GenCon was the time of big announcements and one such is a new X-Men-themed board game announced by WizKids. The “Marvel Age of Heroes X-Men” will pit the popular heroes in to-the-death battles against villains from the franchise. Mutant Abilities, Allies, and Villains to Defeat Players will each get to play a character from the comics and spend their time gathering...

Red Cat Games is throwing its hat into the board game ring with "Lotta Rome" set in the events after the fall of the eternal city. The game’s designer, Evgeny Petrov, is staking out not one but three titles this year with his other projects, “Townies“ and “Minstrels," also due to release in 2022. We focus on the "Lotta...

Howling at the moon will not do you much good in Pandasaurus Games’ upcoming title, “The Wolves,” unless you prove yourself to be the strongest pack leader. In this nature-themed game by designer team Ashwin Kamath and Clarence Simpson you set out to build the largest, most dominant pack in order to recruit lone wolves, hunt prey, and ultimately...

Elizabeth Hargrave’s elegant board game design has given us a number of excellent games over the years, with “Wingspan” “Tussie Mussie” and “Mariposas” some of the most acclaimed games. They have been well-done both thematically and mechanically, and the latest roll-and-write experience by Hargrave is unlikely to be any different. Domesticating Wild Foxes to Win the Game In “The Fox Experiment,”...

Whether you are fan of Bret Ellis’ book or Mary Harron’s cinematic interpretation, chances are, you have heard about “American Psycho.” Now, thanks to Renegade Game Studios and designer Dan Blanchett known for “Power Rangers” and “Transformers: Deck-Building Game,” board game hobbyists will have the opportunity to also try “American Psycho: A Killer Game.” The Cut-Throat World of Investment Banking…...

A new game by Queen Games and designer Emanuele Ornella will attempt to tackle the future of energy in the aptly named board game “Future Energy.” The designer is known for several  great games, including “Assyria, ”Oltre Mare,” and “Hermagor,” with the new theme appearing a little outside of his comfort zone. “Future Energy” Player Count and Theme Regardless, “Future Energy”...

Queen Games is back with a second game with an environmentally-friendly theme in so many hours. A BoardGameGeek has revealed a second title focused on energy production with “Powerline” by designer Dirk Henn and artist Patricia Limberger. The other upcoming title by the publisher and designer Emanuele Ornella, “Future Energy,” focuses on a similar theme, with proper resource management and...

Gen Con, one of the premier expos for board game hobbyists, has been targeted by malignant parties who reportedly wish to attend the event to harass minority groups. These individuals have tried to uncouthly impersonate Gen Con's staff, including members of the security team. Monte Cook Games community manager LaTia Jacquise was among the people to be targeted by...

“Imperium” by Osprey Games and designers Nigel Buckle and Dávid Turczi is getting yet another edition slated to arrive in 2023 with the “Imperium: Horizons” title now officially confirmed by the publisher. The card game in which you vie against your opponents to build the greatest civilization the world has ever known, players will go in head to head...

Publisher Bitewing Games and designer Reiner Knizia are bringing the hallowed “Quo Vadis” board game back in a new wrapping. Enter “Zoo Vadis,” a title expected to begin crowdfunding campaign in 2023. In “Zoo Vadis,” Bitewing posits an alternative reality in which animals run the zoo and they are the ones doing skilled negotiating, crafty politicking and ploy their...