Tag: Board Games

Wonderbow Games has recently become a victim of huckstery on a grand scale, with their up-and-coming board game Kelp reportedly being sold online, despite the fact the game won’t be released until October 2024. Naturally, this has prompted a response from Wonderbow owners Laia Gonzalez and Sönke Schmidt, who addressed the situation on their recently ended (and very successful)...

CATAN GmbH, the company behind the namesake board game, has revealed a new instalment in the series, with CATAN – New Energies, taking a stab at the outstanding issue of energy and global warming. The game features new gameplay focused on power plants and environmental events, which will still borrow from the game’s original and acclaimed mechanics. Go on the...

Stonemaier Games, the studio behind Expeditions, Wingspan, Tapestry, Scythe, and many others, has announced a new 1-5-player game, Wyrmspan. The game, which has been jocosely dubbed a Wingspan with dragons, plays over 90 minutes and is more or less that. Stonemaier Games Wants You to Protect Dragons In the game, each player sets out to build a sanctuary for dragons of...

Bobby Hill, the man behind Hadrian’s Wall heavy ancient medieval title, is back with a new ambitious project steeped in history and offering players a shot at bygone times. The Anarchy, due to be released in 2025, illustrated by Sam Philips known for his signature style and illustrator of series such as Raiders, Wayfarers, and Architects, will be published...

Grant Lyon, a popular board games personality who is also a professional comedian, has had a rude awakening this festive season after he found out that his YouTube channel, in which he put a lot of time and effort, had suddenly been removed without so much as an explanation. After posting his last video on December 19, and mostly keeping...

As the festive season unfolds – or is almost out the door even, several mathematicians have weighed in on what you should probably do to win your next games of Monopoly, Battleships, and Risk. The family gathered around the board game table, competitive spirits high and distant relatives none the wiser about the best strategies, these tips may help...

The designers behind 2023’s success story, The White Castle and earlier designs such as The Red Cathedral, have confirmed a new board game, Flatiron, due to be released in 2024 and published by Ludonova. From the Whistle Castle to 175 Fifth Avenue Isra C. and Shei S. are teaming up with artist Weberson Santiago to offer 1-2 players the opportunity to...

Ivan Lashin, the notable designer of Furnace, Mobile Markets, and Skytopia among others, has confirmed a new project that once again tries to color outside the lines of established board gaming wisdom. At least thematically, Neodreams already promises to be something to keep an eye out for. Create a Dream World for Your Customers The game’s description is succinct, with 2-4...

War is coming back to Westeros in the universe of Tiny Epic Games, which has not shied away from taking a shot at a new franchise. Although Gamelyn Games mostly stuck to their own thing, the new title is taking on a popular franchise in a bid to boost visibility and reimagine other games set in the same universe. War...

You may not know who Jonathan Fryxelius is, but you have heard about the games designed and published by FryxGames. Terraforming Mars’ cult status gives it immediate recognition with board gamers of all stripes. Jonathan, Jacob Fryxelius’ brother – the designer of Terraforming Mars- is a co-owner of the family-owned FryxGames. Fight the Hordes of Monsters as You Protect Freyja’s...