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Written by E.R. Burgess
Wizards of the Tabletop is a worthwhile addition to the non-game shelves of any passionate tabletop gamer. Do people still read paper books much? I like to call them “dead-tree books” as sort of a poke at people who collect books like they are secret talismans that somehow makes them more powerful or more prestigious since […]
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Company announces their first card game is color-blind friendly and features new “Ability” mechanic from creator Homar Herrera Pittsburgh, PA – November 14, 2016 — Sortie — Today U-turn Games announced the launch of Sortie, a new color-blind friendly—card shedding game on Kickstarter. Sortie is made up of three types of cards to help you evade […]
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By hitting $100,000 of funding, The Euro-style tabletop game Feudum from Odd Bird Games enters an elite group of only 806 game projects (out of 27,862) that have done so. Authored by University of Missouri Professor Mark Swanson and designed by Mississippi-based Artist Justin Schultz, the game funded on the first day and continues unlock […]
Written by E.R. Burgess
Guild Masters came along at a less than ideal time for me, yet I quite liked it and backed it on Kickstarter. I’ve been struggling with euro games still a bit when they lack an interesting theme or unique elements. While we often marvel at the way a designer melds good ideas from other games […]
Written by E.R. Burgess
Editor’s Note: As a kind of content geek, I try new formats. So, here’s a new interviewette for designers. We promise no TL;DR. Let’s see how Matt Austin, designer of Guild Masters (a game that just launched on Kickstarter) does, shall we? BGB: Attention is money, my friend. What is the elevator pitch for Guild Masters? […]
Written by E.R. Burgess
Paperback, the smash-hit game from designer Tim Fowers (of Burgle Brothers and Wok Star fame), has come to mobile devices and I couldn’t be more delighted. Thematically, Paperback has players trying to finish a pulpy paperback novel by constructing words throughout the game, which is pleasantly brought to life with the amusing artwork and quick game […]
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Unique tabletop card and dice game depicts battles between the gods Charlotte, NC, October 18, 2016 – Excalibre Games, long-time publisher of high quality historical board games, is pleased to announce the launch of their first fantasy card game, Mythic Wars, on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform. Mythic Wars is a new tabletop game series designed […]
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“Oh, the board game. I DO remember . . . ” —Chelsea Clinton, second time meeting a member of the American Dynasty team AUSTIN, October 11, 2016 – After being forced to suspend a promising Kickstarter campaign earlier this year due to the threat of legal action, New Tectonics brings American Dynasty—the unsparingly irreverent board […]
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Revealed at Gen Con 2016, this debut title by Incarnate Games is launching on October 20 on Kickstarter with two amazing products! PUEBLO WEST, CO – October 10, 2016 – Jason M. Allen of Incarnate Games, will be launching a Kickstarter to raise money to publish a Limited Collector’s Edition of Ascended Kings, and the […]
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A challenging new competitive cyberpunk board game by independent designer Joseph Norris Oxford, England, Oct 4th 2016 Today Adversity Games announces the launch of Nightlancer, the challenging new competitive Cyberpunk board game from the mind of independent game designer Joseph Norris. Control one of eight unique Nightlancer characters and guide them through the underworld of […]
