Tabletop
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907.4KDark destinies manifest–Grimslingers review
I think we’ve found a winner in the contest for best one on one/team based/cooperative cat vampire shootout games. Grimslingers doesn’t sound...
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3.7KCrazy Eights: Jon Cohn answers questions on Munchkin TMNT
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have gone through several iterations over the past couple of decades. From the television and movie screen,...
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854.2KFrom Gold to Dust — Donning the Purple Review
History has taught us that even the mightiest empires eventually suffer a decline, and for the Romans, it can be argued that...
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2.6KPrivateer Press announces the return of Monsterpocalypse
While Privateer Press is known mostly for their Warmachine and Hordes figures now, a while ago they also had the Monsterpocalypse line. ...
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2.3KWizKids creating new Magic: The Gathering Board Game
With GAMA going on this week in Las Vegas, game stores are getting their first look at the upcoming games from publishers...
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2.2KCrazy Eights: Adam Rehberg from Adam’s Apple Games on Swordcrafters
Kickstarter is a great way for new designers to get their board games funded. However, often those games are sequels or don’t...
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4.2KPathfinder Second Edition—everything we know so far
Remember when I said that Starfinder felt like a half measure? It turns out this is why. Pathfinder Second Edition was announced...
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904.3KDeath Race 2.0 — Chariots of Rome Review
When I reviewed a prototype of Chariots of Rome last spring, I was convinced its upcoming Kickstarter would be a success. After...
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2.8KPaizo andRoll20 teaming up to get Pathfinder and Starfinder to virtual tabletop
Roll20 is about to receive a huge boost to its library with Pathfinder and Starfinder content. With years of adventure paths for...
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2.0KTimes, they are a-rollin’ with Roll for it! on iOS and Android devices
Thunderbox Entertainment recently released the digital adaptation of Roll for it! on iOS and Android devices. This game marks the second collaboration...
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756.1KIdentified flying objects—Starfinder Alien Archive Review
The Alien Archive is more than just a monster manual for Starfinder. I mean both a literal and philosophical sense. As a...
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854.4KWords with Stocks — Letter Tycoon Review
It’s interesting to browse through Boardgamegeek and see the multitude of word game offerings that are available. You wouldn’t think there would...
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3.7KCrazy Eights: John Clair answers questions on Edge of Darkness
In 2016 AEG introduced the concept of card crafting in Mystic Vale. The deck-building concepts we had seen in other games were...
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2.8KPrepare for an Epic showdown with The Reckoners board game on Kickstarter
Earlier this week, Nauvoo Games launched its Kickstarter for the upcoming board game based on Brandon Sanderson’s bestselling novel series The Reckoners....
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904.7KWar never changes until the mutated goat armies—Gruff: Rage of the Trolls review
After generations of experimentation, battle, and horrific abominations before the eyes of God, the Shepherds of Woe must face their ancient foe...
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1.8KNorth Star Games gets ecstatic with the launch of Happy Planet Games
Time to get happy, everyone! Yesterday, North Star Games (makers of last year’s jubilant Happy Salmon), has announced that it will introduce...
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1.6KRules are for winners with Letter Go! this March
Earlier last week, Wizkids announced that it will release the upcoming word game Letter Go! this March. The indie game designed by...
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502.8KPsychedelic Horseshoes — Hop! Review
I appreciate movies geared towards children which find ways throw a bone to the adults. A subtle, well-placed joke or innuendo can...
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2.1KMayfair Games to wind down from game publishing, Asmodee North America to acquire assets
So long, sweet prince: The publishers of classics such as The Settlers of Catan and Bang have decided to shutter its game...
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3.2KProtect and destroy the world–Agents of Mayhem: Pride of Babylon Kickstarter incoming!
Not long ago, I spoke with Academy Games about using games as an educational tool, as well is its incoming foray into...
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2.6KGo west, young man with Great Western Trail: Rails to the North
Yesterday, Eggertspiele announced that it will release the expansion to Great Western Trail on June 13 during Origins Game Fair this year....
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806.1KSun, snow, survival, and death–Evolution: Climate review
Evolution has always been a quality game dealing in the brutality and indifference of surviving life on Earth. Its players, in attempting...
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755.3KGritty Reality — This War of Mine: The Board Game Review
Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman once compared war to hell. War themed games tend to focus on the battles and maneuvers...
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9.4KCrazy Eights: Jared Miller from CMON answers questions about HATE
CMON is known for having record-breaking Kickstarter board game campaigns with large minis and tons of stretch goals. HATE is their most...
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855.6KHappy Trees — Photosynthesis Review
Blue Orange Games have made a solid reputation for themselves by producing several engaging family oriented games. They are particularly adept at...
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454.4KIt’s chaos, be kind–Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: Everything is Connected review
The life of the Dirk Gently franchise has been as chaotic and unpredictable as the cases Mr. Gently himself investigates. Beginning as...
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754.0KA Light in the Dark Ages — The King’s Abbey Review
I have to laugh when someone on social media laments that this is the worst time in history to be alive. Pretty...
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7.8KCrazy Eights: James Wilson on Everdell
Publishing a game from a new designer is often a risky proposition. However, even Richard Garfield, Eric Lang, and Reiner Knizia had...
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804.5KSolitaire 2.0 — Shahrazad Review
I may be dating myself a bit here, but in college, the hours I spent pining away on term papers was significantly...
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756.2KEveryone wins when there’s no house–Vegas Wits and Wagers Review
Wits and Wagers Party Edition has been an outstanding, family-friendly party experience for a long time, and the new Vegas edition only...
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4.2KDecemberists, Phoenixes, and Action Cats–Twogether Studios and how a two person team has one of the most diverse portfolios in gaming
Twogether Studios is something special in the gaming world. Keith Baker and Jenn Ellis manage to balance married life with game design,...
