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
Episode 34 - 2016 Ding & Dent Awards Show! It's the 2016 Ding & Dent Award Show! Raf & Charlie give out 10 awards to some of the best and most innovative games this year before talking about their personal Top 10s. What earned Raf's "Velociraptor Award"? What is Charlie's 1% game? Find out in the Award Show! iTunes Soundcloud RSS Stitcher 01/11/2017
It's the 2016 Ding & Dent Award Show! Raf & Charlie give out 10 awards to some of the best and most innovative games this year before talking about their personal Top 10s. What earned Raf's "Velociraptor Award"? What is Charlie's 1% game? Find out in the Award Show! iTunes Soundcloud RSS Stitcher
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
Calvin and Dee's Essen Retrospective Calvin and Dee offer a retrospective bonus episode discussing games they've played since Essen. iTunes Soundcloud RSS Stitcher 12/30/2016
Calvin and Dee offer a retrospective bonus episode discussing games they've played since Essen. iTunes Soundcloud RSS Stitcher
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