Narf! We explore Kemet and Eight Minute Empire, two games of conquest which come at the genre from unexpected angles: Kemet through a mystical tech-tree and Eight Minute Empire through time pressure.
Under pressure. We review Forbidden Desert & Myrmes, two games about crisis management. In Forbidden Desert you must reassemble a flying machine before a sandstorm buries the team. In Myrmes, you are the queen of an ant colony trying to survive the winter
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. We review Spyrium (a Steampunk worker placement game) and Black Spy (a Film Noir trick-taking game). Both games create rich strategies and fun with a minimal number of components and rules.
Noted French game designer Bruno Cathala talks about Phantom of the Opera, the latest game to explore the Mr. Jack system of rules. We also discuss playtesting methods, collaboration, and returning to previous design concepts.
Stephen Buonocore stops by to give us the scoop on several new games including Space Cadets: Dice Duel, Time 'n Space, 3 expansions for Revolver, Voluspa and Vampire Empire.
Kevin Cook is the owner of the World's Largest Dice Collection. Each year, Kevin stops by to show us all the new dice he found at GenCon to add to the collection.
Rocco Privetera discusses Ninja Dice, a press your luck dice game with an innovative twist. How and where your dice land on the table is as important as what is rolled.
Scott D'Agostino discusses Star Trek: Attack Wing, a tactical miniatures game. Take command of Federation, Klingon, or Romulan fleets with famous captains and characters from the series to explore and battle through space.
Designer Geoff Engelstein discusses the challenges and inspirations behind converting the original fully co-op Space Cadets board game into a frenetic team based dice game.
Eon Altar is a lovechild of the cardboard and digital worlds: it's a tabletop video game. Edward Douglas runs us through the basics of this ambitious co-op fantasy rpg that uses interactive screens in place of traditional boards and dice.
Right Games is a board game publisher based in Russia. From strategy to children to party and dexterity games, Ivan and Elena discuss four titles: Evolution, The Jam, Zombie, and Japanese Castle.
Kevin Brusky gives us the scoop on Rarrr!, a card game about giant monster battles. The twist? You must name your monster in order to give it superpowers.
Designer and former military officer Konstantin Krivenko talks about The Art of Tactic, an innovative system of wargame rules adaptable to many different historical periods, including Hot War: Battle for Oil an alternate history game set in the 1990s.
Chris Darden gives us the story behind Dungeon Roll, a press your luck dungeon delving dice game. We also learn about Geekway to the West, a regional game convention in St. Louis.
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