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Posted by Steve Darlington on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Does setting matter? Many of our tactical, abstracted Euro-gamer friends would disagree. They have a point: Settlers of Catan would be the same if it was about settling a new planet, but had exactly the same mechanics. But on the other hand, would chess be as popular today if instead of imitating warfare, the pieces [...]

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War for Edadh

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

War for Edadh is a card game for two players – with variants for solitaire and group play – that depicts skirmishes and battles from a guerrilla conflict on the eponymous fantasy world of Edadh. Each player has one or more units, made up of several troop and leadership cards, and they each try to [...]

Once Upon A Time

Monday, March 1st, 2010

When people ask me what my favorite game is, I don’t have to think very hard. For me, a good game is like a photo album: full of memories. When you look at it, you remember all the people you enjoyed it with, and all those wonderful times you had. Plenty of good games do [...]

GUBS

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Does setting matter? Many of our tactical, abstracted Euro-gamer friends would disagree. They have a point: Settlers of Catan would be the same if it was about settling a new planet, but had exactly the same mechanics. But on the other hand, would chess be as popular today if instead of imitating warfare, the pieces [...]

Race for the Galaxy: Rebel vs. Imperium

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Race for the Galaxy: Rebel vs. Imperium is the second expansion for Rio Grande Games‘ hit card game of science fiction exploration and conquest. Rebel vs. Imperium comes shortly (about nine months) on the heels of the first expansion, The Gathering Storm. This time you get 46 new game cards; a set of role cards [...]