by Clinton Coddington and Jon Beall Game Journey Photography… yet another monthly column. As you think through whether this is worth adding to your RSS feeds and bookmarks, allow us to take a moment to tell you what you’re in for. First, this is a photo-essay. Every month we’ll feature a handful of photographs and talk about them for a bit. If you don’t like that, you won’t like this. Secondly, we are gamer-nerds. If you don’t like reading about board games, or seeing pictures [...]
By iPads around the world, I mean my iPad. And by nations, I mean me. Eclipse, the epic 4X board game has been implementized into the iOS universe and man is it a sweet thing. This is coming from someone who’s never actually played the physical board game. I’ve seen videos and read reviews and longed after the day where I could get enough people together with enough time to have a few consistant games. I just don’t see that happening in my life though, [...]
I’m not entirely sure when it started happening. I’m the game collector in our family. Board games is my hobby. I cut my teeth on chess, poker, and backgammon. I played tabletop war games in college, for days at a time. When my wife and I decided that we should play more games, we got into Dominion, Settlers of Catan, and Carcassonne. There was no going back from that point. We started getting into Reiner Knizia games, following specific designers and companies, and finding out [...]
Phil is a guy who has a game publishing company called 5th Street Games. Ben is a guy who is a game designer, and is also not me. A little while back, Ben released a game called Baldrick’s Tomb through The Game Crafter, and it got lots of attention. Phil saw it, liked it, and contacted Ben about publishing this game. This is their story. Actually, this is a review of a preview edition of Baldrick’s Tomb, which is currently being Kickstarted by 5th Street [...]
By Ben Haskett Editor’s Note: Baldrick’s Tomb is currently on Kickstarter and doing quite well! Be sure to check out the campaign and get this game funded! Baldrick’s Tomb Baldrick’s Tomb is a roguelike board game for 1-4 players, ages 8 and up, that plays in about 30-45 minutes. The game’s lore centers on an ancient tomb that is being thrashed by the ghost of an evil sorcerer. His spirit has taken to constantly churning the inner walls of his massive resting place, resulting in [...]
Indie Talks Episode 22 - Phil Kilcrease of 5th Street Games [ 0.01 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1487)The Wayne Foundation Charity RPG Bundle! It’s live, right now but only until March 31st. $212 of amazing RPG goodies for $25. Complete systems, add-ons for popular systems, original artwork and fiction. 88% off and 100% of the profits will be donated directly to The Wayne Foundation - a charitable organization dedicated to eradicating child prostitution. Phil Kilcrease of 5th Street Games joins me tonight as we talk about publishing some amazing titles, and the latest 5th Street Games Kickstarter! You may know 5th Street Games from their [...]
I always enjoy playing games that I can get the whole family involved in. Since my family ranges in age from 7 through to older than some of us would like, it can sometimes be a challenge to find a game that we can all enjoy equally. In fact, the only game we’ve found that all four members of my family all readily agree to play is King of Tokyo. At least, that was the case until we discovered My Happy Farm! 5th Street Games’ [...]
Ah, Ninjas. It’s great to see my little assassins popping up here and there on the internet, often in unexpected places. This photo not only shows the versatility of these black-clad assassins, but also serves to show off a new photo project just launched by Jon Beall and Clinton Coddington. If you’re interested in these Ninjas, you can get the whole game for free at DriveThruRPG as a PDF or head on over to The Game Crafter and buy the lovely deluxe edition with box, [...]
