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Runewars: high fantasy warfare with not enough war
Runewars, from Fantasy Flight Games, is one of those big-box wargames with a lot of components and a lengthy play time. The game definitely looks fantastic, with detailed art on the cards and tiles. The minis, while necessarily small, are also well detailed. The game itself is fun, with a lot of interesting mechanics, but there are certain parts that feel tacked, getting in the way of the real fun.
Continue reading...We have our winners – The Bridge Troll contest
22. July 2009
Our contest ended last night at midnight. This morning I used random.org to generate two numbers between 1 and 403 (the number of entries we received).
Continue reading...Interview with board game creator Alf Seegert and artist Ryan Laukat, the folks responsible for Bridge Troll
13. July 2009
We've announced and then reviewed the game Bridge Troll here previously. Now I've sat down with it's designer, Alf Seegert and the fellow in charge of art, Ryan Laukat. We passed a whole truckload of electrons back and forth and I ended up with an excellent conversation on what makes folks like Alf and Ryan tick and how that evolves into a game you and I can play on our dining room tables.
Continue reading...Star Trek’s Star Fleet Battles – Published in 1979 by Task Force Games. Purchased by me for a buck at a library
2. July 2009
I fell in love with boxed strategy and RPG games when I was about 12, which was not too long after this game was first published. I had a decent collection of games that featured 2D folded paper maps, card board tiles that you punched out of the original sheet and then hoped to god you didn't lose and complicated rules. Also generally featured were damage sheets, reference manuals (purchased seperately of course) and the wide world of house rules. Car Wars, Battle Tech, Panzer Brigade and more. One game that always eluded me though was Star Fleet Battles. A friend one town over had the game and refused to play it as he wasn't a big fan of strategy games and he had purchased it only to save it as a collectors item. Even though I wasn't a huge Star Trek fan, I longed to take control of my own federation ship and match wits with some other kid who also longed for the same. This time, I got my game and a little more than I had bargained for.
Continue reading...Bridge Troll – the game of building bridges and eating people
16. June 2009
Bridge Troll is a new game by Alf Seegert and published by Z-Man Games. Our editor Jared took the time to review the game and now I've played it as well. Jared has put together a wonderful review of the game where I've added in a few points as commentary.
Continue reading...Watchmen: Justice is Coming: MMO on the Go for iPhone & iPod Touch
3. April 2009
It's a 99 cent iPhone/iPod touch Watchmen MMO about fighting and dumpster diving. Strip way the Watchmen license, add in Thunderbird or Night Train and this could have been Hobo Fighter RPG.
Continue reading...Bridge Troll – A new card game we can get excited about
26. March 2009
In Bridge Troll, you and your friends are hideous trolls who each guard a troll bridge. Each turn, you throw boulders to bid for travelers, who vary in number depending on the weather for that day. Travelers include fat merchants, pilgrims, poor monks (who make good eating), and if you are lucky, royal personages. As travelers come to your bridge, you use them to collect tolls. But watch out! Knights, bandits, dragons, and vicious Billy Goats Gruff prowl the countryside. You'll have to use some of your boulders to chase them away (which means you’ll have fewer left to use on your bridge!).
Continue reading...Talisman 4th edition gets reviewed, photographed and strip searched
17. February 2009
This game brought back a lot of great memories of when we played Talisman 2nd edition. Even more important though it was just as fun in it’s own right playing right now. All of the flaws we found with it are of the nit picking type. Nothing is a deal breaker or will really affect game play. See after the jump for the full review and a complete photo gallery.
Continue reading...The holiday sales start early – here is a big list of geek toys you and yours may want
7. November 2008
In an attempt to stave off the spectral horseman of Famine, retail stores this year are starting the holiday sales early. Like now. I've been scouring Amazon for gift ideas for geeks - myself being one of them. Not only will I pass these on to you, but also to my wife and family.
Continue reading...Troll Polls
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7. March 2010
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