Portal Games opens pre-orders for Cry Havoc
Portal games has now opened preorders for one of its most talked about Summer releases Cry Havoc. Cry Havoc, from designers Grant …
Preview: Pack O Game 2
Perplext’s Pack O Game is back on Kickstarter. Following a very successful 2014 Kickstarter campaign that raised over $50,000 and allowed the …
Preview: A.D.A.P.T.
Remember when you were younger and you created animals like a Dolphsharktopus, combining all the best parts of dolphins, sharks and octopuses? …
Welcome to the Cull
This word and practice of culling confounds many, but at some point it happens to most. Culling your collection is sometimes a …
Episode 26: Essen 2015 Roundup
After a fantastic few days in the town of Essen, Jacob, Paul, and Robin talk about their Spiel 2015 experiences. Reflecting on …
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Episode 25: Essential Essen Extravaganza
Our 25th episode is an extended episode, in which we take a look at some of the games coming out at Essen …
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Preview: The Networks
Every year the television networks baffle viewers by cancelling, renewing and creating new television series. The viewers lament at the loss of …
Episode 24: Game Mechanisms We Don’t Like
This episode Ben is back, and we are joined by guest Barry Doublet. Amongst other topical items, we discuss the game mechanisms …
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Episode 23: Small Town Cons
After a break of nearly two months, and with no guarantee of when the next episode will air, we are back with …
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Building Your Game Group: The Substitute
Time will come in the setting up of your boardgame group that you will not be able to attend. When that time …
Review: Card City
Trilogies are so common in movies nowadays, but the trend has not reached boardgames too often. Sure you get expansions that kind …
Interview: Fernanda Suarez
In the July edition of the artist interview series I had the immense pleasure to interview one of the hottest new artists …
Sorry folks (we got hacked again)!
Just a quick note to anyone who tried to access the podcast files, or visit the website over the past week. Sadly …
What exactly is a solocon?
Over on BGG you can find a geeklist about solitaire game conventions. Picture that for a minute…a giant hall, filled with people playing …
Review: Sylvion
The forest is under attack in Shadi Torbey’s 2nd (or 3rd depending on if you count Urbion) game in the Oniverse. A …
Design: Player Psychographic Profiles (Part 4)
In the fourth article about Player Psychographic Profiles, Chip Beauvais concludes his analysis of the individual profiles. The previous article can be …
Building Your Game Group: Dealing With “Those” People
In this installment of of the building a boardgame group series I want to talk about dealing with the people who can …
Interview: Lloyd Ash Pyne
Continuing in the artist interview series, I got the chance to find out a little more about Lloyd Ash Pyne, one part …
Design: Player Psychographic Profiles (Part 3)
In the third article about Player Psychographic Profiles, Chip Beauvais begins to analyse each of the individual profiles. The previous article can …
Review: Machi Koro
in my last two reviews I took a look at two of the three Spiel des Jahres (pronounced shpeel des yar-es) nominees …