Tag: Board Games

With its relatively simple base gameplay, Smash Up offers fast-paced gaming sessions for up to four players which see each participant compete against each other to crush more Bases than their opponents. This is done with the help of a deck of cards containing different “suits” from multiple factions. Each faction has different abilities, like the pirates who move the...

It was supposed to be the other way around – physical games were supposed to give ground to video games. Yet, Gamescom, the world’s largest video game trade show held in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has announced that it is adding a section dedicated to tabletop games for its upcoming edition in 2024.  Due to take place on August 21-25,...

Marc André, the designer behind one of the most-voted and highest-rated board games of all time, Splendor, is back with a new project that will take 30 minutes to play and accommodate players as young as 10. Build Your Fiefdom and Prosper by Acquiring Currency The 2-5-player Middle Ages is due to be released in 2024 and illustrated by Claire Conan,...

Stefan Feld, the designer behind Castles of Burgundy, Hamburg, Bonfire, and frankly so many other worthwhile games in one’s collection, has revealed two more projects due to release in 2024, as per BoardGameGeek entries. Plunder as a Pirate, Win as the Best Storyteller Feld continues to publish with Queen Games, and he is going solo on both projects, as is his...

The Dungeons & Dragons fanbase has grown exponentially over the years. So much so that whenever you say you are a “D&D player”, you’re no longer a geek, you’re a cool guy. Man, have the tables turned. The fanbase is also filled with avid collectors that are ready to fill their drawers, cupboards, wardrobes, and what-have-you with all sorts...

Klaus-Jürgen Wrede is one of the most prolific board game designers of our time, and he is certainly one of the most accomplished. Carcassonne, a game that originally came out in 2000, continues to be a gateway to the hobby for millions of people around the world, and his work on other seminal projects, such as The Architects of...

The Quacks of Quedlinburg must be one of the best bag-building board games there is and certainly one of the best family games we have played. Now, this modern classic by Wolfgang Warsch (well, the game was only introduced in 2018) is about to get its Duel version in 2024. It Takes Two to Fool the Crowds with Fake Medicine Other...

Legend has it that there are as many Monopoly versions as grains of sand on the beach or as many stars in the sky. Basically, if there’s a fandom – there’s a Monopoly-themed game waiting around the corner. This isn’t surprising, as Monopoly is a highly marketable board game, being as old as the sand on the beach and...

Nucleum, a euro-economic board game by Simone Luciani and Dávid Turczi centered around the discovery of innovative energy sources, and rated 8.3/10 on BoardGameGeek will get a new expansion, Nucleum: Australia. Turning Australia into an Energy Powerhouse The expansion pivots around a global push for procuring the Saxonian energy technology, which has now reached the farthest corners of the world in...

The first time Meeples Herald heard about a Gaia Project expansion, it was in a French podcast about board games, and we were very excited about the prospect of getting more added to one of all-time favorite space board games. The Lost Fleet balances and Changes Things Now, about a year after we first sniffed the news, it seems that Gaia...