Announced at the GAMA Trade Show, the French game Les Poilus (first release in France in February 2015) is receiving an English translation and release in America as The Grizzled thanks to Sweet Games and CoolMiniOrNot. Les Poilus was designed by Fabien Riffaud and Juan Rodriguez, with art by Tignous, who was a victim of the …
I love games that have an innovative design to them. There’s dozens, if not hundreds, of games where you play in a sci-fi universe, shooting at other sci-fi creatures. And how many games have elves and dwarves and goblins all having it out for one-another? Can anyone even count the number of superhero games on …
Guillotine Games gives us another look at some of the minis and artwork for their upcoming Blood Rage board game, which will be launching on Kickstarter on the 2nd. Have yourself a look-see, while learning a bit about the sculptors and the design philosophy for the game’s minis. Source From the post: The team of …
Halo is coming to your tabletop via Spartan Games. They’ve got some new previews up, showing off some new renders for the starship-based game they’re working on. They’ve included some scale shots so you can know what size vessels we’re talking about. There’s also some info about how the games will fit into the overall …
I love Asian history. Growing up in the US, schools didn’t really teach me much of what happened on basically an entire hemisphere of the planet. It wasn’t until I started working on a history degree that I was finally able to take some Eastern Civ. classes. The good people at Thinking Past sent me …
Swinging Jivecat Voodoo Lounge is a new board game that’s up on Kickstarter and looking for funding. The game takes you back to 50s and 60s lounge culture where you’re looking to gain the most influence and be the biggest hep cat in the room. Source From the campaign: You and your fellow voodoo spirits …
Japanime Games wants to get everyone in the family involved in Krosmaster. To help out, they’re coming out with Krosmaster Junior. This, simplified, version of the game is great for bringing younger gamers into the mix. All of the characters in this form have the same abilities, and the first several scenarios teach you the …
Game reviews are an important part of TGN. I’m a firm believer in getting all the information you can about a product before you make a purchase. With the price of many board games out there on the market, most of us can ill-afford to drop a load of cash on a game that’ll just …
TGN’s Enrico Nardini directs his palantir towards Bryan Pope, resident conjurer at Arcane Wonders and the creator of Mage Wars. Enrico Nardini (EN) – Are you concerned that you will reach a “critical mass” of mage types and spell cards? What steps are in place to keep Mage Wars balanced? Bryan Pope (BP) – No. We …
What is that you are ripping? For regular readers of TGN, you no doubt remember the rather rocky road that SoulJar Games had gone through in order to get Torn Armor out to the world. Well, the base game has finally been created and shipped out to backers. The Roman and The Elf of SoulJar …