I remember having a lot of fun in my very early days as a video gamer playing on the Atari. One of the games I ended up playing a lot (that actually turned into quite the competition) was Dig-Dug. It was a simple enough game where you controlled a little space man as he dug into the ground and...
How did we get here? How do ecosystems work? These are questions that can be answered by Edge of Extinction, an educational card game from Two Sisters in the Wild. The card game has players using cards to build elegant ecosystems to score points, all while learning about the life and fauna that...
# Players: 2 Play Time: 20-60 Min Publisher: Jonny Hinkle Co-designed by Jonny Hinkle and Billy Miller, Battle for the Universe: Slab City Beatdown is a two-player, competitive card game coming to Kickstarter on January 10, 2017. This superhero/villain...
There was a time that the Geisha were respected as entertainers and skilled hostesses. Mai-Star from AEG looks back to such a time and allows players to take on the role of one of six Geisha in the Emerald Empire. Seiji Kanai has designed a simple to understand, fun to play game with just enough...
Table Forged LLC, the company that had us swigging ale and burping at each other while arm wrestling with Iron & Ale has come back with some stout vengeance in their latest Kickstarter endeavor: Kettou. This dexterity-based game has you clashing against opponents in a mastery of Bushido...
The Smash Up! you know and love just keeps getting bigger. AEG has joined forces with Steve Jackson Games to create a great mash-up of the classic Smash Up, but with the humor and artistic style of Munchkin! This new set is playable on its own and does not require the original base game to...
Ever find yourself playing a card game in an area with limited space? Maybe the area is crowded, and you’ve had to pick up fallen cards from a table after it has been bumped one too many times? This has certainly happened to me, until we experienced The Card Caddy. The Card Caddy is a portable...
Set-collection games are pretty fun, as they are usually themed well with art. Sushi has gained popularity over the last decade and so has the whimsical and cute artwork that often surrounds all things sushi. The cuteness did not escape when the folks at Gamewright decided to make a game based on...
The Dragon King has died and you are one of two dragon mage acolytes who must prove your mastery to take your place as the new Draco Magi. Command dragons in battle and acquire gems as proof of your victories – once the right gems are collected, you will earn the right to take the crown. In...
You’ve heard it over and over that once you die, you can’t take it with you. However, the Egyptians believed otherwise and you can choose what you’re taking in Tom Cleaver’s Valley of the Kings. Play a pharaoh preparing for your inevitable burial by stocking your tomb with food, amulets,...
