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City of Gears now on Kickstarter
Grey Fox Games, publisher of many fan-favourite games such as Champions of Midgard and Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, has just come to Kickstarter with another game that looks really cool. City of Gears (Designers: Daryl Andrews and Chris Leder; Artists: Anthony Cournoyer and… Continue Reading “City of Gears now on Kickstarter”
Bezier Games Announces Werewords Deluxe
Have you had enough Werewords in your life? You know, that hit hidden-role word game where players are trying to guess a word but not get eaten by the werewolf? Bezier Games doesn’t think it’s possible to have had enough. They have just announced… Continue Reading “Bezier Games Announces Werewords Deluxe”
Acram Digital reveals Istanbul app
Earlier in January, Acram Digital tweeted this. Happy New Year 2018! – NEW digital board game is coming! There will be an official announcement soon.#gamedev #indiedev #boardgames #bgg #indiegame #videogames #screenshot #screenshotsaturday #indie pic.twitter.com/xtiHitNKQi — acramdigital (@acramdigital) January 2, 2018 With the hashtag #screenshotsaturday,… Continue Reading “Acram Digital reveals Istanbul app”
Hating on HATE
(Editor’s Note: A previous version of this post said that HATE was designed by Eric Lang. Actually, the Kickstarter page says this: “Created by the same design team who brought you the Zombicide series, under the supervision of Eric Lang…”. I regret the error and… Continue Reading “Hating on HATE”
App News – Race for the Galaxy goes to the Brink of War
I’ve been seriously neglectful of writing about boardgame apps recently, and it’s time to rectify that (I think I’ve been intimidated by Stately Play). So how about a big announcement (though late, of course, since I was on vacation) about one of the best… Continue Reading “App News – Race for the Galaxy goes to the Brink of War”
Sony Pictures looking to get wood for sheep in upcoming Catan movie
(yes, sorry, I went there even though it’s an old joke) Movies based on video games have been coming out a lot over the last few years, even though most of them bomb. But a movie based on a board game? How does that… Continue Reading “Sony Pictures looking to get wood for sheep in upcoming Catan movie”
A Sequel to A Study in Emerald – the Game?
“Perfect timing” is something that we say a lot but sometimes it just fits. A couple of months ago, I bought a bunch of games, including one that a friend of mine had been wanting to try for a while. It looked truly interesting,… Continue Reading “A Sequel to A Study in Emerald – the Game?”
Temple Gates Continuing Their Mobile Assault on the Galaxy
Hot off the heels of their totally impressive mobile app adaptation of the Race for the Galaxy card game, Temple Gates is not resting on their laurels. Thom Lehman and Wei-Hwa Huang’s dice version of that game, Roll for the Galaxy is also being… Continue Reading “Temple Gates Continuing Their Mobile Assault on the Galaxy”
International Gamers Awards Nominees Announced
I feel like I have finally arrived as a gamer, after 6 years in the hobby. How do I know this? Because a major awards nominee list was released and I’ve played at least 30% of them! I guess I will have truly arrived… Continue Reading “International Gamers Awards Nominees Announced”
Pandemic: Rising Tide – The King of Bad Timing
Poor Z-Man games. What happens when you have all of your publicity planned for a game, ready to go out on a certain day, and then suddenly the world explodes with not one, not two, but three events that would each individually make you… Continue Reading “Pandemic: Rising Tide – The King of Bad Timing”