A Gaming Life
Today was going to be a day off at Take Your Turn Central (my recently renovated headquarters), but what did I see when I checked my inbox? A message from Asmodee Digital answering a question that had been going through my mind since the… Continue Reading “Asmodee Adds Terraforming to its Repertoire”
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”
Sometimes you just need a little tranquility in your life. Your day at work was terrible. The kids are getting on your nerves. Zombies are rampaging down the street. You know, a typical Monday. On days like that, you need a game that’s peaceful,… Continue Reading “App Review – Lotus”
Patchwork is a game of grid-management, putting puzzle pieces into your grid in a much more efficient way than your opponent. That’s basically what it breaks down to. Since I am not the most spatially aware person around (I once tried to push a… Continue Reading “App Review – Patchwork”
I’ve become a fan of the Smash Up card game, where you combine two different factions (Zombie Dinosaurs!!!!) into a deck of cards and try to reach 15 victory points by “breaking” bases before anybody else does. You do this by playing minions there… Continue Reading “Smash Up Arrives on Digital – Extremely First Impressions”
And there was much rejoicing. Yes, the anxiously awaited Through the Ages: a New Story of Civilization app has finally been released on iOS and Android, with Steam coming at a later date. This deep and wonderful card-based civilization game by Czech Games Edition… Continue Reading “Through the Ages App Finally Released!”
Another bit of news that happened while I was gone, which falls into the “have a little bit of crap in your caviar dinner” category, is that the Lords of Waterdeep app from Playdek received a major update last week. First, it became a… Continue Reading “Lords of Waterdeep App – 2 Steps Forward, 1 Back”
Did you want to build an empire in less time than it takes to walk down to the store and back? Now you can, digitally! 8-Minute Empire the boardgame is designed by Ryan Laukat for Red Raven Games, and the digital app is developed… Continue Reading “8 Minute Empire released on Mobile/Steam”
You know what they say: the family that steals together, stays together. I think I’ve heard that, anyway. Maybe we’ll find out in the app version of the great board game from Tim Fowers, Burgle Bros. Ok, maybe the characters in the game are… Continue Reading “App Review – Burgle Bros”
Paperback is a wonderful combination of word game and deck-building card game where you are trying to form words from the letter cards in your hands. The letters have money value when you play them, and you use that money to buy more letter… Continue Reading “Paperback Game App Gets Online Play”