Author: Paco G. Jaen

Roleplaying and board games reviews, podcasts, videos and interviews

Tactdecks–New game to keep an eye on!

By Brian Rayburn Today I’m going to review a new game from Soiree Games called TactDecks, by Eric Etkin. TactDecks is a skirmish-style fantasy card game with elements of CCG deck building. The world of TactDecks is in a mess. The Gods, known as the immortal OtherOnes, have pretty much been forgotten, although they are…
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Agency in scenario driven eLearning

First of all I will make this very clear; I am a game player -a big, big games fan. I have been playing videogames, board games and role playing games since I was a child and they have had a massive impact in developing my imagination, my visualisation skills, my social skills and even my empathy skills. This is important for me to make clear since the start of this article because I want everyone to know that I am biased. Yes, I believe in games as a medium to develop healthy personality traits and interaction skills.

Crafty news!

Crafty Games will be pre-releasing their latest book, the Adventure Companion at NeoCon in less than three weeks.

Carcassonne: The River II

Yes, this really is a review of what is, in effect, a starting tile, however the River and the River II, when combined do something really interesting.

Wedding Knight

The introduction to this adventure provides an apposite reminder: in a game in which dynasties and bloodlines and the good of your House feature large, weddings are going to be very important events indeed.