Cthulhu Wars is a Sandy Petersen Game. Cthulhu Wars: Duel is a Sandy Petersen game for two. The former has an MSRP of $200, four unique factions in the box, and enough available expansions to take up an entire closet of space. Also a heap ton of plastic. Cthulhu Wars: Duel is the two-player...
2Tomatoes supplied a preview copy of the game. Everything you see is a pre-production copy New Corp Order is a 1-4 player game where 4 MegaCorporations compete for domination of all the media in the world. Deeply cynical, you will be pushing an agenda for the company “Generic INC”, trying to get their planted...
Omen: A Reign of War is the base game in the Omen saga being rereleased on Kickstarter by Kolossal Games, designed by John Clowdus. What you are seeing is a preproduction copy provided by Kolossal Games. Check the game out on Kickstarter here! Omen: A Reign of War Omen: A Reign of War is...
It’s not often that I sit stumped wondering how to write a preview for a game. Most modern board games tend to be a combination of mechanisms and one super interesting novel mechanic or a cool blend of many mechanics. Imperius by Kolossal Games can be described superficially as a card drafting game where you...
Guardian’s Gambit is a tight two-player tug-of-war. Each round, a player will have 6 cards at their disposal: 2 Swordsman, 2 Shieldbearers, and 2 Special Guardians that you get to choose from out of a larger pool of Special Guardians. Each round, you will attack and defend against your opponent’s attacks until only one player has cards left and wins the...
If “draw a card & play a card” sounds like the basis for a shallow 18-card micrograme, think again. Castles of Caleira has a unique wrinkle that becomes the main highlight of this small card game about building castles. You get to choose whether to play your cards face-up or face-down each turn, significantly...
Warriors of Jogu is a new 2-player dueling card game now live on Kickstarter (Check it out here). Each side will play one of five different factions, sending your troops to the battlefield. Similar to games like Battle Line, Piñata, and Omen, you never quite know which battleground to focus on. What makes...
Note: Orange Machine Games provided us with a pre-production review copy of Black Hole Council. All imagery depicted is pre-production and will change for final release. Listen up, councilor. Take a look at your agenda. That’s right—we need you to settle green planets, tax yellow planets, mine black planets, conquer blue planets, and send...
CrossTalk: A New Kind of Party Game The widest genre that exists within boardgaming is a “party game.” It encompasses games like Cards Against Humanity, where everyone gets to feel clever but the game makes all the jokes for you. It includes games like the ever-hilarious Time’s Up: Title Recall where you play charades...
