It’s not April 1st. I don’t think it’s April 1st. It might be the end of the world, though, as we summon Great Old Ones together. WizKids has a new game in American stores today, and it safely described as Twister with a Cthulhu theme. Twister with tentacles? You play in teams of two; one […]
Solo or up to four players in Fantasy Flight’s new Discover: Lands Unknown board game
Discover: Lands Unknown is a new board game from Fantasy Flight Games and Corey Konieczka which you can play by yourself or up to three other players. Konieczka is a highly rated designer. His previous successes include Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game, StarCraft: The Board Game, Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game, Space Hulk: Death Angel, […]
Vampire: the Masquerade keeps growing as White Wolf announce Heritage, new board game
The new White Wolf is serious about establishing Vampire: the Masquerade as the dominant vampire game. Just as we’re recovering from a suprise official makeup range, the publisher has announced a partnership with Nice Game Publishing in Germany. Nice Game Publishing will be making Vampire: the Masquerade – Heritage. Heritage is designed to be played […]
Search for mysterious monastery of barbarian monks leads to medieval board game discovery in Scotland
For 10 years British archaeologists have been trying to find the site of The Monastery of Deer in what is now known as Aberdeenshire. They’re looking for clues about the Book of Dear, a 10th Century illuminated manuscript which is believed to have a unique insight into the early church, culture and society of the […]
CMON planning a Trudvang Legends board game
We’ve already seen CMON take the board game Zombicide and morph it into a RPG. They’re also bringing the Trudvang Legends RPG and adapting it into a board game. CMON are taking the Kickstarter route. The original RPG, based on Nordic and Celtic myths, was a Kickstarter success and so there’s every reason to believe […]
Mondo Games unleashes Jurassic Park: The Chaos Gene
Say “Mondo” to mee and I think about t-shirts and collectibles, but in recent months they’ve been pushing into games. They’ve now officially created Mondo Games. Their first game was The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 but now, as Mondo Games, they have two games lined up from Luke Byers. Byers is the Creative Director, […]
Space Marines and Chaos battle in the Warhammer 40,000 Monopoly
Space Marines and Chaos battle in the Warhammer 40,000 Monopoly August 15th is the release date for a Space Marine Helmet and a Chaos Star to race around a square board and buy Outposts and Fortifications in the far future and dark world of the 41st Millenium. Joining the Space Marines in USAopoly’s licensed Warhammer […]
Trade and tactics: Efemeris – Celestial Domination navigates Kickstarter
There’s a lovely “old school” sketch style to DTDA Games’ Efemeris – Celestial Dominations board game. At a glance you might think it’s about the European nations expanding out to subjugate and trade with the rest of the world. Well, it kinda is… but in space. You can follow the progress on Kickstarter here. [Back […]
Harry Potter game flees Kickstarter and goes private
Last month we had news from Knight Models that they had a Harry Potter mini game ready to take to Kickstarter. Today, even the teaser video has been pulled from YouTube. So, what’s going on? The Knight Models’ Facebook page had the game would only be sold to people in the pre-order. However, their website […]
Harry Potter Miniatures Adventure Game teaser looks impressive!
Knight Models have are planning a Kickstarter and it could be a big one. The license is Harry Potter, they’ve got the license to do a board game complete with miniatures and the teaser trailer looks incredible. Don’t take my word for it; There’s less than a minute of footage there but we can see […]