http://www.boardgameinfo.com/ en Thu, 17 May 2012 16:10:32 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.boardgameinfo.com/images/misc/rss.png http://www.boardgameinfo.com/ http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17647-The-Secret-Cabal-Episode-18-–-Featuring-Galaxy-Trucker?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 16:02:17 GMT The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast releases Episode 18: Galaxy Trucker, Our Gaming Pet Peeves, Technology to Enhance Gaming. Tune in for a discussion of... The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast releases Episode 18: Galaxy Trucker, Our Gaming Pet Peeves, Technology to Enhance Gaming. Tune in for a discussion of Galaxy Trucker by Rio Grande Games. Also discover The Secret Cabal’s gaming pet peeves. Listen Here: Episode 18: Galaxy Trucker, Our Gaming Pet Peeves, Technology to Enhance Gaming From the Secret [...]

More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17647-The-Secret-Cabal-Episode-18-–-Featuring-Galaxy-Trucker http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17646-Game-Salute-Welcomes-Dice-Tower-Games-To-Our-Family-Of-Design-Studios?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 12:32:45 GMT Game Salute is proud to welcome Dice Tower Games to our family of design studios! Game Salute will be publishing the company’s first release, Nothing... Game Salute is proud to welcome Dice Tower Games to our family of design studios! Game Salute will be publishing the company’s first release, Nothing Personal (formerly known as Capo), designed by Tom Vasel and Steve Avery. Here’s a sneak preview about the game: The mafia business is good…really good! The mob is doing well [...]

More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17646-Game-Salute-Welcomes-Dice-Tower-Games-To-Our-Family-Of-Design-Studios http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17645-Amateurs-to-Arms!-(War-of-1812)-Available-now?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 01:13:21 GMT In time for the 200th Anniversary of The United States' ill-fated invasion of Canada, Amateurs to Arms! is a historical simulation of the War of 1812, playable in 3 hours or less. One player commands the British/Canadian forces, while the other plays the Americans.


More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17645-Amateurs-to-Arms!-(War-of-1812)-Available-now http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17644-Three-Lieutenants-Prepare-For-Journeys-In-The-Dark?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 23:38:13 GMT Fantasy Flight Games announces three Lieutenant Miniatures for Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition – Splig, Belthir, and Zachareth. These 28mm lead-free pewter figures replace the Lieutenant tokens in this Second Edition of Descent. A full cast of Lieutenants will be available as alternate components to Descent Second Edition. From the Fantasy Flight website: [...]

More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17644-Three-Lieutenants-Prepare-For-Journeys-In-The-Dark http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17643-GeekDad-Reviews-Titans-Of-Industry-By-Gozer-Games?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 22:05:41 GMT GeekDad posts a rave review of Titans of Industry, a Kickstarter project by Gozer Games, on Wired.com! GeekDad rates Titans of Industry as “Titanic”, in other words, “quite a good game”. From GeekDad’s review: “Overview: Titans of Industry is another heavy-duty worker placement game set in the 1920s, with players competing to build factories, produce [...]

More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17643-GeekDad-Reviews-Titans-Of-Industry-By-Gozer-Games http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17642-Tentacle-Bento-Canceled-By-Kickstarter!-Soda-Pop-Undeterred?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 22:05:41 GMT Tentacle Bento, a trick taking card game by Soda Pop Miniatures was successfully funded on Kickstarter recently. It hasn’t come easy for Soda Pop Miniatures though. Tentacle Bento’s mature theme created quite the stir on the internet. In the midst of Tentacle Bento’s Kickstarter campaign, Kotaku launched a campaign to stop this project from moving [...]

