Tiny Epic Kingdoms Heroes' Call--A Single-Take Preview

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Tiny Epic Kingdoms Heroes' Call--A Single-Take Preview

My (Jeremiah's) game of the year for 2014 was Tiny Epic Kingdoms, the first in the Tiny Epic line from Gamelyn games. TEK is a 4X micro game that packs a ton of gameplay into a small package. If you don't know how to play TEK, and/or want to see our thoughts on the base game, you can read our full review right here.

Heroes' Call is the first expansion in the Tiny Epic universe, which doesn't necessarily mean there will be expansions for each of the Tiny Epic games, as was explained to us in this interview.

But enough with links and other introductory statements, let's kick the tires and find out what Tiny Epic Kingdoms Heroes' Call is all about!

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A Quick Preview of the Kickstarter: Castle Assault

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A Quick Preview of the Kickstarter: Castle Assault

Josh Sepos here--one of Jeremiah’s gaming buddies and rare contributor to this fine publication…err…blogication! When Jeremiah and I were at Origins, I found, in my opinion, the hidden gem of the show! Of all the games I demoed, this was my favorite: Castle Assault. It’s a solo or two-player “Battle Card Game” in which the players reveal and put into play cards that will march up the field to their opponent’s castle, meeting opposition along the way, in the ultimate goal of destroying their opponent’s castle.

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Origins Final Recap!

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Origins Final Recap!

Okay, in an effort to include as much info and coverage of Origins as possible (but let's face it I'm still not doing it justice here), get ready for a rapid-fire rundown of everyone I spoke to at Origins!! Aaaaand GO!

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Dark Dealings--A Single-Take Preview

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Dark Dealings--A Single-Take Preview

Nevermore Games (Chicken Caesar, Mars Needs Mechanics) is back with a new Kickstarter project: Dark Dealings. So they sent me (Jeremiah) a prototype to get my thoughts. Here they are.

Dark Dealings is a filler-length card-drafting game that has players taking on the roles of dark overlords trying to defeat the pesky heroes who are upset with you and have joined forces to crash your gates and take you down.

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Catching Up with Calliope Games--Origins 2015

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Catching Up with Calliope Games--Origins 2015

Well, if you've followed our Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Periscope accounts over the last weekend, you'll know that I (Jeremiah) was at Origins Game Fair taking in all the sights and sounds--and, of course, the games!

While there I had the chance to catch up with Ray Werhs and Cassidy Werner. Ray is the Big Cheese of Calliope and I was invited to sit in while he showed off two of the upcoming games from the Titan Series. Here's what I can tell you:

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