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
Fun with Scrabble
As Dork Tower’s John Kovalic points out on his LiveJournal, someone probably should’ve screened the Scrabble example words more thoroughly.
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
RPG publishing guide released by Mongoose
Prolific RPG publisher Mongoose Publishing is the latest company to release a guide to success in the game industry. Called I am Mongoose, and so can you! the book is designed to teach you “to create your own roleplaying games, what to do once you have a book ready to
Solve-a-crime contest at Pelgrane Press
Gamers who are looking forward to Mutant City Blues – the upcoming GUMSHOE system blend of superhero themes and police drama by Robin Laws – should take note of a new contest announced by Pelgrane Press. The Stir Crazy Killing is a Mutant City Blues contest that asks you to
OgreCave review – Murder of Crows
We’d like to direct your attention to today’s new review, Murder of Crows by Super Genius Games. This Call of Cthulhu adventure, penned by popular game designer Stan!, was the debut Cthulhu product from SGG a couple months ago. Lee’s review gives us the skinny on this intriguing scenario.
Dungeon Twister headed for Xbox 360
Another Asmodée game is migrating to consoles. Hot on the heels of Jungle Speed hitting the Wii, now it looks like a version of Dungeon Twister is in the works for Xbox 360, with other consoles to follow. According to a news post on the Asmodée website, French videogame company
Goodman Games to publish magazine under GSL
At Dungeons & Dragons Experience this weekend, Goodman Games announced it will start publishing a new magazine in April. Called Level Up, the 32-page publication is the only print magazine that will exclusively present D&D 4e content, all licensed under the GSL. Level Up will provide a wide range of
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,
OgreCave reviews – Trail of Cthulhu Screen & Resource Book
Lee chimes in today with a review of the Trail of Cthulhu Keeper’s Screen & Resource Book from Pelgrane Press. A worthy addition to any Trail of Cthulhu Keeper’s arsenal, Lee maps the Trail product’s good and not-so-good points for us in great detail. If that isn’t enough, a number
OgreCave reviews – Death in Luxor
Demian keeps the flow of darkness and evil going today with his review of Death in Luxor from Goodman Games. Not to say his review is dark or evil – just that we like that sort of topic around here. Perhaps he has dark, evil things to say about the
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
Days of Wonder continues to tease
For the past couple of weeks, Days of Wonder has been showing preview art of factions – or maybe units – from Small World, a game that has yet to be described by the company in any significant way. The fantasy-themed game will apparently have 14 races represented, and each
Mattel buys Blokus publisher, acquires Whack-A-Mole
Since we’ve just recently posted our review of Blokus, it seems like quite a coincidence to hear news on the game. As of last Friday, toy and game company Mattel has purchased Sekkoia, publisher of the Blokus line of games, for an undisclosed amount. This continues Mattel’s cherry-picking pattern, as
OgreCave reviews – Blokus, Blokus World Tour
Regular OgreCave contributor Lee Valentine has provided us with his evaluations of two varieties of the abstract strategy game Blokus. First, there’s the original Blokus game, for anyone who hasn’t had a taste of it yet. Then Lee runs Blokus World Tour through the motions and reports how well the