Fans of The Office – either the BBC original or the NBC show – are probably already aware of The IT Crowd, thematically similar and more appealing to Big Bang Theory fans and Generation Nerd. Well, we’ve just heard about a bonus feature included with the 4-DVD Series 1-4 Special
Days of Wonder to Release Two More Small World Expansions
Days of Wonder has announced two more expansions for its award-winning game Small World. The first, Be Not Afraid… includes all you need to play five new Races including Barbarians, Homunculi, Pixies, Pygmies, and greedy little Leprechauns. It also comes with five new Special Powers: Barricade, Catapult, Corrupt, Imperial and
AEG Running Contest for Fans of L5R Roleplaying Game
AEG is running a new contest for avid writers and fans of the Legend of the Five Rings RPG who want to be published authors. In the summer of 2011, AEG will release The Imperial Histories, a sourcebook for the L5R RPG 4th Edition. This sourcebook will present individual chapters
OgreCave review – Thunderstone: Wrath of the Elements
Lee recently put the latest expansion to AEG’s Thunderstone through its paces, so today we have his review of Thunderstone: Wrath of the Elements. This new expansion adds depth to the deck-building card game, including some tough monsters to defeat, multiple types of traps – and it even helps owners
Voting begins in Windhammer Prize gamebook competition
The third year of the Windhammer Prize competition is now underway. Five short gamebooks are available for free download, and you can vote to determine which author wins the cash prize! If you’re a fan of solo adventures, take the time to check it out here. If you’re really ambitious,
OgreCave review – LEGO’s Wild Wool
Demian couldn’t resist picking up one of the recent LEGO games, and now you can benefit by reading his review of Wild Wool. Aimed toward younger players, this sheep shearing game takes full advantage of the LEGO medium – nothing says “customizable” more than LEGO sets – but is that
The mere mortal’s guide to learning Universalis
Universalis is renowned as a breakthrough and a touchstone for modern story gamers. A generic, GMless game that still injects urgency and flavor into the proceedings, without a lot of rule-handling time, is something a lot of groups have been waiting for. Unfortunately, when some of those groups get their
Once more, with feeling – D&D Heroscape
My garage clean-out has kept me away from the site for too long today – so many treasures to sort – and now I hear a link was fouled up in the previous post. So, let’s try this again: Lee’s review of D&D Heroscape is indeed available. Please have a
OgreCave review – D&D Heroscape
Lee is back with another in-depth addition to our review catalog – this time, he’s brought us his thoughts on Dungeons & Dragons Heroscape: Battle for the Underdark. This new main set for the Heroscape line drapes the game’s quick skirmish combat system in a D&D theme. As you’d imagine,
Back to the Future is – um, back
Looney Labs has just alerted us that Back to the Future: The Card Game goes on sale today. This could be seen as a time paradox until you realize the 25th Anniversary edition of the Back to the Future trilogy is being released on on Blu-ray & DVD this October
Founder of Avalon Hill Dies
Charles Roberts, the founder of the Avalon Hill gaming company, died on Aug. 20 at the age of 80 from complications of emphysema and pneumonia . Roberts was a Baltimore native, so the Baltimore Sun has a full story on his life and his passing.
Happy Birthday to Atlas Games
Atlas Games is 20 years old this month, and founder John Nephew has put out the word that they’re celebrating. If you’re lucky, you may still have time to get a free birthday gift box of Atlas Games stuff – the first 250 folks to order it and pay for
OgreCave reviews – Nile & Knock Down, Drag Out
Our latest new reviews come from Demian, who has tried his hand at a pair of recent card games – several hands, actually. First he describes Minion Games’ Nile, an agriculturally themed game done in a classic style. Then Demian holds no punches in his review of the wild western
OgreCave review – Memoir ’44: Disaster at Dieppe
Monday morning, and we’re off to war – specifically, Daron’s review of the brand new Memoir ’44 expansion Disaster at Dieppe. This set provides new map options for the streamlined war/board game, new unit types, and a bunch of new scenarios. See what Daron thought of the latest set, or
This just in from This Just In From Gen Con, Sunday 12PM 2010
Looking forward to the inevitable late-night recap episode, but here are our notes for the supposed last TJI of the year, with guests Monte Cook, Robin Laws, and Eddy Webb. The White Wolf party apparently exceeded expectations. Again with the Iron Tyrants! The 5-2-1 rule, expert mode for the 3-2-1