Carcassonne in Space… Parsec Reviewed
Aug 27, 2011
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Elliott shares a review of the science fiction tile laying game Parsec from Victory Point Games.
Elliott shares a review of the science fiction tile laying game Parsec from Victory Point Games.
Elliott shares his thoughts about the upcoming children’s game Bug Out.
Jeff shares his review of the new superhero card game Sentinels of the Multiverse.
I know I’m not exactly the best source of information for news about family games but here’s a game, and a deal from Fun League Games, that you may not want to pass up…
We heard from our pal Stephen Buonocore, of Stronghold Games, that due to the unfortunate passing of renowned game designer James St. Lauren this past Monday, Crude: The Oil Game will drop from a November release to sometime in the first quarter of 2012. Mr. St. Lauren was working with Stronghold on a reimagining of his original design and, from our interview with Stephen at Origins, it sounded like Crude is shaping up to be a nice meaty game.
One of the highlights for me at GenCon was the Family Pavilion, where I got to spend some time playing games with my daughter.
So, I’m talking about the Superman Expansion for Heroclix from WizKids, which is due to be released on September 28th. And by sold out, I’m referring to the fact that the line has been sold out to distributers worldwide.
It’s another Gaming Gang Extra from the floor of the convention at Gen Con 2011. This time Jeff and Elliott are talking with Mark Kaufman from Days of Wonder. Mark chats with us about Small World Underground, Cargo Noir, and we have an interesting conversation about board gaming gone electronic.
This time, I’ll be talking with Rachel Griffin from Spin Master about Redekai, the 3D card battle game. If you or someone you love is a Pokeman or Yugioh fan, then take a look at Redekai. Plus Stratego’s 50th anniversary and Stomple, right from the floor of Gen Con 2011.
Bob Carty, VP of Sales and Marketing for Mayfair Games, joins Elliott and I for a few laughs and a look at the latest releases and upcoming titles. We also delve into a bit of the history of Mayfair that some of our listeners may not be familiar with.
Jeff spends time talking with Luke Warren of North Star Games just minutes after the exhibit hall doors open for the first time at Gen Con 2011. Luke talks about the company’s latest release, Crappy Birthday, and more!
No Smurf Left Behind is out just in time to get your Smurf fix on. Maybe you don’t give a smurf about the movie, but your kids will love this smurfin awesome game from WizKids.
Elliott reviews the family friendly party drawing game Telestrations, now available in stores from USAopoly.
Jolly Roger Games is ready to unleash a new card game which is a mash up of two popular, yet unrelated, protagonists: pirates and dinosaurs!
I’ll be honest and say I’m not really sure how a card game can be “cranky” but I suppose we’ll find out when The Dwarf King hits stores later this month.
