I love when an announcement comes out of nowhere and gets you to jump up and do a happy dance. That’s what happened about a day ago when a press release landed in my inbox announcing that the original Culdcept was going to be re-released on Steam, and in English for the first time, no less. And that there was…
I love when an announcement comes out of nowhere and gets you to jump up and do a happy dance. That’s what happened about a day ago when a press release landed in my inbox announcing that the original Culdcept was going to be re-released on Steam, and in English…
Read MoreMonster Couch, the developer behind the digital adaptation of Wingspan and Quilts and Cats of Calico, has announced its newest project for PC: Wyrmspan. Wyrmspan is the digital adaptation of the acclaimed dragon strategy card game of the same name. It’s an engine-building, card-driven strategy game for 1 to 5…
Read MoreEmerald City Games has announced its official adaptation of Stonemaier Games’ board game set in Pierce Brown’s Red Rising book series. Step into the brutal colour caste system, build your own house of followers, chain card combos, and fight for dominance. The digital game recreates the board game’s rules while…
Read MorePeople who play board games are familiar with Dominion. It is considered the “gateway drug” to deckbuilding card games (and was indeed the first example of one), being both light and accessible and very good at showcasing the basic mechanics of this particular genre. It has sold millions and millions…
Read MoreSugoroku is, as far as the mechanics go, not the most exciting board game. In fact, it’s not far removed from Snakes & Ladders, and no one really plays it for the tactics or challenge. But it is a piece of Japanese culture that anyone with an interest in the…
Read MoreI don’t know where the past year and a half went. I could have sworn I’d just barely stopped posting about Dokapon Kingdom: Connect, but my last post was in June… June 2023. It is a Compile Heart-developed remake of Sting’s Dokapon Kingdom (2007) for Nintendo Switch, best described as…
Read MoreTalisman is one of those iconic, classic board games that has been doing the rounds for many years now. The original Talisman is 41 years old now, having been released way back in 1983! That makes it somewhat more contemporary than Monopoly, Risk, and Cluedo, but puts it in the…
Read MoreOf all the ways to use the mighty Demon Slayer license I honestly did not expect a Mario Party clone to be one of the first. And yet, that’s what has happened. Following hot on the heels of the perfectly reasonable slash-em-up from from a few years ago comes Sweep…
Read MoreAn official adaptation of the popular strategy board game, Catan – Console Edition first launched for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, and Xbox One back in February 2023. That means that fans of the game who prefer Nintendo Switch got left out… or at least they did until now.…
Read MoreMatt first reviewed the digital Gloomhaven adaptation in November 2021, writing, “the faithful quality of that adaptation and the stellar production values make it an easy sell to existing Gloomhaven fans, and the ideal way to those that were intimidated by the size (and cost) of the box when they’ve…
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