2F-Spiele Friedemann Friese goes to ancient Egypt. His Essen release Faiyum will be a longer game, clocking in around the[…]
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2F-Spiele Friedemann Friese goes to ancient Egypt. His Essen release Faiyum will be a longer game, clocking in around the[…]
Read moreGalactic Raptor Games New roll-and-write games still keep coming, and to my continuing surprise this new generation of an old[…]
Read morePortal Games Due to the ongoing – and probably for a while still – COVID-19 situation, Portal Games have announced[…]
Read moreYear2018PublisherPortal GamesAuthorPrzemyslaw Rymer, Ignacy Trzewiczek, Jakub LapotPlayers1 – 5Age16 – 199Time120-180StrategyLuckInteractionComponents & DesignComplexityScore[pullshow/]Five people. Five decks of cards. One terrible crime. What? No,[…]
Read moreIello Even when a Japanese game has English rules included it often remains very difficult to find in Europe and[…]
Read moreIgnacy Trzewiczek’s Stronghold is an iconic asymmetric game. The attacking player controls the invading monster hordes, the defending player the valiant defenders behind their walls. More players are not an option. The defender’s walls give them a great advantage, and to win they only have to keep their walls unbreached for seven rounds. To balance the scales the attacker has full control over the pace of combat. The more he does before the assault at the end of each round the more time the defender has to prepare, too.
Read morePortal Games Portal Games held their yearly house convention PortalCon last weekend, and there were a bunch of very exciting[…]
Read moreGrail Games Reiner Knizia’s Medici is spawning a new offshot: Medici: The Dice Game. It’s still all about loading goods[…]
Read moreRenegade Game Studios / Dire Wolf Digital / Penny Arcade Isn’t it just the greatest when a few things you[…]
Read moreSpielworxx Of all German traditions the Journeyman Years are one of my favorite. Until the early 1900s when a craftsperson[…]
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