Of the 823 board game sites I’m monitoring, the following had news items for today: Bruno Faidutti’s site contains information about the Steve Jackson Games “Spooks” card game, Queen Games’ “Fresco“, and says that Asmodee’s “Dixit” has won the 2010 Game of the Year award in Germany. Fragor Games says it’s working on its 2010 [...]
A scan of the 73 game accessories makers I’m monitoring for news revealed the following items: BradyGames has released two new strategy guides, one for the Singularity OSG and Alpha Protocol. Dwarven Forge is taking pre-orders for their new ruins set of miniatures gaming terrain. The pre-order deadline is August 2, 2010. That’s all for [...]
Earlier, I shared my overall impressions about Origins 2010, and those of some people I gamed with there. While there were a number of issues I dealt with (being overcharged for generic tokens, writing seminars not listed in the event calendar, not being able to find a game or two, etc.) it was still a [...]
I’ve just attended the first two days of the Origins 2009 Game Fair here in Columbus, Ohio. I’ll be going back in a little while for day three, and wanted to share some quick thoughts and experiences. While we’re still looking at mid-week attendance (Wednesday and Thursday), it seems to me like attendance is down [...]
It’s hard to believe that Origins 2008 has come and gone already. For those of you who have never heard of Origins, or those who’ve heard of it but never been there, this article will try to convey some sense of what Origins is all about, why people go there year after year, and why [...]
I took quite a few photos at Origins 2008, both to document some of the more interesting things I saw and to share with those who couldn’t or didn’t attend the convention a sense of what they missed. As you walk around Origins, you’ll find gamers setting up everywhere, at all hours of the day [...]