Monthly Archives: May 2015 »
Deseret News: Game review: Hornet Leader and Dawn of the Zeds offer solitaire excitement
By Cody Carlson Want to play a board game but can’t get a group together? Here’s a look at two solitaire games: In Hornet Leader you take command of a U.S. Navy or Marine fighter
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Los Angeles Times: Board games are growing in popularity again
By Todd Martens Table-top games, once overshadowed by video games, are drawing people who want more social forms of entertainment. Still, it’s a tough business for publishers. Blockbuster board games are unusual, but Days of
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Deseret News game reviews: A House Divided, Rise of Empires offer epic adventures
By Cody K. Carlson A House Divided, from Mayfair Games, is an easy to play and learn strategic war game set in the U.S. Civil War. Rise of Empires, also from Mayfair Games, is
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The first review of “Stonewall’s Sword: The Battle of Cedar Mountain” appeared on BoardGameGeek
By Kirk Allton: A quick review of a fine game I don’t usually write reviews, but I will try to give my take on what is a very unique game. I will say the
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Wall Street Journal: The Rise of Cooperative Games
By CHRISTOPHER CHABRIS In Pandemic and other cooperative games, players work together toward a common objective When we think about games, we usually imagine two or more players combating one another in a “zero-sum”
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Fortune: Electronic Arts will release the first ‘Star Wars’ video game since Disney shut down LucasArts in 2013
By John Gaudiosi: The first Star Wars game since Disney acquired Lucasfilm could generate more than $600 million in revenue. A month before Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens hits theaters on December
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The Guardian: Why political board games have the power to change our view of the world
By Matt Thrower Tabletop games offer a face-to-face opportunity to convey a message that the impersonal world of online gaming misses We label board games as cerebral things; toys for the mind. I agreed, until
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Strategy and Tactics Press: Briefing Room – ST 293, Napoleon’s Last Campaign
By the Staff of Strategy and Tactics Press: Napoleon’s Last Campaign Belgium, 1815 By Christopher Perello Waterloo was one of the most dramatic and decisive battles in history, but like most battles occurred in
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Call for Digital Testers from GMT Games
By the Staff of GMT: Hi guys! I just got an email from Kai Jensen, who is in charge of coordinating our testing for Digital games. We are in immediate need of volunteers for
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Consimworld Expo ( featuring MonsterGameCon ) in Tempe, Arizona – A Photo Essay
By Fred Manzo Consimworld Expo is the finest war gaming convention I know of (with the World Boardgaming Championships – WBC – in Lancaster, Pennsylvania being a close second). Consimworld Expo takes the title
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