Weekly Roundup 6/28/13

Weekly News 6/28/13 New Games: Coinciding with the release of the movie, there are two new World War Z games hitting shelves. The first is a competitive card game, and the second is a co-op board game. One neat mechanic...
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The Qualities of Great Games

It only takes one quick glance at your friend’s game closet to realize that we all have very different ideas about what constitutes a “great” board game. With more and more games finding their way into stores each passing month,...
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Weekly Roundup 6/21/13

Weekly News 6/21/13 New Games: Days of Wonder have announced their next game. Relic Runners should be out this September! Players take on the role of explorers rummaging through the jungle for ancient artifacts – a theme which I’m decidedly...
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Weekly Roundup 6/14/13

Weekly News 6/14/13 New Games: Kabuki Models has announced a new board game. As of right now, the details are “covered by the deepest secret,” but the name will be Metal Heart. (via Tabletop Gaming News)     Expansions: Star...
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Home is Where the Game is

I was an only child for most of my younger years, so when I couldn’t find a family member or neighborhood kid to play with, I had to get creative. I started with house rules. Elaborate house rules. This led,...
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Weekly Roundup 6/7/13

Weekly News 6/7/13 New Games: The Amityville Project: Phobos is an upcoming game from Mage Company in which the players are the different personalities living within the mind of a mad detective. I’m completely intrigued by this mechanic. (via BGG)...
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Weekly Roundup 5/31/13

Weekly News 5/31/13 New Games: Augustus, a 2013 Spiel nominee, will be available for play at Origins, though it won’t be on sale until Gen Con (in August, appropriately). (via BGG) Dungeon Twister is back! In card form! And it’s...
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Games of Love

Games of Love Or, If Games Were Relationships   Once upon a fairly-recent time, in a city not very far away, there lived a young gamer. She was, as they say, at a crossroads. Her gaming experience up to this...
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Weekly Roundup 5/24/13

Weekly News 5/24/13 New Games: Duel of Ages II will be available in July, with pre-orders through going live on June 15th. Watchtower Games has announced its new dungeon-crawler Fallen. It’s designed for two players – one to play the...
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Weekly Roundup 5/17/13

Weekly News 5/17/13 Site News: We’re hoping to be doing some minor tweaks and fixes to the site. Nothing major, but we’re excited all the same!     New Games: Stronghold Games has announced their upcoming Origins and GenCon releases....
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