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Dead Reckoning from AEG now on Kickstarter
A really quick post today because it’s a busy day. Dead Reckoning, the pirate exploration and fighting game designed by John D. Clair with art by Ian O’Toole and published by Alderac Entertainment Group, is now on Kickstarter! I got to play this at… Continue Reading “Dead Reckoning from AEG now on Kickstarter”
Now Even New Gamers Can Be a Hobbit
What does that cryptic headline mean? Fantasy Flight Games announced yesterday that they are going to be reissuing 2000’s classic 2-5 player cooperative game with those little fellows, The Lord of the Rings. This is a game from even before my time in gaming!… Continue Reading “Now Even New Gamers Can Be a Hobbit”
Stephen Buonocore Retiring From Stronghold Games
There I was last night, just innocently browsing Boardgame Geek for forum posts about my favourite games. Then I saw the momentous news: Stephen Buonocore is retiring as President of Stronghold Games as of August 1, 2020. (the full press release is at the… Continue Reading “Stephen Buonocore Retiring From Stronghold Games”
New Ascension expansion announced
I’m a huge fan of the deck-building card game Ascension (as many of you who read this blog (hi Bob!) might remember), but I haven’t actually played it on the table in quite a while. The app is just so good that it’s hard for… Continue Reading “New Ascension expansion announced”
GMT Gives Free Games for COVID Job Loss
During these plague-filled times of dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic and all of the life changes that it has involved, I’ve been lucky. And I know it. My wife and I both still have our jobs and while I’ve been working from home since… Continue Reading “GMT Gives Free Games for COVID Job Loss”
Queen Games Gets Mysterious
Since I’m a bit behind on this week’s BGG Top 100 post (tomorrow I promise! Hopefully), how about a quick one about some boardgame mystery. Yesterday on Twitter, Queen Games posted the following: One Designer – One Publisher – One Grand Project: The “Stefan… Continue Reading “Queen Games Gets Mysterious”
Terraforming Mars Big Box Kickstarter is Live!
After much hullabaloo, and a really nice chat with Stronghold Games President Stephen Buonocore, the Terraforming Mars Big Box Kickstarter is now live! And wow, is there some cool-looking stuff in there. First, I’m very glad to see that there is a pledge level… Continue Reading “Terraforming Mars Big Box Kickstarter is Live!”
Fireside Games Listens to Their Fans – Cancels Castle Panic Deluxe Edition Kickstarter
I love it when game publishers listen to their fans. When I heard that Fireside Games was doing a Deluxe version of Castle Panic, with plastic miniatures, retooled artwork and cool wooden tokens to be placed in the bag to draw, I was kind of… Continue Reading “Fireside Games Listens to Their Fans – Cancels Castle Panic Deluxe Edition Kickstarter”
Viticulture Digital – Out Now!
Quick post today because I have to spend time doing tomorrow’s “BGG Top 100 post”. Yesterday, to the surprise of many (except for maybe those who paid attention to Digidiced‘s press releases), Viticulture appeared on the iOS App Store and the Android store as… Continue Reading “Viticulture Digital – Out Now!”
Castle Panic Deluxe Coming to Kickstarter Tomorrow!
(Edit: This campaign has been cancelled. Hopefully they’ll come up with something cool, though! Due to feedback from dedicated fans, we have decided to cancel the current Kickstarter campaign and work on a new campaign with deluxe versions of the expansions included. We’ll provide… Continue Reading “Castle Panic Deluxe Coming to Kickstarter Tomorrow!”
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