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 […]
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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. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dtdagames/efemeris-celestial-domination/ […]
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 […]
Here’s a dumb wargame about mechanized fighting potatoes!
Imgur user Mitchael Cthulhu has created Kartoffelkrieg. It’s a game in which mechanized potatoes fight each other. Writing on the image sharing site, Mitchael Cthulhu notes; Sometimes a joke gets out of hand you know? The full rules and temples are free to download from Imgur. If you wanted to actually play this thing you […]
Three days left: Albino Dragon’s Ghostbusters and your exclusive coin
Up until January 24th if you spend $50 or more (excluding shipping) at Albino Dragon you’ll be able to secure one of 100 exclusive coins. Why are they doing this? To raise $5,000 by next week. It seems they have a chance to create a new Ghostbusters game based on the mechanics on their Ink […]
Only 100 available – IWOOT’s Game of Thrones Monopoly
Last week Geek Native noticed that Hawkin’s was running out of Pokemon Monopoly. We joked about how many different types of Monopoly there are now and suggested Rule 231. If there’s a franchise that’s still going and older than 5 years then there’s probably a Monopoly version. Step up Game of Thrones Monopoly. UK retailer, […]
