Seek the Wolf in Thyself!
From: Acumen Board Games Reviewed by: Ron McClung Triagonal is a new Board Game from Acumen Board Games. There was a silly pen-and-paper game that my wife use to play with her son when he was like 9 or 10 years old, and she is now teaching our 4 YO daughter. In the game one…
Fantasy Flight Games By Ron McClung At GenCon 2008, I was able to obtain a prerelease copy of the Battlestar Galactica, The Board Game, based on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (BSG) hit show on Sci-Fi Channel. Being a fan of the show, normally I would be concerned that this was just another licensed product that…
From: Fantasy Flight Games Reviewed by: Ron McClung Mutant Chronicles, the Collectible Miniatures Game: Starter Set is a new Collectible Miniature Game (CMG) from Fantasy Flight Games. I first encountered the Mutant Chronicles line back in ’93 when the RPG was first released. I had the book and a couple of supplements with the hopes…
Some time ago, I reviewed Horror Rules, which is an outstanding product. Since then, Crucifiction Games has released several expansions, one of which is Ghostowns & Gunsmoke (G&G) – their western horror setting book. It is available in both PDF and softback book.
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…
From: Paizo Publishers Reviewed by: Ron McClung Rise of the Runelords #1 – Burnt Offering is a new d20 Fantasy Campaign Adventure from Paizo Publishers. Paizo has really impressed me in the past several months with their bold moves and quality products. This is evidenced now with their most recent Ennie Award for this very…
By Konami At GenCon 2008, many games were premiered, previewed, and prototyped. The world of gaming is far from dead I can assure you after seeing the number of new games coming out. One area that is still thriving is the battle to be the next Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh style collectible card game. Blue Dragon…
From: Fantasy Flight Games Reviewed by: Ron McClung Tide of Iron – Days of the Fox is a new Board Game Expansion from Fantasy Flight Games (FFG). Tide of Iron (ToI) is by far one of my top 5 favorite games of all time. Of course, as with other games that focus on specific areas…
Robert Gifford of Game Chic was kind enough talk with me at GenCon 2008. RM: Tell me the beginnings of this table. RG: Honestly it started out like a lot of gamers do – you sit around and say “If I could have the ultimate “something,” if I could have the ultimate table…” I was…
Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) is a strong company with a ton of games, and they continue to go full steam ahead with new original games as well as licensed and acquisitioned games. Of course, recent news has had FFG acquiring properties from Games Workshop, Sabretooth Games, and Black Industries. With these acquisitions and many other…