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"People had more than they needed. We had no idea what was precious and what wasn't. We threw away things people kill each other for now."
-Book of Eli
Today we're taking a look at Raid & Trade from Mage Company, who brought us the very successful 12 Realms via Kickstarter earlier this year.
Read MoreToday’s interview is with Alex of Mage Company who recently Kickstarted 12 Realms and Hoyuk, and is currently Kickstarting Raid & Trade, a post-apocalyptic adventure/sandbox game.
Alex thanks for joining us today!
Read MoreI suppose this will be a sort of review of Star Wars: Edge of the Empire. But also just a gushing love letter to it. You've been warned...
I (Firestone) don't have much experience with RPGs. I never played when I was a kid, and I never played in high school. It wasn't that I thought it was dumb or that I was too cool. I just didn't know anyone who did. I figured I'd just never play.
Read More"You're just mad... 'cause tonight you suckas got served!"
~You Got Served
Today we're taking a look at the dexterity game full of boasting, challenging, trash talking--Maximum Throwdown, by Jason Tagmire. It's published by Alderac Entertainment Group and features a fair amount of throwing-down--in fact, you could say it's the maximum amount of throwing-down found in a game.
So is Maximum Throwdown worthy of claiming supremacy in the throwdown department? It's time to find out!
Read More"Of all the places, in all the towns, on all the streets, in all of the Internet sites, you had to click on this one..."
- Something we just made up
Today Jeremiah is taking a preview look at the currently kickstarting dice roller: Private Die. It's case-cracking by way of dice-rolling for 1-6 players...
Let's take a look!
Read MoreYou crack the crate, hoping your intel was correct this time. After taking a deep breath, you reach in and grab a painting. Van Gogh's Dr. Gachet stares back at you, and you nearly break down.
In today's game we embark on one of the most historic treasure hunts in modern history: The recovery of legendary and important works of art that were stolen by the Nazis during WWII. Operation F.A.U.S.T. (Fine Art Underground: Stolen Treasures), is a hidden-ability game where you'll have operatives in your control who allow you to recover pieces of art. The first of the 3-8 players to recover $1 million in art is the winner. So how does it play? Is it worth playing? Let's jump in!
Read MoreThis post is a lament. And an encouragement. About 6 months ago I (Firestone) found out that a co-worker played board games. It was obviously a very casual thing--some of the well-known gateway games, and a few 2-player games with his spouse. But he knew I ran this blog, and was really into board games, so we talked about getting together and playing. A few months ago we created Weekly Geekery.
Read MoreToday we're going to shake down the tile placement game for 2-4 players Pirates, Ninjas, Robots, & Zombies from Rather Dashing Games. As with most tile-placement games, players are trying to lay out their territory to score points while also trying to break up their opponents' attempt to do the same. Let's take a look!
Read MoreWell, Essen's in full swing and here we are stuck stateside. But the gaming community moves forward, and Kickstarter still has lots of cool projects to offer, so let's jump in!
Read MoreThe moon is a sliver in the sky, and the lake is calm and dark. Suddenly, light appears on the surface--first green and then red. Soon the lake is awash in color, and the emperor is pleased. Another harvest celebration has begun.
Lanterns is a new tile-laying game by Foxtrot Games. Is it a bright light in the gaming world, or a dull glow? Let's find out!
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