Tabletop
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3.3KCrazy Eights: William Schoonover on Level 7 [Omega Protocol] Second Edition
There are times when a game doesn’t get discovered right away, and it becomes difficult to get except by paying an arm...
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3.0KCrazy Eights: Travis Chance on Mezo
When you look at ancient civilizations, it’s not uncommon for Greek, Norse, and Chinese mythologies to be used as backdrops for gaming. ...
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1.8KThe many splendors of the decks of many
As gaming relies more and more on digital assets to supplement the experience, the Decks of Many are proving just how much...
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854.2KYes, but how evil are they really? — The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide
Building a character, be it for a D&D campaign or for a short story, can be as exciting as it is frustrating....
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309.9KA whimper, not a bang–Outbreak: Undead 2nd Edition review
Experimentation is a healthy part of any growth, but by its nature leads to some failures. Outbreak: Undead Second edition is not...
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2.2KCrazy Eights: Jamie Noble Frier on Hero Master
Creating a game and putting up on Kickstarter can be a nerve-wracking affair. You need to have the game playtested, art for...
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2.7KCrazy Eights: Kerberos Productions on Control!
Kerberos has been most well known for their Sword of the Stars series. That series started in 2006 and spawned several expansions...
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3.4KHorizon Zero Dawn joins the board game space with new Kickstarter campaign
Guerrilla Games’ popular PS4 exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn is being converted to tabletop form by the talented folks at Steamforged Games. The...
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2.8KWish we could turn back time to the good old days with Things from the Flood on Kickstarter this month
Get ready to grow up, as Simon Stålenhag’s next game from the Tales universe, Things from the Flood, will be released on...
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706.5KWhere there is light there is shadow–Overlight review
Sometimes the best of intentions and ideas fizzle as you get into the details of completion. Overlight is just such a product;...
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2.1KBetween Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig is coming to a table near you
This morning Jamey Stegmaier announced the forthcoming title, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig in Stonemair Games’ September update. Formerly known...
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1.9KDized on open early access on mobile devices
Dized broke out last year as a new app in development that would teach you how to play a game straight from...
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2.6KCrazy Eights: Sean Jacquemain from CMON on Starcadia Quest
CMON had several surprises at Gen Con this year. Newton, a heavy-looking Euro, isn’t something expected from them. The fact they are...
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3.4KCrazy Eights: Ted Alspach on One Night Ultimate Super Villains
Some people really enjoy Werewolf for the social deduction aspect of the game. However, it could drag on for far too long...
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2.4KCrazy Eights: Tim Criswell on Nexus
These days games seem to be repetitive, whether from theme or mechanics. Sometimes a designer will tweak a mechanic to make it...
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904.8KSurvival in the zone–Mutant: Year Zero review
As the apocalypse looms ever larger in America’s collective subconscious, it’s fitting that such a high quality RPG has come about to...
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2.9KCrazy Eights: Alex Kessler on Battle Bosses
If you ever got a chance to play Heroscape, then you know it is a mishmash of characters from different genres and...
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2.9KCrazy Eights: Brad Pye answers questions on Terrors of London
The horror genre seems to be relegated to either Jack the Ripper, zombies, or Cthulhu when it comes to board and card...
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854.1KMore tales from the loop–Our Friends the Machines and Other Stories review
I found the core book for Tales From the Loop to be a refreshing surprise, and things have only gotten better from...
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9.2KIt’s time to Return to Dark Tower with Restoration Games at the helm
Today at Gen Con, Restoration Games announced that it plans to release an updated version of the 1981 game Dark Tower, with...
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6.7KFirst Looks at Pathfinder Second Edition
It’s officially time to start getting excited about the new edition of Pathfinder. I, like many of you, wanted to remain healthily...
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2.1KPacking it up — Christian T. Petersen to step down as CEO of Asmodee North America CEO
Today, Asmodee North America announced that its CEO Christian T Petersen would be stepping down as CEO effective at the end of...
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4042.3KLet sleeping Antediluvians lie-Vampire the Masquerade: 5th Edition review
It’s truly remarkable that they managed to mess this up so completely. Look, I had an intro ready to go that would...
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2.7KCrazy Eights — Lead Designer Jack Murray answers questions on Radiant: Offline Battle Arena
It’s not unheard of for video games to mimic board games and for board games to mimic video games. The MOBA (multiplayer...
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3.2KCrazy Eights — Toni Niittymaki of Lautapelit.fi on Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
Often times when a game is successful, it will get printed multiple times, sometimes with expansions included. However, there are times the...
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2.5KCMON Limited announces an updated version of Project: ELITE, Kickstarter campaign set for later this year
Today, CMON Limited announced that it will produce an updated edition of the real-time cooperative board game Project: ELITE, with an expanded...
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1.8KTo sleep, perchance to dream with Comanauts
Today, Plaid Hat Games announced a new cooperative adventure tabletop game, Comanauts, to be released sometime in the future. Two to four...
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2.0KRoll Too Many Bones at Chip Theory Games — Origins 2018 Preview
Sometimes you have to see something to believe it. The size and heft of the Gloomhaven box, for example. Chip Theory Games...
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309.9KRide by this one–Kids on Bikes review
It’s a vibrant time for roleplaying as mystery-solving children in settings influenced by media from the 1980s. Not the 1980s themselves, just...
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1.9KTales from the Loop goes from tabletop to television with a TV series coming to Amazon
Today, Free Range Publishing announced that the critically-acclaimed tabletop RPG Tales from the Loop will receive a television series that will head...
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6.3KCrazy Eights — Sean Jacquemain on Cthulhu: Death May Die
If you go to a board game store, then you can’t hardly move a couple of steps without tripping over a Cthulhu...
