During our most recent neighborhood game night, I dusted off my copy of Bang! The spaghetti western inspired card game of bluffing in poorly executed old west accents and cowardly hiding behind barrels. Well maybe that’s just me. We had 7 people who wanted to play a game and after explaining to everyone how problematic …
Adepticon 2018 was a blast so its time to look back at some photos and do a quick recap of a walk down vendor hall. I know this post is belated but better late than never. AdeptiCon hosts over 450 events, from board games and miniature games to hobby seminars, team trivia and social gatherings. …
In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future there is Only War. That’s how it starts and will continue with no end in sight. For optimism and hope have no place in the 41st millennium but you already knew that. To me, the setting of this bleak, distant future in the year 40,000 is the …
While members of our group have been dabbling in Gloomhaven for a while now, we finally took on all the hotness from Boardgamegeek as a group to see for ourselves. It may not quite have been up to such hype, but it delivered as a game and is probably the best fantasy adventure board game …
“We designed this for 8-to-10 year-olds to last 3 months,” — Rob Daviau. In case it didn’t come through the interview as I wrote it, Mr. Daviau was genuinely surprised to be talking about this game in 2018 with someone as old as myself. He’s made many games, why did this one stick? Instead of …
After seeing a recent surge of interest in Epic Duels here and on the Wiki, I contacted Rob Daviau , the original creator of Star Wars Epic Duels, and requested an interview. He agreed, and we met in person at the NYC Toy Fair in February. This is the fifth and final part of our conversation. Roman: Last thing, any advice for …
After seeing a recent surge of interest in Epic Duels here and on the Wiki, I contacted Rob Daviau , the original creator of Star Wars Epic Duels, and requested an interview. He agreed, and we met in person at the NYC Toy Fair in February. This is the fourth part of our 10-minute conversation. Roman: There was going to be a …
After seeing a recent surge of interest in Epic Duels here and on the Wiki, I contacted Rob Daviau , the original creator of Star Wars Epic Duels, and requested an interview. He agreed, and we met in person at the NYC Toy Fair in February. This is the third part of our 10-minute conversation: Rob (continuing): That was a fun time. …
After seeing a recent surge of interest in Epic Duels here and on the Wiki, I contacted Rob Daviau , the original creator of Star Wars Epic Duels, and requested an interview. He agreed, and we met in person at the NYC Toy Fair in February. This is the second part of our 10-minute conversation: Roman: I feel like that [Yoda] deck, …
After seeing a recent surge of interest in Epic Duels here and on the Wiki, I contacted Rob Daviau , the original creator of Star Wars Epic Duels, and requested an interview. He agreed, and we met in person at the NYC Toy Fair in February. This is the first part of our 10-minute conversation: …