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Look, I like theme as much as the next guy. But sometimes a game comes along that doesn't need any dumb old theme getting in the way of the slick gameplay. Well the venerable Reiner Knizia has designed a game that is just that with his abstract Ingenious. Let's take a look...
Read MoreJuly is our blog's anniversary, and we like to have some fun giveaways. So everyone who's subscribed to the blog, and everyone who tweeted "Win free stuff all month long from @TheologyofGames! #blogiversary http://bit.ly/1mgShLj" was entered. The first two winners are...
Read MoreWinning the prestigious Spiel des Jahres translates into serious sales for a game publisher. Also winning the Kennerspiel des Jahres (the gamers' game award) means you're about to have a REALLY good year. Well Pegasus Spiele is about to have a REALLY good year, because their games won both awards.
Read MoreHappy Friday! This weekend we'll be drawing the first names for our blogiversary giveaways. You could win a board game, a bunch of cards from a long-dead CCG, or a vial of Jeremiah's belly button lint. (Ewww!!! Not really.) All you have to do is be subscribed to the blog! In the meantime, we were wondering: What's the highest-rated game you've never played--and why?
Read MoreWith all the excitement last week we didn't have time to write up our Kickstarter Weekly piece. Well rest assured we haven't abandoned our weekly look at some of the hottest, coolest, and mildly dubious Kickstarter Campaigns. So with that, let's jump in!
Read MoreIf you've read the blog for any amount of time, you've probably noticed that we like to give the independent publishers, designers, and developers a venue to share about their latest and greatest.
We’re joined today on TOG by Darrell Louder, game designer and UnPub guy!
Read MoreWell, we've been having a TON of fun with our contest so far, and we're going to draw our first of many winners soon. We've got great prizes from Ape Games, Maverick Muse, Hoopcat Games, Manikmaya Games and, of course, a Mystical Bag of Holding from the legendary "Nerd Room"--also known as Jeremiah's office...
As if that wasn't enough, we have a HUGE announcement to make!
Read MoreRob Daviau has been busy. He had great success with Risk: Legacy. He's been working on a new, original Legacy game: Seafall. And now he's announced a collaboration with designer Matt Leacock to bring us Pandemic: Legacy.
Read MoreWe'd like to take a minute or two to pause and reflect on this great nation in which we live. Because of the bravery of our founding fathers, 56 men signed a document that would declare this nation independent. And countless men and women have continually fought and sacrificed for freedom and liberty, so that two guys who live in two different states have the freedom to sit down and write about games and God. It's a freedom--among MANY others--that sometimes we take for granted.
Read MoreHey everyone! Today we're joined by a couple of Kickstarter pros. Michael Coe is the head honcho at Gamelyn Games, and Scott Almes is the designer of the popular Kickstarter-initiated game Tiny Epic Kingdoms--and the currently running campaign for Tiny Epic Defenders.
Read MoreTwo Geeks, Hundreds of Games, One God. We bring you the best in board game talk, tabletop news and compelling interviews with those in the boardgame industry! Stay tuned for all things gaming, here on Theology of Games!
