Tag: Alderac

Mystic Vale App Gets Stormy With Mana Storm Expansion

Previously on this blog, you may remember that I have mentioned Nomad Games‘ app version of the classic John D. Clair card-crafting title Mystic Vale. The tabletop game is published by Alderac Entertainment Group. I sung its praises as a great app, polished and well-done… Continue Reading “Mystic Vale App Gets Stormy With Mana Storm Expansion”

Expansion Review – Smash Up: That 70s Expansion

Another day (ok, month), another Smash Up expansion. You’d think that was all I played. Granted, it does get played twice a month because of a regular workplace get-together, but I do play more games than that! With two expansions a year, there doesn’t… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Smash Up: That 70s Expansion”

World Tour: Culture Shock Coming Soon

I can’t believe I missed this. This blog could almost be called the Smash Up blog (especially after last week’s review of the first World Tour expansion) but yet somehow this news escaped me. Yes, I already knew (and probably mentioned) that the next World… Continue Reading “World Tour: Culture Shock Coming Soon”

Expansion Review – Smash Up: International Incident

It’s hard to quantify just how much enjoyment Smash Up has given to me, especially in the middle of a long work day when it’s just fun to sit down with two co-workers and try (and usually fail) to kick their asses. In a… Continue Reading “Expansion Review – Smash Up: International Incident”

Q & A – Tom Cleaver (Valley of the Kings)

You know what might be a piece of news that none of you know? That’s right, the Valley of the Kings Premium Edition Kickstarter is now live! It’s not like I posted about it…much. Anyway, in honour of this great series of games coming… Continue Reading “Q & A – Tom Cleaver (Valley of the Kings)”

Premium Edition of Valley of the Kings on Kickstarter Now

For those of you who are interested in the Premium Edition of Valley of the Kings (and judging by my visit log, many of you are), the Kickstarter for it is now live! Yes, this huge edition contains all three Valley of the Kings… Continue Reading “Premium Edition of Valley of the Kings on Kickstarter Now”

Review – Space Base

(Edit: This is one of my Top 25 Games Played of all Time, as of February 2019 anyway. Check out the other games as well!) When I watch science fiction films, with spaceships dashing hither and yon (I think yon is about 100 parsecs… Continue Reading “Review – Space Base”

More Valley of the Kings – Premium Edition News

Hey, everybody. It’s your humble reporter here, with more news about the upcoming Kickstarter of the Valley of the Kings: Premium Edition game which will launch April 2. The games included, designed by Tom Cleaver with artwork by Banu Andaru and Matt Paquette, are… Continue Reading “More Valley of the Kings – Premium Edition News”

Valley of the Kings Premium Edition – Kickstarter April 2

I’m a big deck-building fan, and the various Valley of the Kings ones are no exception. The three games are the base game, Afterlife and Last Rites.  They all come in really small boxes. The games are designed by Tom Cleaver with artwork by Banu Andaru and Guillermo H.… Continue Reading “Valley of the Kings Premium Edition – Kickstarter April 2”

App Review – Mystic Vale

This year has been a big year for digital boardgames already, just two months in. (Editor – Not that you would have heard about it reading this blog) One game that’s sort of left over from last year, but just had the first expansion… Continue Reading “App Review – Mystic Vale”