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Krasen Gechev

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A self-proclaimed warrior-poet, Krasen is a man of many hobbies – ranging from combat sports training, LARPing, to writing poetry. One of those many hobbies happens to be board games. Be it with a fist, pen, sword or keyboard – he aims to be just, merciless and effective.
El Burro's new cover art.

Spielworxx Posts New “El Burro” Cover Art

Fans of the “La Granja” franchise will be pleased to hear of “El Burro: A La Granja Game”. In it, players take on the role of farmers in Majorca. As such, they will have to develop their respective farms, while having to move their goods to the port of La Palma. The game will be designed by the combined efforts...
Merchants Cove: Master Craft expansion box.

“Merchants Cove: Master Craft” Is Now on Kickstarter

There is some great news about the upcoming big-box expansion for “Merchants Cove” named “Merchants Cove: Master Craft.” The game’s publisher, Final Frontier Games, made several announcements via Kickstarter: that so far, the game has raised over $280,000, the campaign is now 700% funded and 14 stretch goals have already been unlocked at the time of writing. “Merchants Cove:...
Alea's Council of Shadows game.

“Council of Shadows” – Explore, Colonize, Dominate, Ascend

“Council of Shadows” is set in the year 2200, on the edge of the known universe. As it happens, there is an open seat on the mighty and mysterious Council of Shadows. Four civilizations are vying for admission, as the race for the empty seat of power is in full swing. Only those who are cunning and resourceful enough...
A forest and green trees in it.

Elizabeth Hargrave Designs a Trees-Inspired Board Game

Elizabeth Hargrave recently revealed that her upcoming board game will be focused on Mother Trees and their connections with fungi in the mycorrhizal network. Hargrave is no stranger to nature-inspired board games. She is perhaps best known for the popular bird-themed board game franchise “Wingspan”. In it, players take the roles of bird enthusiasts, with the aim to collect and...
FUSE Countdown's official box and cover art.

Renegade Game Studios’ “FUSE” Gets a New Expansion

Renegade Game Studios brings you “FUSE Countdown” - the newest entry in their popular “FUSE'' co-op board game. The new game will introduce fresh and exciting game mechanics and player roles. Much like in the original “FUSE”, players in “FUSE Countdown” will become members of an elite Bomb Defusal Team (BDT). They will have to work together to safely defuse...
A Munchkin digital preview.

Popular Board Game “Munchkin” Is Coming to PC and Mobile

The dungeon-delving fantasy board game “Munchkin” will be getting a video game version. “Munchkin Digital” is set to adapt the popular dungeon crawler, which involves a ton of exploration and fighting monsters, into a full-fledged video game. In it, players will have to venture into a dungeon, explore it and defeat the enemies they find inside. Each victory will make...
Zombicide's Gear Up box.

Take Out Zombies Like Never Before with “Zombicide: Gear Up”

“Zombicide: Gear Up” is a cooperative board game set in the world of “Zombicide” - as the name suggests, you will have to survive in a savage post-apocalyptic reality overrun by zombies. The game bucks the traditional miniatures and board-fueled gameplay and partially replace it with the flip-and-write mechanic, where on each turn or round, different cards are flipped and...
Z-Man Games' Challengers! upcoming board game.

Z-Man to Release Deck-Building Board Game “Challengers!” at SPIEL

Deck-building board game enthusiasts will be pleased to read about “Challengers!”, the newest upcoming title from the collaboration of Z-Man Games (known for the popular “Pandemic” series and “Carcassonne”) and 1 More Time Games - an indie tabletop studio based in Vienna, Austria. At its core, “Challengers!” is an interactive deck-management game for up to 8 players. It has 75...
Kickstarter's official logo.

Jon Roderick Steps in as Kickstarter Director of Games

Kickstarter made a major announcement this Tuesday, stating they will be elevating board game designer and publisher Jon Ritter Roderick to director of games. He is best known for his successful action-strategy game “Dragoon”. Nicole Amato will be taking over his previous position as games outreach lead, which he was serving since 2020. Ritter-Roderick has said he sees his role...
Disney's Lorcana TCG upcoming game.

Disney’s Card Game Gets Serious Backing with Ravensburger Joining the Team

Disney is making its move into the trading card game genre with “Disney Lorcana”, combining iconic Disney characters into playable battle decks. It looks like card game giants “Yu-Gi-Oh”, “Magic: The Gathering” and the “Pokémon Trading Card Game” have some competition. To bring this project to light, Disney has partnered with the 139-year-old game publishing giant Ravensburger. Board game enthusiasts...