It’s that time again: this year’s Origins Award nominees have been announced. The shortlists in categories that range from Best RPG and Best Board Game to Best Miniatures Rules are posted, and feature many of the past year’s most popular game releases. The winners will be decided by attendees at
Category: Board Games
OgreCave reviews – Cargo Noir, Factory Fun
Another pair of reviews is in to wrap up the week and keep us spending our gaming dollars wisely – in fact, making money is the goal in both titles. First Lee gives us his review of Cargo Noir from Days of Wonder. As you sail from one exotic port
Days of Wonder Announces $10K Contest for the Design of a New Ticket to Ride Map
To celebrate next year’s 10th Anniversary of the hit Days of Wonder game Ticket to Ride, Days of Wonder is holding a huge contest. They are offering a $10,000 prize for the best fan-created entry in a contest to design a new map for TTR. The winner’s map will be
Petroglyph Announces Elves & Dwarves Expansion for Graxia
Petroglyph, the makers of Guardians of Graxia, has announced a new expansion for the PC version of the game. It is called Elves & Dwarves, and it is available from major PC direct download services. The expansion features two new Guardians, Flist the deceitful Elf and Broxin the greedy Dwarf.
OgreCave reviews – Alvin & Dexter, Doomgate Legion
Lee knocked out a couple of solid reviews that have been sitting on my desk for a bit, so let’s get them both put up for the world to enjoy. We’ll start with his review of Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter from Days of Wonder. This expansion for any
OgreCave review – Small World: Be Not Afraid
Let’s resume the flow of new reviews on the Cave with Lee’s examination of Small World: Be Not Afraid…, the latest expansion for the popular conquest-and-decline board game, Small World. Days of Wonder wasn’t content to relax after getting an Origins Award nomination last year, so this set adds more
OgreCave review – Alien Frontiers
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
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
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
OgreCave reviews – Gamma World, Pressure Matrix
If you’re lucky, you’ve found time to take a look at some new games this season, and may have played a few as well. Cave dwellers Daron and Lee certainly have, resulting in two reviews of sci-fi future themed games. First, Daron has provided some thoughts on the new edition
OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide, parts 2 and 3
The holiday season continues to rage around us all, and you may be caught up in the spirit of giving, or way behind on your shopping. Either way, the crew of OgreCave has more gift giving suggestions for you as our OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2010 sorts out the gaming
OgreCave reviews – Castle Ravenloft
Though Halloween is several weeks past now, it’s never too late for a creepy vampire hunt. In the roleplaying world, there’s no blood-sucking undead more well-known than Count Strahd von Zarovich, lord of the lonely Barovian fortress known as Castle Ravenloft. Wizards of the Coast has received much praise for
OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2010, part 1
The holidays are here again, and whether you’ve waded into the Black Friday madness for gifts, or prefer to sit back and contemplate your cheer-giving purchases a bit, you may be in need of suggestions. To that end, the Cave dwellers bring you the OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2010, offering
OgreCave reviews – Smallville, Guardians of Graxia
We’ve got a pair of new reviews to start your week, starting with Andy’s thoughts on the Smallville Roleplaying Game from Margaret Weis Productions. Widely hailed for its approach to character abilities, the game gets high praise and slight annoyance from Andy – read on to see why. Then Lee