Phase Shift announces two new games, sets summer 2024 release
"Boblin's Rebellion" is an engine-building game, while "Obelus" is a 2-player abstract game.
Lorcana stock survives PAX Unplugged
Practically everyone who wanted to buy Lorcana cards at PAX Unplugged was able to do so. That may not sound revolutionary, but it is a big step up from where Lorcana has been over the past few months.
Rollacrit, a reincarnated ThinkGeek, to introduce Bag of Holding 2.0 at $125 this week
The Bag of Holding, a remnant from the internet of yore, is getting new life with a Kickstarter run by Rollacrit, starting this week. Rollacrit has become an increasing presence in the tabletop space in recent years. It was the Gen Con merchandise partner for the past three
New Arnak expansion sells out in under 1 hour at Gen Con
Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020) has seen significant critical and commercial success since it launched three years ago, and its new expansion, The Missing Expedition is no exception. Combining a campaign mode with new leaders cards, the game was a major draw at Gen Con this year,
Dead of Winter’s Crossroads system gets new life with Freelancers
Freelancers, which uses the crossroads game system premiered by Dead of Winter and Forgotten Waters, is now available to preorder for $60.
Every $200+ game at Pax Unplugged 2022 (that I found)
It wasn't so long ago that the idea of paying even $100 for a board game seemed a little outrageous. But at Pax Unplugged this year, I found a dozen projects that breached the $200 mark.
5 board games that work better as apps
It’s a controversial and, some might say, blasphemous sentiment, I know. But some games require so much bookkeeping or have such a wide variety of rules that keeping track of it all requires serious mental bandwidth. Which leaves you with less bandwidth to focus on
What Golem means to me
The keywords in Golem are fairly unique in the world of tabletops. Instead of priests and cathedrals, players use Rabbis and Synagogues.
Every Lovecraft-inspired game ever made, as ranked by BoardGameGeek
It’s hard to overstate the impact H.P. Lovecraft’s work has had on the board game industry. Maybe the reason for that is as simple as it’s a theme in the public domain that people are familiar with. Or maybe the kinds of people who enjoy board games have
Candy Critters to exhibit Mancala-inspired card game at PAX Unplugged
Candy Critters builds on Mancala's mechanic by replacing its game pieces with cards that have different strengths and abilities.
