Jun 9, 2016

  The fine folks over at CoolMiniOrNot are at it again. They launched there new Kickstarter for the latest games Massive Darkness, with a BANG. They funded within 5 minutes, and the amount keeps growing. Massive Darkness, a miniature-heavy dungeon crawl board game set for release early next year. Essentially a role-playing game with no Dungeon Master,...

May 26, 2016

  Have you ever wanted to have a good old fashion dungeon crawl? Someone forgot there charcter? No one wants to DM? This is your answer, all the fun of an RPG in a board game. Dungeon Crusade is a solo/co-operative, sandbox dungeon crawl. Inspired by the classic age of board games, role-playing games and video games but fitted with new and fresh mechanics....

May 25, 2016

  LOAD has reached its base funding goal on Kickstarter and is continuing to grow with additional funding from miniature enthusiasts and dynamic strategy board game fans around the world. When all the kickstarter copies are  fulfilled, Ninja Division Publishing will then publish LOAD in North America. Ninja Division Publishing will announce an official...

May 24, 2016

Vikings Gone Wild, a new deck-building/resource management board game up on Kickstarter from Lucky Duck Games. In the game, players are the heads of viking clans looking to show that theirs is the most-worthy to the Norse gods. To do this, they’ll attack other players, build magnificent town halls and other buildings (used for both offense and defense), and...

May 19, 2016

  Were you even in the mood for a dungeon crawl board game but not in the mood for the long setup time? One Deck Dungeon may be the answer. In this game, setup is simple: Choose your character (rogue, mage, warrior, or archer) Choose your dungeon (one of four) Shuffle the game’s single deck which contains the obstacles you will face. Wait, what about...

May 13, 2016

  Mark Rein-Hagen is a role-playing, card, video and board game designer best known as the creator of Vampire: The Masquerade and its associated World of Darkness games. Along with Jonathan Tweet, he is also one of the original two designers of Ars Magica. A Short lived TV show Kindred: The Embraced based on V:TM was on for only 9 episodes, with Mark...

May 12, 2016

    We have been telling you about the Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game kickstarter. We wanted to give you a update on the progress of the campaign. It’s at 5 days left (As of this posting) and they are setting at 596 backers With $34,142 pledged of $35,000 goal! They are less then 858. *Cue Europe’s Final Countdown*     If...

Apr 29, 2016

After Tesla vs. Edison: War of the Currents was a successfully funded Kickstarter from last year.  You would take on the role of the greats like Tesla or Edison as you tried to expand you power supplying empire through research, patenting and selling new technology, and influencing the public’s perception of either AC or DC current. Tesla vs. Edison: Powering...

Apr 25, 2016

Drac chats with Co Designer of BLOC by BLOC: The Insurrection Game Tim Simons. We cover the Kickstarter, the game itself, and some of the thought behind making the game, and of course the controversy that has and will swell around the game. The kickstarter can be found HERE The Official website can be found HERE Our Preview/Review Of the game HERE   Audio...

Apr 20, 2016

Evil Hate Productions  is opening up the Dresden files. The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game (or DFCO) is a game where the players work together to solve cases from the bestselling Dresden Files novels in the ultimate what-if scenario! Play Harry, Murphy, Susan, Michael, and the Alphas in the first five novels, or take on Side Jobs in a random scenario...

Apr 20, 2016

Get ready to die, A LOT Dark Souls The Board Game is a strategically challenging, deeply immersive combat exploration game for 1-4 players set in the Dark Souls universe. Players choose from a number of core character classes and explore dangerous locations full of monsters, treasures, and deadly boss fights.   The game takes players on a difficult...

Apr 20, 2016

Avast, mateys! (You have to say that in your best pirate accent of course) Firelock Games has launched their Kickstarter campaign for Blood and Plunder, their new 17th century pirate skirmish game. Blood and Plunder lets you take your battles to the high seas, itself. Play scenarios that represent land battles, but also amphibious assaults on coastal towns, as...

Apr 19, 2016

  We told you about the kickstarter for a new board game called Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game. I had a chance to sit down and play with a prototype of the game. *Note the pictures in this review, are from my press review prototype, so things will look different in the final version (I am not going to talk about any artwork or anything, as this is the...

Apr 18, 2016

  In Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game, players join a movement that is struggling to liberate a randomly generated city that changes every game. Each player controls a faction of revolutionaries fighting back against the authorities. The factions must cooperate to defeat their common enemy while carefully balancing individual secret agendas. Build...

Apr 13, 2016

The Easy Roller Dice company makes some wonderful dice. They are launching a new line what they call “Gunmetal” on kickstarter. These 16mm polyhedral dice are made of solid zinc alloy and of black nickel plating which feature beautifully laid numbers in various colors. The plating is laid by hand for a firm hold....

Apr 12, 2016

  Who you gonna call?? Again? Off the success of the first board game Cryptozoic is bringing us Ghostbusters II. https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2410450/video-655951-h264_high.mp4   GHOSTBUSTERS: THE BOARD GAME II, one to four players take on the roles of the Ghostbusters. You’ll investigate the mood slime that has flooded the city, causing...

Apr 7, 2016

It’s time to ride the rails and rob them all blind! Soda Pop Miniatures had launched their Kickstarter campaign for Rail Raiders Infinite, their new chibi-western-sci-fi board game.   https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2206697/video-652848-h264_high.mp4   Play as a team of bandits looking to rob the train of all its wealth. But beware, the...

Apr 5, 2016

CMON and Guillotine Games are partnering up again to bring you the ultimate dungeon crawl board game experience with Massive Darkness! Massive Darkness brings the classic fantasy RPG experience to modern board gaming, with an action-packed campaign chock full of gorgeous miniatures and a streamlined system that keeps the focus on the heroes’ actions, with...

Mar 18, 2016

Riftwalker: A Storm Hollow Card Game is up on kickstarter right now, and is set to end on Sunday. I got a chance to take a early look at it. Overview Riftwalker is for 2 to 4 players and takes 30-45 minutes to play. 15 Element cards 52 Rift cards The goal of the game is to score the most points by exploring, shifting, and bursting rifts. Set up is pretty...