ZMAN Games has been known throughout the years to produce great quality games, and whether you’re a huge fan of Pandemic! or a casual player who enjoys a game of Carcassonne every now and then, ZMAN has you covered. Just recently they released an English version of the great German eurogame...

I’m a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings. I’ve read the books, watched the films, and played just about every game under the sun that’s themed after the property. Recently Cryptozoic Entertainment, the same developer responsible for the DC Deck Building Game, released The Lord of the...

While many people are comfortable with the traditional fairy tales that exist, some wonder what would happen if the rules were changed up. Twists were taken just when the story got good, took a turn for the worst, or a new element of surprise was thrown in. For those people interested in...

Great possibilities for battle tactics came together when AEG brought us Paul Peterson’s shuffle-building game, Smash Up. Dinosaurs, Wizards, Tricksters, Aliens, Zombies, Pirates, Robots, and Ninjas could go head to head, and each faction had its own special strengths and weaknesses. The...

When it comes to post-apocalyptic games I’m usually all over them. One game slipped under my radar, however, and that game is Arctic Scavengers. It’s a deck building game that throws a spin on the usual mechanics of other games of the same genre. Originally listed as being published in 2009...

Games allow us to live fantasy lives that normally we couldn’t (or wouldn’t) do otherwise, and I believe that shoplifting is one of those things that most people wouldn’t do. Well, in Five Fingered Severance, you get to experience what its like to do that. But, you’re not the only one...

Have you ever wondered what cats do when you’re not around? Or even worse, what they might do in a kitchen if left unattended? The people at Closet Nerd Games certainly thought about what might happen in that situation! That is why they brought us Kittens In A Blender in 2011. People of all ages...

Euro-style games have never been my forte, and I usually deal with resource management only when I am playing a real-time strategy computer game.  I’ve been trying to get into all sorts of gaming, and that’s why I decided to try out Kingdoms from Fantasy Flight Games. Kingdoms is the...

For tabletop gaming Kickstarter can be both a blessing and a curse. For some it’s a brand new way to get games to the market, but for others it can be viewed as a tool to cut out brick and mortar all together. Regardless of how you see it, Kickstarter has brought us tons of awesome games and it...

Are you ready for some spaced-out galactic gameplay? An entire galaxy of possibilities awaits those brave enough to leave their home systems and establish 5 colonies on alien worlds in Cosmic Encounter from Fantasy Flight Games. Cosmic Encounter is a game of crafty negotiation and hand...