Imperial Settlers is one of my favorite games of all time and I am very excited for the second faction expansion, Aztecs! From the Portal Games website: “The Aztecs bring new rules and a new resource to the world of Imperial Settlers! Prayer actions and blessing tokens will bring religion to the world of Settlers.…
There’s a fantastic, short, and concise Imhotep review over at Tabletop Together that is so worth a read if you’re curious about the game. Imhotep is one of the nominees for the most coveted award in the board game industry, the illustrious Spiel des Jahres. Click here to jump over to their site and check…
I first heard of Smugglers a while back and I was instantly intrigued by it; it sounds like a very unique game. Smugglers is a mixture of strategy, luck, and estimation where players try to fit sacks of loot through holes in a fence. When you put it that way it doesn’t sound horribly interesting,…
A entry level painting guide/tutorial for miniatures using basic techniques and very few non-household supplies. This video covers priming the miniature, using washes, and dry brushing.
For those who have kept up with our first game, Search and Survive, here is a collection of artwork collages showing off some of the amazing artwork of Dirk Clingman! Dirk has been using all of his spare time for the past few months getting the artwork done for the game, and he is responsible…
Review of Isle of Skye by Mayfair Games. Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King is an economical tile-laying game for 2-5 players. At the time of this post Isle of Skye is a Kennerspiel de Jahres nominee!
Imperial Settlers is one of my very favorite games of all time, and it features my absolute favorite artwork of any game ever. I was super pleased with the first Empire Pack to be released for the game, ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends’. The first Empire Pack added the Open Production feature, while ‘3 Is…
Our game company website, Unkindness Games, has launched recently! Our first game, Search and Survive (previously called The Remains) will be launching on Kickstarter soon. Updates will be posted on the Unkindness Games site as they are announced! Click here to visit the new site!
Trudi from The Jester’s Court was gearing up for a Fantasy Faire that happened in Grand Junction last week, and so we decided to do some refreshers of games we hadn’t played in a while. Since Trudi was setting up a tent to demo/sell games we figured we had better be prepared. We also busted…
Today at The Jester’s Court (my FLGS), Trudi, Sergio and I played King of Tokyo as a refresher game for a Fantasy Fair Trudi has a booth at this upcoming weekend. It had been years since I last played the game and I remembered little about the rules. My frequent board game nemesis, Sergio, chose…
Currently on Kickstarter, and already funded, is Catacombs & Castles by Elzra Games. Sound and look familiar? It should! From the campaign: “Catacombs & Castles is a standalone fantasy, dexterity board game that can be played by itself or can expand Catacombs Third Edition.” “Catacombs & Castles is a new fast paced, standalone title from…
There’s a great article on the Geek & Sundry website about great games for larger groups. Maybe you’re familiar with these games, or maybe not. It’s an interesting read either way! From Geek & Sundry: “Almost all the best titles have a player cap at four or five. This means that when you have a…