Quick Bits: $19 for Base Game Set Collection/Take That Competitive Science/History Theme Kickstarter STEM: EPIC HEROES OF SCIENCE! Stem: Epic Heroes is a score attack set collection game, self-described as having some “take-that” elements. I have to say this is not the kind of game that will appease you if you are looking for a …
The Quick Deets on Alexandria: A Library in Cinders: 2-4 Players 45-60 min playtime $29 for Basic Edition $44 for Deluxe edition (more on this later) Expected Release Dec. 2017 Mechanics: Set Collection, Action Point Allocation Kickstarter Page Alexandria, a quick summary Alexandria is a board game that takes place in ancient Egypt during the burning …
The Quick Deets on Dare to Dream: 2-4 Players Ages 10+ Approximately 45 min to play €30 ($44.64) for Box Copy or €8 ($9.40) for Print and Play Currently being funded on Kickstarter Estimated Release April 2018 Kickstarter Page Let’s explain why Dare to Dream is so unique All asymmetrical games interest me in a …
The Quick Deets on BraveGuard: Ages 8+ 45-90 Minutes 2-4 Players Currently being funded on Kickstarter $54 per copy Estimated Release March 2018 Fantasy RPG Kickstarter Page What is BraveGuard? BraveGuard is a competitive Fantasy RPG game. The design of which, in my humble opinion, is simple but intuitive. The goal of BraveGuard is to …
The Quick Details of Enchanters: 2-4 Players 14+ Age Group 30-60 minutes Releases Dec. 2017 Currently funded on Kickstarter Fantasy Theme Card Drafting mechanics $25 for Full Game Print and Play Available on Kickstarter Page The Full Sauce Enchanters is a new game developed by Gindie and Ludibooster. It touts itself as easy to learn …
A Few Details About Off The Rails: Off the Rails: 2-4 Players 60-90 Minutes Ages 12+ $3 for Print and Play $30 For Full Release Release Scheduled for February 2018 Genre: Tile Placement What is Off The Rails? Off The Rails is a tile-placement game where the goal is to create a mine cart rail …
If you are a regular visitor of this blog, you know that classic board games are not the main focus of this blog. Every article I have written so far has been about modern tabletop gaming, and news related to it. But when I was contacted by skillgamesboard.com to do a review for their website …
Dungeon Hustle is a new game from Wiz Kids. The game has a really unique hook to it called “hustling”, which is the movement system in the game. It also has a lot of hand-management. With some RPG elements thrown in for good measure. A Short Synopsis of Dungeon Hustle Dungeon Hustle is a fast …
When I saw Charterstone on my top posts on a little website you might have heard of called Reddit. I thought the game deserved a look. As someone who is not familiar with Legacy games of any kind I was obviously blown away by the idea. The idea of a legacy game is really cool …
A recent reddit thread that I saw was what got me thinking about the topic of complexity in Tabletop Gaming. For those of us Tabletop Gamers who spend our spare time on Board Game Geek (BGG) looking at reviews for games that only have a hundred copies in existence, a certain amount of complexity is …