kosmos has been publishing games for a long time, but you might not recognize them.  Most of their games have been published in Europe under their name, most of their games have been published in the USA though other publishers.  Now they have decided to publish their games under there

MVP Boardgames designs board games and then publishes them through established publishers.  I got to take a look at their recent Kickstarter Salvation Road, as well as their current one, Dark Dealings. MVP @ Origins 2015 - [Gaming Trend] Watch this video on YouTube While it looks like Salvation Road funded

I was amazed when Arcane Wonders came onto the scene.  I remember seeing them at GenCon before Mage Wars was released.  They came out with a beautiful and strategic game, and their expansions increased the replayability of the game.  I always wondered what else would come from Arcane Wonders, and

Last week at the Origins Game Fair we got the chance the talk with Nick Bentley from North Star Games about Evolution and Wits and Wagers. Evolution just raised almost $280,000 on Kickstarter to fund both an expansion and second edition of the popular game. The expansion gives players

Anyone who’s been to a convention or any sort of industry event will tell you that, when you’re not bumping into other attendees, being on the show floor is a pretty awesome experience. Not only are there games to play and people to talk to, but there’s