Pulpy SF Miniatures Fun? A Review of Counterblast – Adventure Battle Game
Nov 7, 2014
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Jeff shares his thoughts on the pulp styled science fiction miniatures rules Counterblast.
Jeff shares his thoughts on the pulp styled science fiction miniatures rules Counterblast.
Jeff reviews the second edition of the trick taking card game Diamonds from Stronghold Games.
While one would think the release of the latest edition of Dungeons & Dragons would have led Wizards of the Coast to make sure the first adventure for 5th Edition was a real barn burner, the unfortunate truth is nearly the exact opposite has taken place. Or, in other words, after releasing a pretty impressive Player’s Handbook at Gen Con and just prior to last week’s also well-presented Monster Manual WotC decided to dump a real dog on the public in Hoard of the Dragon Queen.
There’ve been plenty of horror RPGs over the past few years set during World War Two and that may lead some to question if Cubicle 7’s entry into the WWII/Cthulhu Mythos is really necessary. Keep in mind Achtung! Cthulhu hit the scene not long ago so it’s understandable if folks out there might be wondering how World War Cthulhu stands up against the Modipheus series or if the Cubicle 7 book is worth picking up if they already have A!C.
Jeff reviews the stock car racing game Thunder Alley from GMT Games.
Jeff shares his review of the zombie flavored Dead Panic from Fireside Games.
Jeff shares his thoughts about the new ancient warfare game Hoplite from GMT Games.
Jeff reviews the J.R.R. Tolkien inspired storytelling game Hobbit Tales from Cubicle 7 Entertainment
Jeff reviews the dice chuckling game Ninja Dice from Greenbrier Games.
Jeff reviews the Egyptian themed deck building game Valley of the Kings from AEG.
Jeff checks out the battling space fleet game Hull Breach.
Jeff shares his thoughts on the new Dungeons & Dragons starter set release.
Fish Stix is a fun game which everyone can enjoy. Simple enough that kids who can’t yet read can play and entertaining enough for adults. Object of the game is to advance all six different fish along your scoreboard 10 points. For this to happen you’ll be placing fish sticks on the “game board” to form schools of fish. For each group of fish you match – color and direction – your score is advanced that many points.
Back in the day the highlight for many newspaper readers was the Sunday comics section and millions across the U.S. turned to the four color strips as a way to escape the ever increasing horrors found on the front pages of the 1930s and 1940s.
Sometimes I think if Cormac McCarthy penned comics those books would read a lot like Matt and Shawn Fillbach’s non-Star Wars work. Ok… Maybe McCarthy wouldn’t delve into something like the Fillbach’s Tales of the S.S. Chunky Star, since that’s aimed at kids, but much of the Fillbach’s other recent work does possess a serious McCarthy vibe; heavy on imagery and tone while including great stretches with minimal dialogue.
