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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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Posts Tagged ‘Bucephalus Games’

Bill of Rights

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Two hundred years ago the Forefathers wrote the United States of America’s Bill of Rights. They did a pretty good job and the Bill of Rights has served the U.S. well. But what if there was more to the story? Bill of Rights from Bucephalus Games ($29.99) gives you the chance to re-write the [...]

Roman Taxi

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Roman Taxi is a game of chariot-cabs and passengers racing through Ancient Rome.  Players act as cabbies, picking up fares and tearing through narrow passageways to drop them off in time to earn a full fare.  Dignitaries from all eras in history – including several fictional characters – await the two-wheeled, checkered chariots coming to [...]

Rorschach

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Despite its name, Rorschach is not a game about being a murdering vigilante in a 1980s nuclear countdown. It is a game about Rorschach inkblots, however, designed by Stephen McLaughlin and Jeremy Holcomb and published by Bucephalus Games. It identifies itself as a party game, which immediately caught my attention because that’s my favorite genre, [...]

Living Labyrinth

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Living Labyrinth is a small board game from Bucephalus Games.  Designed by Julie Haehn, the game is described as “a fast and easy race game for two to four players.” The game board consists of 25 tiles that get placed together in a square to form the labyrinth.  Each tile is double-sided and features hedge-lined [...]