Magical Friends – First Impressions
Magical Friends is an upcoming game from designer Klemens Luger that transports players into a fantasy world where all creatures comingle in the tavern… but you have to get there first!
ThreeTale – First Impressions
ThreeTale shows a lot of promise as a stat-boosting exploration game. While it already boasts a strong gameplay experience, a few tweaks could bring it to a high level for players to enjoy again and again.
Bushido – First Impressions
Bushido takes a minute to limber up, but once that’s done, players will be able to enjoy the highs and the lows in this fast-paced dueling dice-chucker.
Steam Up – First Impressions
Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum is a gorgeous descent into the world of dim sum. It’s full of quirky creatures, delightful components, and it presents a unique visual feast for players to enjoy.
Chronicles of Drunagor - RFY / WFY
After putting hours into the Chronicles of Drunagor campaign, I can say that it’s an adventure that excites and engages. Daniel Alves and Eurico Cunha have built a dungeon crawler with the action-selection cube mechanism shining at its center. It will encourage you to keep it out on the table and keep revealing more of the story and character progression.
Fossilis - RFY / WFY
Fossilis is the brainchild of designer David Diaz, and it brings the world of fossil-hunting to life in a tile-pushing dig site full of archaeological fun. It’s a kid-friendly game that will keep the adults engaged. Is it right or wrong for you?
Wreck and Ruin - RFY / WFY
If you were ever wondering what it would be like if Mad Max: Fury Road was turned into an objective-hunting board game, then Wreck and Ruin might be the answer you were looking for.
Veilwraith – First Impressions
Veilwraith delivers a tough solo experience with immersive lore and engrossing art (which seems to be the norm for Hall or Nothing Productions). Here’s what I thought of the base game!
6: Siege - The Board Game – First Impressions
6: Siege - The Board Game compresses all of the tactical warfare of the Tom Clancy video game into a tabletop skirmish experience that creates big moments and razor-thin margins of victory. It’s thrilling.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Heritage – First Impressions
Vampire: The Masquerade - Heritage is another dive into the World of Darkness, and it engages in legacy storytelling as players gradually encounter more and more content while upgrading what they started with.
Death Roads: All Stars – First Impressions
Death Roads: All Stars is about high-octane racing, death-defying stunts, and last-one-standing driving. The upcoming Kickstarter board game from The Knights of Unity is certainly going to get your blood pumping!
Fall of the Mountain King – First Impressions
The resurgence of the trolls was a glorious homecoming when playing In the Hall of the Mountain King, but the ancient tale is now being told. The Gnomes are coming and we must defend the mountain in Fall of the Mountain King! Out now on Kickstarter!
Robot Quest Arena – First Impressions
On Kickstarter now is a fun and light mechanized skirmish game where robots will bash and smash and shoot and scoot all in a small arena. Robot Quest Arena may look innocent at first glance, but it packs a jovial punch!
Zombicide: 2nd Edition – First Impressions
Zombicide has always been around, hasn’t it? Has it ever left Kickstarter? Well, regardless, the original has come back with an undead vengeance with the 2nd Edition and it’s time to break down the doors and see what’s behind.
Mind MGMT– First Impressions
Mind MGMT is one of the most unique games I’ve played in a long while, with provocative art, rewarding gameplay, and secretive reasons to keep coming back.
Marvel United – First Impressions
Marvel United is a wildly popular game with some of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns in the industry. Let’s look at why it’s heavily talked about and what makes it a good game.
AracKhan Wars – First Impressions
A tactical card game where the skirmish doesn’t build out from the edges but gets bloody and messy in the middle, AracKhan Wars is an upcoming Kickstarter from Nothing But Games!
A Conversation With: Mike Gnade
Devon invites Mike Gnade from Rock Manor Games to sit down and have a conversation!
Black Rose Wars – First Impressions
If hurling fireballs and deflecting the attacks of the undead is your kinda thing—or if you like taking control of a powerful magical artifact—then Black Rose Wars might be something to check out. The burly Ludus Magnus Studio title has some heady fun tucked away in that big box.
Drawn to Adventure – First Impressions
Drawn to Adventure takes an RPG quest and smashes it into a roll-and-write pancake full of syrupy characters à la Mico and diced boss meat.