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Continuing the archive of independent Board Game reporting (Archive Page 3).

Board games, models and dice caught up in US-China trade war

May 14, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

This is not a done deal. There will be hearings on the proposal on June 17th and if they pass then 25% tariffs could be in force by June 24th.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: board game, dice, legal, models

Steamforged Games announces Devil May Cry license and board game

April 14, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Steamforged Games proposed Devil May Cry board game is described as a fast-paced and easy to learn system that rewards style. Players are demon hunters; Dante, Nero, Trish or even V.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, capcom, devil may cry, Steamforged Games

A legend returns! Trogdor the Burninator gets a board game

July 18, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’re blinking your eyes in confusion, then count your stars that you’re a young geek. The rest of us will most likely remember one of the original geeky memes Trogdor! Shut up and take your money? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1999933720/trogdor-the-board-game [Back this Campaign] This Kickstarter is from Homestar Runner and with 28 days still on the clock, […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, dragons, kickstarters

Chaosmos board game is a love letter to sci-fi master William Sleator

January 31, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

This post by Joey Vigour, the lead designer at Mirror Box Games, is about YA sci-fi author William Sleator and his book Interstellar Pig. Strange as it may sound, Interstellar Pig is the inspiration for the Chaosmos board game that’s close to raising $100,000 on Kickstarter. William Sleator is gone now, but every used bookstore […]

Filed Under: Books, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, sci-fi

Tea versus evil: A review of the Discworld board game The Witches

November 27, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

  The Witches is the second of Martin Wallace’s Discworld board games. It follows Ankh Morpork. In Ankh Morpork I found myself dropping friends in heaps of trouble for fun and to win the game. In The Witches I found that you were often better off helping each other out – particularly when it came […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, Discworld, reviews, Terry Pratchett

Sneakily straight forward: A review of the Discworld Ankh-Morpork board game

November 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

  The rules to Tree Frog Games’ Discworld Ankh-Morpork board game say; Ankh-Morpork is a relatively simple game. When it is your turn you play a card, do what it says on it, and then fill your hand back up to five cards. The next player then does the same, and so on until someone […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, Discworld, reviews, Terry Pratchett

A look inside: BioShock Infinite – The Siege of Columbia

July 17, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

  Plaid Hat Games’ board game based on Irrational Games’ hugely popular BioShock Infinite supports between 2 to 4 players. Each player controls one of the city’s factions and has to battle each other while also coping with the chaos created by Booker Dewitt and Elizabeth as they charge around. Victory points are earned by […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: BioShock, bioshock infinite, board game

Catching up with the Princess Bride games

April 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Games Salute announced plans to do a series of tabletop games. CEO Dan Yarrington said;

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, the princess bride

BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia opens for pre-order

April 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Based on BioShock Infinite the board game BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia from Plaid Hat Games will set you back a cool $84.95. If you pre-order now the board game slides in at a mere $59.95 and that’s a $25 saving. Make no mistake; this is a big game! 1 Game Board 1 Rulebook […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bioshock infinite, board game

Classic Talisman board game reborn as PC game

November 24, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Based on the 4th edition of the Games Workshop classic, Nomad Games has released the Talisman Game for the PC. Although based on the board game Noman have spun this version of Talisman differently; it has a solo play mode. There are 60 quests, each with three achievement levels and players trade gold, objects, collect […]

Filed Under: PC, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, games workshop, talisman

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