This is scary: a number of Amazon Kindle owners learned . Merely because a publisher decided to change its corporate mind and stop offering certain books in electronic form, those who paid for said downloads had them automatically removed from their Kindle devices. Sure, the price of those e-books was
Author: Allan Sugarbaker
Cubicle 7 licenses Call of Cthulhu, adds to momentum
Cubicles must be much larger these days than what I remember, because Cubicle 7 has a ton of upcoming products under its banner. The UK based company just announced that Chaosium granted Cubicle 7 licenses to publish Call of Cthulhu and Basic Roleplaying products. The company has already made plans
OgreCave review – Kachina
Though it may still be working its way to stores near you, we already have a review of Kachina by Bucephalus Games. Demian had a look at this tile-laying strategy game, and gives us his verdict. (‘Tis rather favorable – oops, I spoiled it, didn’t I?) Proceed to his review,
2009 ENnies nominees announced
Though voting isn’t open yet, the ENnies Awards have posted the current list of 2009 nominees. These selections will be put to the online vote starting July 24, so get your research done beforehand if you plan to chime in. Winners will be announced at Gen Con, as always.
Signal Fire Studios ignites with Metamorphosis Alpha
Today Jamie Chambers, the designer of the Serenity RPG and the Cortex System, just let the world know about his next venture, Signal Fire Studios. This new game company will focus on “creating a strong lineup of role playing game titles starting in 2010 that include some familiar names” –
OgreCave review – Small World
Some games generate a lot of buzz even before hitting store shelves, and Small World from Days of Wonder is such a game. With its mysterious previews and its current race/power design contest (which is still going on right now!), this area-control fantasy board game hasn’t been shy. Now Lee
SJ Games’ Revolution spinning faster
According to rumblings on the web, Revolution from Steve Jackson Games is on track to arrive from the printer a bit early. If my talk with SJ Games’ Will Schoonover at GTS ’09 is any indication, this is good news for Eurogame fans. By all reports, Revolution is a solid
Vox now transmitting
Here’s something interesting: Vox, the newest offering from aethereal FORGE, was released earlier this week, and is described as “a story-driven, rules-light, PDQ-based Role-Playing Game about people who hear Voices in their heads.” Hmm. Reading on, you learn this: “Each player in a Vox game controls a character who at
Warhammer Fantasy LCG announced by Fantasy Flight
There have been hints and rumblings over at Fantasy Flight about another Living Card Game, and today FFG finally spilled the beans. The next LCG property we can expect is the Warhammer: Invasion LCG, which is based on the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay setting and continues to take advantage of FFG’s
Origins 2009 follows reduced attendance trend
GAMA made this year’s official Origins attendance announcement earlier today, and the verdict is about what we expected. Though “over 10 thousand gaming enthusiasts” attended the convention, the overall attendee total was down by about 18% from 2008. You may recall GAMA gave a similar report for GTS ’09 –
Paizo celebrates number 7
It can’t be seven years already, can it? Paizo Publishing is holding a little celebration sale in honor of the company’s seventh anniversary: seven products are on sale for seven days at $7 apiece – the . The Harrow Deck, our selection for Best Accessory in last year’s Ogre’s Choice
OgreCave review – Master of Rules
Thursday seems like a good day for another new review, and Andy has us covered with his review of Master of Rules by Z-Man Games. Find out if you should pick up a copy for your summer travels or your next game night.
Privateer plans to Grind this fall
Privateer Press has plans for a new futuristic sports-ish board game called Grind, which at first glance seems like an offshoot of the WarMachine game. The new game will come “with several highly detailed plastic components, including six Runner steamjack figures, four Crusher steamjack figures, 32 interchangeable weapon arms, two
Dominion wins 2009 Spiel des Jahres
Not content to win the 2009 Origins Award for Best Card Game, Dominion has now also won this year’s Spiel des Jahres. The card game that takes the collectible card game side-activity of card drafting and makes it the game’s central activity is at the height of its popularity right
OgreCave reviews – Kung Fu Fighting
Today we’re joined by Dennis, who provides his take on Kung Fu Fighting by Slugfest Games. This card game is fast becoming a go-to favorite in local gaming circles, so if you haven’t checked it out yet, see what Dennis has to say, and go try it out for yourself.