First, The Free RPG Blog is rad. Just had to get that off my mind. Now: GameStorm! The best thing about Portland’s largest game convention is that it’s smaller than anything in Seattle. This makes all the industry heavyweights who live in Seattle feel all relaxed when they come here.
Category: Card Games
Asmodee update
Asmodee recently dropped us a line to keep us updated on the company’s latest developments. Here’s what we know: The sled racing game Snow Tails, a big hit at Essen last year, will arrive in stores in the U.S. this May. Briefly renamed Too Mush, the gaming community’s reaction convinced
Guilty plea in $1.5 million Decipher embezzlement suit
A few years ago, Decipher was one of the major game publishers in the industry, giving Wizards of the Coast a run for its money. Time went on, and several factors, including the company’s loss of the Star Wars CCG license back in 2002 led to Decipher being a much
Audio Report – Lists and holidays
As we continue to get caught up, the OgreCave podcast crew presents the long lost (well, long delayed, at least) end-of-2008 episode of the OgreCave Audio Report. Steve returns to tell us how the season treated him as a retailer, and how gift guides can have a big impact. Then
Trio of new Atlas game expansions
Atlas Games has posted product pages and card lists for expansions to three of their games – Gloom, Let’s Kill!, and Mad Scientist University. Let’s Kill!, one of the few games I’ve seen that threatens its publisher, is set to receive the Crime Scene Instigation set. The expansion will add
Dominion promo cards at BoardGameGeek
Those of you who’ve gone all in for Dominion, Rio Grande’s customizable non-collectible game of card drafting (and selection for OgreCave’s Christmas Gift Guide 2008) should be stopping by the BoardGameGeek store right about now. Preorders have started for sets of Dominion Promo Cards: Envoy & Black Market. Sets will
Scrye magazine shutting down
Collectible card and miniatures players might be interested to know that Scrye magazine, the self-proclaimed “Guide to Collectible Games”, will end its lengthy run with its April 2009 issue. Started in 1993 at the height of the Magic: The Gathering craze, Scrye was mainly known for its CCG price guides,
The Spoils gets new owner
Back in May 2008, Tenacious Games, publisher of The Spoils TCG, announced the company would cease operations. Now, eight months later, fans of the extravagantly-promoted game – first launched in 2006 – have new hope in the form of a new owner. According to a Spoils website news post, the
OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2008, part 4
Now that Christmas is just a few days away, you’re either all set for gift giving, or just about to panic. Fear not – the Cave dwellers have one more list of gift suggestions for you, and this time none of them require shipping. Therefore, we wrap up (*ahem*) our
OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2008, part 1
The turkey and stuffing may not even be on the table yet, but the Cave dwellers have been hard at work to make sure you’re ready for the holiday shopping season. To that end, we present part one of our eighth annual recommendations list, the OgreCave Christmas Gift Guide 2008.
Upper Deck has second round of 2008 layoffs
The season of cutting back is fully underway. We hadn’t mentioned the Mattel layoffs yet, so if you hadn’t heard, now you know. In addition, our sources say that Upper Deck has just had more layoffs, and this round is more severe than the company’s cutbacks in early May. If
Download free board game, kill your friends
It’s been a while since we’ve reported on an Invisible City Free Game of the Month, but that hasn’t stopped them from continuing to roll out. In case you haven’t been paying attention, you might want to check out this month’s offering in time for Halloween. In Haunted Destinies, an
First look: Monty Python Fluxx
We just received our copy of Monty Python Fluxx from Looney Labs today, and I had a quick look through the cards. Despite what I saw in a prototype deck at GTS ’08, it appears the card selection has been de-spammed – as in, no cards with the word “Spam”
OgreCave review – Ticket to Ride: The Card Game
Our friend Lee Valentine, deputy Ogre and thorough game reviewer, gives us his blow-by-blow analysis of Ticket to Ride: The Card Game from Days of Wonder. Does interesting gameplay outweigh quirky rules text? Have a read through and find out, and peruse our other reviews while you’re at it.