Merwin has returned to give us his thoughts on a game that, due to printing issues, has been difficult to lay hands on. In Clever Mojo’s Alien Frontiers, players use their ships (represented by dice) to build up colonies on a distant planet. If you can build more colonies than
Month: January 2011
Smugglers Unite! Days of Wonder Announces Cargo Noir Game
Days of Wonder has announced Cargo Noir, a new big box board game created by Serge Laget. Cargo Noir is a game where players play the role of smugglers in a 1950’s film noir universe. Contraband is stolen, amassed, and later traded for a profit. The game will seat from
WotC to Discontinue Another Miniatures Line
First came the news in November of the discontinuation of the Heroscape line of products. Now, Wizards of the Coast has announced that apart from occasional collector’s sets, they will no longer be regularly producing pre-painted D&D miniatures. Previously sculpted miniatures will continue to see new life in other Wizards
Arkham Horror and all its expansions for $13! In, um, travel size!
Well, okay: only if you have an iPhone. (And I bet it’s great on the iPad even in fat-bits mode.) It looks to be essentially possible to play the whole game with this “toolkit” if you wish: all the decks are in there, and while the screenshots don’t specifically show
Aliens and Kaiju Attack Train Lines Worldwide
Days of Wonder has announced that in February 2011, Alvin and Dexter will be attacking Ticket to Ride boards across the globe. Alvin is an angry alien in a space ship. Dexter is a giant reptilian monster. These two rampage across the board, cutting off players’ access to key destinations