If you follow us on Twitter you already know I find the new Warhammer Invasion card game quite pleasing. I didn’t say why, however: basically it’s a non-collectible card game that delivers cracking good basic CCG play with some innovations around things that old-timers like me take for granted (like
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PAX 2009 – Gaming News Updates uploaded
We’ve got a trio of OgreCave Gaming News Update podcast episodes just posted from our trip up to Seattle for PAX, the Penny Arcade Expo 2009. First up, our bi-weekly update mentions a few PAX highlights (though this will be nothing compared to our upcoming PAX ’09 Audio Report episode).
Live at PAX 2009: Munchkinless in Seattle
Okay, admittedly I haven’t searched that hard yet – I’m still getting the lay of the land around here at PAX 2009. But near as I can tell, Steve Jackson Games has decided to add challenge to an event here which I find oddly compelling: the PAX ’09 Photo Scavenger
This Just In from Sunday afternoon at Gen Con 2009!
It’s Sunday, the final day of Gen Con 2009. To go out on a high note, Ryan Macklin has recorded the final ’09 episode of This Just In… From GenCon! from the show floor. The Sunday 3pm show has multiple guests from Pirate Jenny – Emily Care Boss of Black
OgreCave reviews – Timestreams & Candyman
A pair of new reviews are up today. First is Dennis’ look at Timestreams from Bucephalus Games, a new card game that pits different eras of history against each other. Then I’ve thrown in my review of Run For Your Life, Candyman! from Smirk & Dagger. For my money, it’s
This just in from Saturday morning at Gen Con 2009
Allan isn’t doing this one, dammit! LOVE ME. Show notes for the Saturday 11am This Just In… From GenCon! episode are as follows: A Penny For My Thoughts Complete ENnie results. Congratulations to All Games Considered and a whole lot of other winners. That ENnies Twitter account. Twitter is a
This Just In from 5 pm Friday at Gen Con 2009
Gen Con 2009 rages on, and the Friday evening episode of This Just In… From GenCon! is online for all to hear. OgreCave is helping out with some show notes, so here’s the lowdown for the Friday 5pm show, with co-host Sean Nittner from Narrative Control, and guests Will Hindmarch
Dominion wins 2009 Diana Jones Award
Huzzah and congratulations. My game group played three consecutive games just last night; I’m pretty sure that’s a record for us. Dominion beat out multiple big-name nominees, which are listed over here. Other news coming in via Twitter: lots of people hate lots of airlines.
My next band is called Stardust Overdrive: Yu-Gi-Oh rolls on
Thing about TCGs is once they have enough momentum, they don’t seem to ever stop rolling, ever. It’s like comics: there will always be people who act like comics collectors, even though neither the paper drives of the 40s that made Golden Age comics rare nor the 90s Image boom
The Stars Are (nearly) Right
Steve Jackson Games has let the world know The Stars Are Right is nearly here. This Cthulhu-themed game of strategic card positioning – and manipulating said positions with the requisite minions or Elder Gods – should be arriving in stores early September, though it will get some major exposure at
Smith and Tinker steps to the (gold-plated) plate with Nanovor
When Jordan Weisman first announced his new company Smith and Tinker, he stated its mission as being to create toys, games, and other real-world media that leverage networks in order “to compete with the dynamic and exciting world of the internet.” Further, they foregrounded two maxims: “There is nothing on
Ku-Mighty, latest collectible game from Richard Garfield
Magic: The Gathering designer Richard Garfield has taken the plunge into collectible game design once more with Ku-Mighty, a new game from Ultimate Gaming Hideout. According to the press release, the game will use “cards and figures as elements of gameplay” in a system designed to play through in 20
Decipher embezzler sentenced to six years
Decipher was once a major force in the tabletop game industry, with nearly 100 employees and some of the most popular CCGs and RPGs on the market. It didn’t last, though, due primarily to a massive amount of embezzlement. The embezzlement lawsuit against Rick Eddleman, former VP of Finance for
OgreCave reviews – Forsaken Bounty & Middle Kingdom
A pair of new reviews are up today. First, Chris joins the Cave staff and carves his thoughts on FFG’s Rogue Trader: Forsaken Bounty into the nearest wall. This Free RPG Day offering gives roleplayers a taste of next month’s Rogue Trader RPG, and Chris tells us if the flavor’s
2009 Diana Jones Award shortlist announced
This year’s nominees for the Diana Jones Award have been announced, and as always, they include a worthwhile assortment of game innovations. They also pit two Origins Award Best RPG nominees against each other again: Dominion (Rio Grande Games) Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition (Wizards of the Coast) Jeepform (the