Pandemonium is an adventure style board game of survival. No zombies; just classic horror. The Kickstarter is going great guns with, at the time of writing, more than $40,000 banked on a campaign goal of $25,000. You can visit the campaign page for more details. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/809492703/pandemonium-fantasy-survival-horror-and-miniatures [Back this Campaign] At a glance the art in […]
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White Wolf sold to Paradox Interactive
Today, Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive has announced they’ve bought White Wolf Publishing from CCP. Fredrik Wester, CEO and President of Paradox Interactive, said; Like Paradox’s games, White Wolf’s properties have dedicated, passionate communities. While there are similarities in spirit, White Wolf’s IPs have very different themes than Paradox’s titles, and deserve their own brand and […]
Villains and Vigilantes legal battle reignites
Back in 2013 Geek Native reported that Jeff Dee and Jack Herman of Monkey House Games had won their legal battle with Fantasy Games United over the ownership of Villains and Vigilantes. Now it seems that the battle will rage on. Villains and Vigilantes was created by Jack Herman and Jeff Dee in 1979 and […]
Water and death – Fathoms bubbles in Kickstarter
This is a board game in which water can leak into the game arena, flow around and force you to change your strategy as a result. The aquatic monsters are a problem too. There are more details on the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] Mike Robins, an indie designer, is asking for $35,603 to make […]
Halloween Geek: A d10 in a Witch Hat
This key chain scores both cute and geek points. It’s a lovely looking d20 that’s been given a polymer clay witch hat. You can pick the split ring key chain up from Hidey Hole Inn on Etsy for $12.
No Man’s Sky: It’ll take 585 billion years to complete this game
This game is so large it’s not an MMO. There are 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 planets in the game so imagine how many players you would need in order to even have a chance of meeting one person. No Man’s Sky isn’t random either. Maths and universal laws govern the planets – for example, you need the right […]
Dark fantasy RPG draws on Slavic folklore: Awaken RPG
A few months ago we liked the look of Awaken. The RPG got to more than $6k in Kickstarter funds before being cancelled. It’s great to see the game back again, with more than $6k in just a few days. You can check progress out on the Campaign Page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2084336794/awaken-a-dark-fantasy-tabletop-rpg[Back this Campaign] Geek Native has […]
Src: Card – Write Code, Defeat the Robots
Src: Card looks like a fun little card game. $20 gets you the full retail version of the game and, they say, free international shipping for Kickstarter backers. You can read more at the Campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/srccard/src-card-card-game-write-code-defeat-the-robots [Back this Campaign] At the time of writing there are two weeks left on the block with about […]
Sega offers apology for calling a Sonic character “Boob”
Sega’s Sonic Runners mobile game has a character called “Boob”. Oops. Sega has explained the Halloween update was supposed to introduce a character called Boo. The name “Boob” is a mistake. I'm dead pic.twitter.com/dEOVZwbw27 — Paul Veer (@pietepiet) October 23, 2015
It’s Crossbows and Catapults with cards: Cardthrower Castle
James Norbury of Brutal Games is back on Kickstarter with a quick and paper based alternative to Crossbows & Catapults. The official Kickstarter video is below and further down there’s a sample of play. You can check out progress at the campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamesnorbury/cardthrower-castle [Back this Campaign] The campaign is asking for just £1,500 and […]
