Tabletop
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1.6KDoom is still coming to Atlantic City, Cryptozoic with the save
You might have heard of The Doom that came to Atlantic City, but here’s the quick version if you haven’t. A game...
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5.7KAre Digital Board Games Better?
Ask most people if they want to play a board game, and few would expect to be handed an iPad. Yet the...
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2.0KGaming Trend’s Summer of Free Stuff- Zombicide
Valve. Amazon. Good Old Games. Green Man Gaming. They all have their little sales, but we want to do one better –...
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1.7KPrepare to fight off waves of zombies in Dead Panic
Hey fans of zombie games, Fireside Games has recently announced that they are releasing a zombie themed game called Dead Panic. It...
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1.8KSpiel des Jahres Winners Announced
Grammy. Emmy. Tony. Oscar. Spiel des Jahres? Considered the Oscar of the board game industry, the Spiel des Jahres is handed out...
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2.4KThe Ecstacy and Agony of Dice
There is no such thing as a “Purist” when it comes to dice. One may claim that applying arbitrary randomization to games...
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1.3KTicket to Ride comes to the Android OS
If I have friends who want to play a board game that usually don’t usually play board games, I usually pull out...
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1.7KWizKids giving away special exclusive for Star Trek: Attack Wing at GenCon
One of the biggest games that will be released at GenCon this year is Star Trek: Attack Wing from WizKids. Now WizKids...
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1.3KEscape Arkham City today in Cryptozoic’s new game
The Batman Arkham were not only some of the best comic book games created, but some of the best games made. However,...
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1.5KGuardians Chronicles from Iello on Kickstarter now
While there are plenty of fantasy board games out there, the number of superhero-based ones is fairly limited. While Legendary and the...
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1.4KConquest of Kumanjaro expansion announced for Mage Wars
Mage Wars is an excellent strategy game for two players. While it comes with four different mages in the original box and...
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2.1KKing of Tokyo US Championship announced
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to be in an all-out brawl with some of the greatest movie...
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1.9KCrazy Eights: Eight questions with Jason Kotarski, creator of The Great Heartland Hauling Co
A lot of us dream of being involved in the gaming industry in one way or another, whether it be developer, media,...
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1.4KNewest Ascension expansion has hit store shelves
There are several deck-building games out there, but one of the ones I have enjoyed the most is Ascension. Each expansion has...
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3.1KCrazy Eights: Eight questions with Alyssa Faden of Torn Armor
One of my favorite games to play is Heroscape. The way the characters from all different universes, from modern to ancient, fantasy...
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3.6KCrazy Eights: Eight questions with James Mathe of Minion Games
I had heard of Kickstarter for a while due to the fact that many developers were using it for publishing board games....
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1.8KPlaydek and Stone Blade announce plans of Ascension iOS support
The first Playdek game I played on the iOS was Ascension. I don’t know how many games I’ve played, but it plays...
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1.6KPenny Arcade iOS on sale this weekend
You might know that a little thing called PAX East is going on this weekend. Well, in honor of the happening, Playdek...
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3.5KCrazy Eights: Eight questions on Zombicide Season 2
One of the biggest Kickstarter successes from last year was the first Zombicide. It reached an amazing number of stretch goals with...
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3.9KCrazy Eights: Eight questions about Skylanders Chess
When I posted about Skylanders Chess late last week, I had no idea I would hear back from the author of that...
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2.6KCrazy Eights: Eight questions about Dungeon Roll and Kickstarter
Kickstarter has become a phenomenon with video game developers, but it has become even bigger with board game developers. I asked Michael...
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3.7KWould you like to play a game of Skylanders Chess?
Let’s face it, one day our consoles are going to end up in that giant motherboard in the sky, and the portal...
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2.0KTrains and Stations coming from WizKids!
While WizKids is mostly known for their “Clix” properties, they do have a couple Star Trek games and the awesome Quarriors. Recently...
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1.8KLevel 7 [Escape] is going through a Lockdown
Survival horror has been a staple for video gamers for quite some time, with such series as Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and...
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2.0KHasbro announces new games for 2013
The New York Toy Fair is going strong right now, and several companies have already released some of the games they...
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1.9KKickin’ It – Kickstarter Update for February 11, 2013
According to the bastion of modern lingo that is Urban Dictionary, to “kick it” is to chill or hang out. Well, that’s...
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1.5KWizKids announces puzzle strategy game Connect with Pieces
With the New York Toy Fair coming next week, WizKids is busy making announcements. Today they announced what I believe is a...
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1.7KWizKids bringing out more Dota2 and TF2 to the table
WizKids has put out some great games lately, and also some great toys, like the Portal 2 Gun replica. Now they...
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3.6KForcemasters and Warlords fight in next Mage Wars expansion
The board game Mage Wars has a lot of strategy with it, even though there are only four different mages included. Arcane...
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2.4KKickin’ It – Kickstarter Update for February 5, 2013
If you’ve followed Gaming Trend for any reasonable amount of time, you’ll know that we love Kickstarter. It’s brought us some amazing...
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1.4KFight for Gotham on your table top next year
The two recent Batman games have been incredibly popular not just because of the Batman license but because they were good games...