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More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17640-Five-New-Arrivals-From-Fred-Distribution http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17639-AEG-Reveals-More-Details-On-Smash-Up?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 20:19:16 GMT AEG shares more details on their upcoming shufflebuilding card game, Smash Up! In Smash Up, players combine two of 8 very different factions together... AEG shares more details on their upcoming shufflebuilding card game, Smash Up! In Smash Up, players combine two of 8 very different factions together into one deck and face off against their opponent’s unique deck combination. It’s a power struggle for victory in Smash Up. From the AEG Newsletter: “What do pirates, ninjas, robots, zombies, [...]

More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17639-AEG-Reveals-More-Details-On-Smash-Up http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17637-Abaddon-Board-Game-In-Stores-Now?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 17:34:44 GMT From renowned game designer Richard Borg (*Memoir ‘44*, *Battle Cry*)! In the distant future, mankind will make a mysterious technological leap... From renowned game designer Richard Borg (Memoir ‘44, Battle Cry)! In the distant future, mankind will make a mysterious technological leap forward, across space to a planet dubbed the Abaddon. The desolate wasteland is rich with Feronium power crystals - a curious source of unimaginable energy. Possession of these crystals is the main cause of dispute between the Satellite City-States and the Commonwealth Alliance. Using giant bio-mech suits made from modified military vehicles and alien technology, these two sides fight a never-ending war for territorial control of the Abaddon!


More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17637-Abaddon-Board-Game-In-Stores-Now http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17638-Texas-Zombies-In-Stores-Now?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 17:34:44 GMT Texas Zombies. A horror party game, Texas Zombies challenges you and your friends to survive the horrors of the undead. More...... Texas Zombies. A horror party game, Texas Zombies challenges you and your friends to survive the horrors of the undead.


More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17638-Texas-Zombies-In-Stores-Now http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17636-Hands-On-Impressions-Goblin’s-Drool-Fairies-Rule!?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 16:07:19 GMT I recently had the pleasure of playing this fantastic new children’s game from Game-O-Gami.* Goblin’s Drool, Fairies Rule! is a quick little rhyming card game that takes between 15 and 20 minutes to play.* The suggested ages are 7 and up, but any child who is fluent with rhymes and can read (or has a [...]

More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17636-Hands-On-Impressions-Goblin’s-Drool-Fairies-Rule! http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17635-The-Blood-Moon-Brings-Gothic-Horror-Into-Talisman?goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 20:45:38 GMT Fantasy Flight Games releases a new expansion to Talisman that will leave you shaking in your boots. Talisman: The Blood Moon is a gothic horror... Fantasy Flight Games releases a new expansion to Talisman that will leave you shaking in your boots. Talisman: The Blood Moon is a gothic horror expansion that introduces the curse of the Blood Moon. The dead rise from their graves, vampires hunt hungrily, and witches perform dangerous rituals under the Blood Moon. Will you survive [...]

More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17635-The-Blood-Moon-Brings-Gothic-Horror-Into-Talisman http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17634-Beasts-And-Barbarians-Push-Their-Way-Onto-Store-Shelves?goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 20:45:38 GMT Studio 2 Publishing releases Pinnacle Entertainment’s Savage Worlds supplement, Beasts & Barbarians Golden Edition, to stores in just a few days. Beasts & Barbarians is a new sword and sorcery open setting from GRAmel that focuses on barbarians, amazons, and warlocks. From the Publisher: “Welcome to the dangerous Dread Sea Dominions, a place where mighty [...]

More... ]]> bgi http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17634-Beasts-And-Barbarians-Push-Their-Way-Onto-Store-Shelves http://www.boardgameinfo.com/threads/17631-Goblins-Drool-Fairies-Rule!-–-Now-Live-On-Kickstarter!?goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 19:09:06 GMT Goblins Drool, Fairies Rule! is a card game of rhyme and reason for kids of all ages. For a long, long time, goblins and fairies have lived in a... Goblins Drool, Fairies Rule! is a card game of rhyme and reason for kids of all ages. For a long, long time, goblins and fairies have lived in a magical world right beneath our noses. If you look hard enough, you can find rings of mushrooms, called “fairy rings”, which act as doors between their [...]

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