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Best PitchFrom: Broken Archer Reviewed by: Ron McClung Best Pitch is a new Card Game from Broken Archer Games. I have seen the fairly simple Apples to Apples mechanic (for lack of a better term) in many forms. Cards Against Humanity is the most well-known there days. Best Pitch presents this same mechanic in a more family-friendly…
Every once in a while, when I am running events at a convention, a dealer who knows me will drop off a game for me to check out. At ConGregate in Winston-Salem, NC, Dan of Walt’s Cards (out of Maryland) dropped off Shadows Over Camelot, The Card Game, a game based on a very good board game. I love the board game, so I was very intrigued about the card game.
In the City: Origins is a new Card Drafting Game from Sherwood Games. In March of 2013, I had the pleasure of meeting Duncan Davis at MACE West. There he demonstrated a game called Into the City: Origins. The following June, I ran into him again at Origins and he was gracious enough to demo his game for me. I had a great time learning it and I bought it from him there.
Pittsburgh 68 is a new Zombie-themed Card Game from GameWick Games, LLC. The myriad of zombie games is almost exhausting and it is hard to find one that stands out these days. Pittsburgh 68 turned out to be a rare gem, with subtle complexity and creative depth that made it quite a fun game.
Ticket to Ride is riding the rails of success in its board game format. It was inevitable that the game would break into the card game format, since at least two-thirds of the game mechanic of the board game is cards.
The small Ticket to Ride, The Card Game (T2R:TCG) box contains 148 illustrated cards. There are 8 different sets of train cards in 10 different colors, including 10 multicolored cards. There are also 16 locomotive cards, 6 Big City cards, and 46 Destination Ticket cards. The object of the game is to score the highest number of points by completing the Destination Tickets in your hand.
From: 4Kids Entertainment/TC Digital Reviewed by: Ron McClung Chaotic TCG: Zenith of the Hive is a new trading card game booster expansion from 4Kids Entertainment/TC Digital . Zenith of the Hive is the first expansion and second card set for the Chaotic Card game, the innovative trading card game that integrates a popular TV show,…
From: 4Kids Entertainment/TC Digital Reviewed by: Ron McClung Chaotic TCG: Silent Sands Expansion is a new trading card game booster expansion from 4Kids Entertainment/TC Digital. Chaotic, the Trading Card Game has made a considerable impact on the collectible and trading card game industry. In one short year, they have introduced a new way of playing…
From: Days of Wonder Reviewed by: Ron McClung Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries is a new Board Game from Days of Wonder. Probably the most successful line Days of Wonder has, they have now released Ticket to Ride (T2R) Nordic Countries for your T2R pleasure. Surprising me at first was the fact that it was…
From: Days of Wonder Reviewed by: Ron McClung Ticket to Ride, The Card Game is a new Card Game from Days of Wonder. Ticket to Ride is riding the rails of success in its board game format. It was inevitable that the game would break into the card game format, since at least two-thirds of…
From: Empire Games Reviewed by: Ron McClung I Drank What? is a new Card Game from Empire Games. A small gaming company is making a lot of noise in my local area. Empire Games rose out of a group of friends who simply have a lot of gaming ideas they want to share. In the…