Savage Worlds, from Pinnacle Entertainment, is a tabletop RPG system wherein you are in complete control. It’s a system that uses a unique exploding dice mechanic and the math when creating characters is simple enough to use all throughout different genres. I’ve been playing this game for over...
The zombie apocalypse is upon us! It came suddenly, though it’s not like all the sci-fi shows and comics show it. It’s been more brutal than anyone could have imagined. Secured in a bunker, a group of survivors knows the stakes of walking out into the wasteland, though it must be done in...
It’s a new year and I’m back to what I hope will be a semi-regular column. I never came up with any definite plan for 2015 which actually worked for the best. For those that don’t know, I played all of my board games in 2014 – 125 of them. It was a pretty cool experience and I am super glad...
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,...
Wow it’s been a while guys, sorry for the absence, but I’ve had some personal issues to work through (being fired, a car accident, being fired from a second job, etc). That said, I finally got an opportunity to play a game I’ve been pretty pumped about playing, Epic Death. It’s a lot of...
I’ve always been a mid-level risk taker. I ride motorcycles but I don’t bungee jump. I try new and exotic foods, but I always wear polo shirts. I play some games cautiously while others I jump in with both feet and pay no mind to where I might land. Lords of Vegas: UP! from Mayfair Games allows...
New York in the 1960’s. You are an entrepreneur looking to make a new life in America, with only your life savings, wits, and negotiation capabilities. Published by Z-MAN Games in 2008 and 2014, Chinatown gives players a new look at life in New York and the arduous journey to grow their...
Today, I have for you an informal review of something we were given at Gen Con this year – two mini teaser games by a company called Thames & Kosmos. Thames & Kosmos is a company that makes games and toys directed towards kids, and aims to bring fun to science and education. They...
You’re diligently working in your blacksmith shop when you hear an announcement from town center : the King’s Forge is hiring! Health and dental plans are included, as long as you don’t follow the previous employee’s habit of sharing flatulence related comments. The King has posted 4 items...
While certainly not the longest game out there, busting out a game of Pandemic can still take up a hefty chunk of time. If you could play a fast paced version of Pandemic that gives you the intensity of the original game, but in half the time, would that get your attention? That is exactly what you...