King of Tokyo was a massive success for good reasons. It is a quick, simple, very entertaining, fun and very, very nasty game. Oh and it has kaiju. What’s not to like? But, as you could expect, Richard Garfield wasn’t going stand still and not make it even better, and thus came King of New…
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One of the companies I always look forward to seeing when I get to Essen is Czech Board Games, they always have some quirky and fun game that, although hardly have the depth of one of the greatest, they’re always very welcome around the table and more than original in their design. Irreverent, cheeky and…
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It is well know I have a soft spot for French produced games because they tend to be really, really lovely and wonderfully beautiful. And among French companies, Ludonaute are my softest of spots because they not just produce fantastic games (Ygdrassil anyone? Lewis & Clark?) but they also look super gorgeous. With Colt Express,…
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I have been looking forward to unboxing Realm of Wonder since I saw it released at Spiel 2014. The game from Mindwarrior Games looked absolutely gorgeous and it got some amazingly good reactions from the crowds that relentlessly populated the company’s booth at the show. But of course I have to find if this game…
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I am not one for wargames because they take too long to play (usually) and I am not one for long games. When Alyssa Faden came up with Torn Armor, I was hooked and i backed the Kickstarter. Then I had Alyssa in the podcast for an interview and I was even more taken by…
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