Gravwell

Hey Chung, have we loaded that bit of Iridium dust into the tanks yet? Yes Captain. And it ignited? The engines are online? Affirmative. It should give us enough burn for 27 minutes, give or take. So, then, Chung, answer...
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The Horrors of New Editions with Josh Harrison

It’s not easy to retool a beloved franchise, or to breath fresh life into a game that’s already gone through three previous editions (and a few other system ports), but the team at FASA Games is doing just that with...
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Vox Republica 030: Convention RPGs

Episode 030 Length: 23:44 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. As many people...
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Weekly Roundup 2/6/14

Weekly News 2/6/14 New Games: Reiner Knizia has designed a new Game of Thrones card game for Fantasy Flight. GoT: Westeros Intrigue is a political card game in the spirit of GRRM’s books – so, lot’s of backstabbing, throat-cutting, and...
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Previewing: Alchemy!

It wasn’t his fault that the lab was on fire. Well, OK, the transmutation circle had been smudged in exactly the wrong spot… And the homunculus helping him draw it had suddenly been reduced to its component elements three hours...
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Magic Banned & Restricted Updates February 2014

With the release of Born of the Gods, all sanctioned formats as well as the group that oversees the Commander format announced their updates to banned and restricted lists. The following changes are:   Modern is banned. and  are unbanned....
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Crafting Micro-Games with JT Smith

s are all the rage, so JT Smith and Game Crafter have clearly put some thought into their latest project. Rather than one game, their Village in a Box Kickstarter contains up to eight micro-games for backers to choose from....
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Star Trek Catan

Note: This review pertains to a “” of Settlers of Catan. Unlike expansions that require the base game to play, a reskin instead takes the game and re-releases largely unchanged except for a new theme. We are assuming that you are...
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Vox Republica 029: Diversity in Indie Gaming

Episode 029 Length: 30:21 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. Games are known...
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Weekly Roundup 1/30/14

Weekly News 1/30/14 Crowdfunding Corner: Shadowrift: Archfiends is an expansion to Shadowrift, a co-op deckbuilding game. It contains more cards, obviously, but also a new set of Big Bads. I haven’t played Shadowrift, so I can’t comment much more than...
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