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All 17 base Twilight Imperium factions, ranked by number of war crimes (Updated)

ByEli RichmanFebruary 26, 2021

In a fit of masochism, I studied the lore behind the 17 base factions in Twilight Imperium 4, and to put it in context, I accused each faction of various violations of the Geneva Convention. This is what I managed to track down, from least war crimes to most.

ByEli RichmanFebruary 26, 2021

Many (most?) attempted collectible card games are clones of Magic as it is. So in some ways, it makes sense for card games featuring other popular intellectual properties to cut the pretense and just be Magic. But the move to license other IPs is a big shift for the

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Every Marvel board game ever published, as ranked by BoardGameGeek

ByEli RichmanFebruary 18, 2021

Marvel has licensed its name to so many companies and projects over the years that we can find literally hundreds of unique games bearing some form of the Marvel brand. Here are all of them.

ByEli RichmanFebruary 8, 2021

The quirk of these collector's boxes is that they are, well, empty. But because of all the materials and printing that go into production of a collector's box, they are often priced approximately the same as another large expansion.

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The loneliness of running a virtual tabletop convention booth

ByEli RichmanDecember 18, 2020

At a physical convention, exhibitors can decorate their booth with the game's art to stand out, display their game components—which are often colorful and attractive—and talk to people passing by the booth. At a virtual convention , designers have none of these advantages.

New games

UPDATED: Coffee Traders now available for preorder

ByEli RichmanDecember 7, 2020

This post was updated on December 7 to include preorder information. Capstone Games introduced a new economics-heavy board game in November, and if you like high-quality components, you should be pleased with Coffee Traders. Boasting “over 650 components” at the

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PAX Unplugged tentatively scheduled for Dec. 2021. No commitments on PAX Aus or PAX South

ByEli RichmanDecember 6, 2020

Organizers have some cause for optimism about in-person events next year, however. Several leading pharmaceutical companies have demonstrated promising vaccine candidates against the virus, which could begin immunizing people next year. If the vaccine process proceeds enough

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New Zenobia Award aims to lift up underrepresented designers

ByEli RichmanNovember 22, 2020

The award is less a recognition of excellent work than it is a grant to boost new designers to the next level. Winners of the award take away a stipend and trophy, but more importantly, they are paired with a veteran designer to help in the development process of their game.

ByEli RichmanNovember 18, 2020

Galaxy's Most Wanted will allow players to fight as Rocket and Groot (separately) against Drang, The Collector, Nebula, and Ronan the Accuser.

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Fantasy Flight Games loses oversight of Star Wars miniatures products

ByEli RichmanNovember 17, 2020

The move to Atomic Mass Games will impact "Star Wars X-Wing," "Star Wars Armada," and "Star Wars Legion," which had previously been managed by Fantasy Flight Games, another Asmodee subsidiary.