Painting Twilight Imperium - Part 3 In the first article I went over all the steps and hurdles that I incurred while making these custom Twilight Imperium fleets. The second article was about my hardest problem: keeping 64 miniatures in a fleet organized and safe. This time around I want to give a few things I have learned and a few odds and ends. I think an important part of a large project like this is organization. I am by no means the best organizer but having a plan, timetable, and end goal really helped me power through 01/18/2017
In the first article I went over all the steps and hurdles that I incurred while making these custom Twilight Imperium fleets. The second article was about my hardest problem: keeping 64 miniatures in a fleet organized and safe. This time around I want to give a few things I have learned and a few odds and ends. I think an important part of a large project like this is organization. I am by no means the best organizer but having a plan, timetable, and end goal really helped me power through
Spotlight - Jonathan Ying Welcome to Spotlight. Under the heat this week is Jonathan Ying; game designer at Fantasy Flight Games. He was co-designer on Imperial Assault, and his newest release DOOM is now on shelves. We spoke to Jonathan in a fair amount of depth about his work on design, and what cool things we can expect from him in the future. Hi Jonathan! Welcome to Spotlight! Please tell us who you are. Hi! It’s really cool to be here! Well, I’m a game designer and author currently living in New Jersey. I’ve 01/16/2017
Welcome to Spotlight. Under the heat this week is Jonathan Ying; game designer at Fantasy Flight Games. He was co-designer on Imperial Assault, and his newest release DOOM is now on shelves. We spoke to Jonathan in a fair amount of depth about his work on design, and what cool things we can expect from him in the future. Hi Jonathan! Welcome to Spotlight! Please tell us who you are. Hi! It’s really cool to be here! Well, I’m a game designer and author currently living in New Jersey. I’ve
Love & Insecurity: My Year in Board Games, 2016 A whole new world Board games have always been the eminent domain of my partner, Calvin. You know that One Person in your gaming group who owns and buys all the board games, is constantly talking about new board games, and excitedly tries to corral people together on the weekends to try out new board games? That’s Calvin. Subsequently as the person who is always first in his firing range, as it were (“Deeeeee there’s a new Star Wars game I want itttttt”; “Deeee this Kickstarter game looks so 01/09/2017
A whole new world Board games have always been the eminent domain of my partner, Calvin. You know that One Person in your gaming group who owns and buys all the board games, is constantly talking about new board games, and excitedly tries to corral people together on the weekends to try out new board games? That’s Calvin. Subsequently as the person who is always first in his firing range, as it were (“Deeeeee there’s a new Star Wars game I want itttttt”; “Deeee this Kickstarter game looks so
Raf & Calvin Review Cry Havoc It’s one of the biggest releases of the year, and Cry Havoc has made its mark; nearly universal critical acclaim. Raf and Calvin look under the hood and see and how it stacks up against the rest of the area control war games on your shelf. A previously undiscovered planet holds bountiful resources ripe for the taking - will your faction rise victorious? A card-driven game of unique combat, area control, and even a little deck customization - Cry Havoc is a unique take on an old genre. The 01/06/2017
It’s one of the biggest releases of the year, and Cry Havoc has made its mark; nearly universal critical acclaim. Raf and Calvin look under the hood and see and how it stacks up against the rest of the area control war games on your shelf. A previously undiscovered planet holds bountiful resources ripe for the taking - will your faction rise victorious? A card-driven game of unique combat, area control, and even a little deck customization - Cry Havoc is a unique take on an old genre. The
Raf Reviews - Arkham Horror: The Card Game - Dunwich Legacy Expansion A note about spoilers: this review may contain light mechanical spoilers critical to my evaluation of the game. I also will freely discuss anything that you could pick up by reading the rules or the scenario set-up instructions. I promise that there will be no story spoilers for the Dunwich Legacy. To say that I was excited for the Dunwich Legacy would the understatement of the year. I could not get enough of The Arkham Horror LCG core set and really wanted to see where it would go. I was also 01/04/2017
A note about spoilers: this review may contain light mechanical spoilers critical to my evaluation of the game. I also will freely discuss anything that you could pick up by reading the rules or the scenario set-up instructions. I promise that there will be no story spoilers for the Dunwich Legacy. To say that I was excited for the Dunwich Legacy would the understatement of the year. I could not get enough of The Arkham Horror LCG core set and really wanted to see where it would go. I was also
Painting Twilight Imperium - Part 2 [This is part two in Tom's article series about painting a complete set of Twilight Imperium custom ships. Check out the first article if you missed it.] 'Twas the night of Droopsmas, when all thro' the house Everyone was stirring, ready to pounce; The presents were wrapped and set out with care, In hopes that Maglubiyet soon would be there; The grown men were tipsy and extremely well feed, While visions of a wonderful year to come dance in their heads The fleets have been given as 12/29/2016
[This is part two in Tom's article series about painting a complete set of Twilight Imperium custom ships. Check out the first article if you missed it.] 'Twas the night of Droopsmas, when all thro' the house Everyone was stirring, ready to pounce; The presents were wrapped and set out with care, In hopes that Maglubiyet soon would be there; The grown men were tipsy and extremely well feed, While visions of a wonderful year to come dance in their heads The fleets have been given as
Calvin's Corner - Colony Review This is Colony. After the Nanopocalypse took out most of humanity, you must rebuild, and the best rebuilder among you will be crowned victorious! Or something. Despite the slick retro-western future and the graphic design conveying a sense of wear and tear while still being fairly clean and readable, Colony’s theme never *quite* comes across, which is highly frustrating to me because designer Ted Alspach’s Suburbia is kind of a masterclass in how to make a eurogame feel highly thematic. I 12/26/2016
This is Colony. After the Nanopocalypse took out most of humanity, you must rebuild, and the best rebuilder among you will be crowned victorious! Or something. Despite the slick retro-western future and the graphic design conveying a sense of wear and tear while still being fairly clean and readable, Colony’s theme never *quite* comes across, which is highly frustrating to me because designer Ted Alspach’s Suburbia is kind of a masterclass in how to make a eurogame feel highly thematic. I
Painting Twilight Imperium - Part 1 [Editor's Note - Tom is a friend of Ding & Dent and is responsible for the intro to the podcast. He pitched us this awesome idea for an article series. We hope you enjoy it as much as us!] A few years back, my friends and I started having a little get together to celebrate the end of the year and holiday season. As time passed, acquisition disorder ran rampant throughout our group of friends. With our sickness feeding off each other, we had to get creative. I started getting serious about my 12/21/2016
[Editor's Note - Tom is a friend of Ding & Dent and is responsible for the intro to the podcast. He pitched us this awesome idea for an article series. We hope you enjoy it as much as us!] A few years back, my friends and I started having a little get together to celebrate the end of the year and holiday season. As time passed, acquisition disorder ran rampant throughout our group of friends. With our sickness feeding off each other, we had to get creative. I started getting serious about my