Canadian game company Valley Games has announced they will be reprinting the Avalon Hill classic card game take on Squad Leader, Up Front. Details are sketchy at best with the only indication of the company's plans for the title showing up as a post on BoardGameGeek.The announcement:Valley G…
It's been a while since Hasbro released a new Axis and Allies board game (2008) and it looks as if we'll be seeing an introductory version of the venerable wargame soon. Axis and Allies 1941 is being solicited as "a simplified A&A experience that will introduce players to the A&A mechanics a…
The long awaited revival of Avalon Hill's classic railroad title, 1830, is making its way into stores this week. Not only will Mayfair Games include the original rules to the game but also an updated version for the 21st century along with a number of variations.From Mayfair Games:It is the …
Merchant of Venus was originally published back in 1988 by Avalon Hill.…
Among the titles Fantasy Flight Games announced at Gen Con this year are a rerelease of a classic and a new addition to the Twilight Imperium setting which is a revamp of yet another long out of print, highly sought after game. First up is the 1980s Tom Jolly design, Wiz-War.…
Samurai Swords is back as Ikusa! Hasbro will be releasing Ikusa July 26th for those anxiously awaiting its return from the Avalon Hill vaults.…
B-17: Queen of the Skies is a strategy game which re-creates the early bombing missions and aerial combat of the B-17 (F Model) bombers of the US Eighth Air Force over Europe between October 1942 and May 1943.…
This week Elliott and I take an extended look at the cancellation of Heroscape and how there may be life in the old gal yet. There's a lot of work ahead for fans of the game if they want to keep the franchise alive! But before that James shares where he came up with the name for "Owl House Game Day"…
Elliott tries not to lose his head reviewing Betrayal at House on the Hill.…
This time around the show clocks in at a monster two plus hours! Don't get too used to that long of a show but because we had loads to cover we just couldn't fit it all into our normal sixty minute format. We have reviews of Popular Front and Last of the Independants from Numbskull Games, The Call o…
I'm always on the lookout for horror/spooky themed games. So I was happy to find out that Wizards of the Coast will be re-releasing Betrayal at House on the Hill on October 5th, just in time for Halloween. Originally released in 2004 by Avalon Hill, this game has been climbing the "Expensive" chart…
As someone who has spent well over three quarters of my life playing all manner of games I find myself surprised by many of the responses I get regarding our wonderful hobby. One common reaction that leaves me scratching my head normally comes from those who you’d think would be very open minded and…
