Imagine, if you will, the game of Carcassonne. Picture its sprawling cities and farms, each tile slowly revealing the next segment of a largely tranquil and bucolic region. Now picture would happen to that sleepy little Carcassonne region if it...
Read more »
The premise of Black Forest plays out a bit like a movie: Germany, 1772. Dusk. A group of farmers return from their fields as the sun sets into the forest behind them. They talk about crops, harvests, upgrades to their...
Read more »
Dave of the Five Rings is an ongoing series chronicling David Gordon’s return to the Legend of the Five Rings CCG after several years. He will be tracking his progress from the launch of the game’s new core set, Ivory...
Read more »
It’s been two weeks now tracking down the supposed causes of what plagues this land, but like everything in this blasted place, you can’t seem to make heads or tails of it. All you know is that the fear keeps...
Read more »
Whether it’s gliding through the air or tracking prey through darkness, scaling sheer cliffs or hiding in plain sight, animals can do some pretty impressive things. Nature has directed each and every species that has ever walked the Earth through...
Read more »
Some games exist to challenge the mind, taxing all of your synapses as you plan, construct, and strategize your way to victory through mazes of resources and unit pieces. Other games exist for you to exert your influence, wielding your...
Read more »
Weekly News 5/2/14 New Games: Tavern Tales is a new free RPG. It focuses on open, narrative-driven play, and it’s pledged to remain free for the duration of its production. Die, Romeo, Die is a storytelling game out in July. It...
Read more »
Episode 039 Length: 30:39 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 – 30 minutes long. This week is...
Read more »
When people like to think of old board games, they usually consider games like Monopoly, Risk, or Clue. After all, these games have existed for decades, and by today’s standards, these games, with their dice rolls and unadorned boards, aren’t...
Read more »
When designing a game, amongst the choices between settings, artwork, and a myriad of mechanics to offer, there often is a simple but important decision that has to be made: How favorable to do want to be to your players?...
Read more »
