Puzzle Strike is one of those games that is very difficult to dislike. The cute characters, the fun gameplay, the […]
Unboxing Puzzle Strike Third edition and Puzzle Strike Shadows Read Post »
Grim Tree Games shows a game overview of the board game Mice and Mystics from Plaid Hat Games.
Mice and Mystics video overview from Grim Tree Games Read Post »
It is quite something when you get to know a designer and can link their personality with their designs. You can then start to see how much they like telling stories and how they adapt the original ideas into something new.
Glorantha has been around for so long that it is one of the best loved fantasy settings in a roleplaying game. Indeed is also one of the richest and most comprehensive fantasy universes out there. It is not surprising, then, that Moon Design decided to come up with a Kickstarter campaign to create a comprehensive atlas of Glorantha.
Moon Design seminar at Dragonmeet. The Guide to Glorantha. Read Post »
The USA has GenCon and in the UK we have Dragonmeet. It might not have the size and length of
An RPG that takes a well known hero and brings him close to us and enables us to play those heroes take a great risk. The risk of disappointing us.
That is what Cubicle 7 has done with the Doctor Who: Adventure in Time and Space RPG, take a risk. Both because people will have great expectations of the game,and secondly because it is a dear license for the BBC and great care has to be taken to portray the much loved TV series as well as possible.
Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG Unboxing Read Post »
When a company does games well, jumping into a parallel side of the business with a different type of game is a risky strategy. Even though a well known license will attract people to the product, the reputation of both the product and the license puts a lot of pressure on the company to come up with a great game.
Based on the the universe that brought you Neuroshima Hex and the same company that brought you Pret-A-Porter, Neuroshima Hex and many others, The Convoy is one of the latest releases from Portal and inventions from Ignacy Trzewiczek.
A little while ago, Robert Sullivan, aka The Grumpy Celt, posed the question Are Games Art?
This is indeed a very tricky question to answer, as the concept of art is very subjective and some people consider things to be art forms only when they understand and respect that form of expression.
So, since the answer to the question Could Games Be Art? is a resounding yes, answering the question are they art is a different kettle of fish.
Richard Denning is the organiser the UK and also the designer of Nine Worlds, a game based on the discovery of gods in the Norse Mythology.
The idea of the game is to find a replacement for Loki, since he’s been imprisoned for being very naughty! Thus the gods need to find another one and they are competing against each other to score points, obtain divinity and find the new god.
Yep. It does sound fun to me!
Interview with Nine Worlds’ creator at the UK Games Expo Read Post »
