Our new review comes from Merwin, who has explored the recent addition to the Avalon Hill boardgame line, Sword & Skull by Wizards of the Coast. He’s weighed anchor (as well as the rest of the game), and tells us if it’s worth hauling around, or if we’re better off
Month: April 2005
Firefly RPG based on Serenity confirmed
Margaret Weis Productions has confirmed what we’ve strongly suspected for a while now: that it will release a Firefly-related RPG. Based on the upcoming movie, the Serenity Roleplaying Game will employ a new system (ie, not d20) and will be a full-color hardback with images from the film. According to
OgreCave reviews: Idylls of the Rat King
Everything old has become new again with the advent of D&D 3.5, including many of the first adventures. Matthew gives us his take on the recently-updated retro module Dungeon Crawl Classics: Idylls of the Rat King by Goodman Games. Did Matthew think the adventure was worth updating? Have a look
We’re gonna need a lot more black cloth
I’m embarrassed to say I like the pun. Yes, Ninja Burger 2: Sumo-Size Me! continues the honorable tradition of ninja fast food delivery, adding 72 cards to the original game (not that one. The card game, silly). The expansion promises new missions (“I’m delivering it where?“), Fortune cards, Menu Items,
Ronin Arts’ Superline now in super format
Ronin Arts fans can now grab a limited print copy of the company’s latest M&M Superlink product, Superline #1: Tomorrow’s Headlines. For those who weren’t aware, Superline is a new series of supplements that will “present fan-oriented gaming material for M&M Superlink in a comic book format and with comic
Kevin Wilson’s gonna sing the Doom song now
The designer of Doom, WarCraft and the developer on the new Arkham Horror edition is interviewed, and gives what I think are heretofore-unreleased gameplay details about the latter. And it’s just generally a fun read for design heads such as myself.
Original Arkham Horror expansion rises again
A while back, our friends over at Yog-Sothoth.com scored a copy of the unpublished supplement to the rare and elusive Arkham Horror boardgame, and posted it for all to download and enjoy. Unfortunately, the site had to take the file down shortly thereafter until a day when the game’s ownership
Cartoon Action Hour story
Z-Man Games and Spectrum Games have been collaborating to pack each Cartoon Action Hour release with energon cubes – um, sorry, entertaining campaign material. Their newest product, currently in PDF at the Z-Man site, looks to be no exception. Star Warriors is the third series book for CAH, a 64-page
That hobby with the dungeons and stuff
A friend pointed out a London Times article about Games Workshop‘s recent decline in share value. Other than strangely comparing GW’s drop in profits to “Jessops, the camera shop, and Topps Tiles, the ceramic tiles specialist”, this article was notable for one other reason: the reporter sites GW as the
Please don’t eat the settlements
Fun for the whole family that’s strategic, challenging, and delicious!
Mongoose sends boxes of ugly bugs into distribution
Seriously. Mean, ugly, nasty, and, er, tall. I’d rather face a bunch of Genestealers than a pack of these. So: recall that this is the Andy Chambers-designed brand new Starship Troopers minis game. After a long time of talk and no action, distributors have it and it should be in
OgreCave reviews: Yog-Sothoth and an Exosuit
Sounds like a quirky sit-com title, doesn’t it? But no, it’s our latest reviews! Demian has looked deeply into the abyss of Shadows of Yog-Sothoth by Chaosium, and given us whatever sane thoughts he has left. Also, Cedric’s review of Exosuit AOK by Deep7 should enlighten any reader, otaku or
From the “slight change of pace” department…
Another free game of the month has arrived from Invisible City. Tumblewords is sort of like a hybrid of Connect Four and those word search puzzles often found in special large-print editions for the elderly. If you’ve got some spare Scrabble tiles lying around, this isn’t a bad way to
WalMart uses miniatures to make more retailer friends
Apparently mega-chain retailer WalMart is moving deeper into collectible miniatures territory, a trend that’s making some game store retailers nervous. As a guest retailer reports at ICV2, WalMart is selling the Star Wars Miniatures Game at well below MSRP (and though the story claims WalMart did not carry the first
Green Ronin turns five
Green Ronin fans have a chance to fill in some holes in their collections during GR’s Fifth Anniversary celebration. Each week for the next five weeks, visitors to the Green Ronin Online Store will find two products on sale for just $5 each, and another product will be in the