Archive for the ‘Board Games’ Category
Kickstarter Feature: ‘The Princess Bride: I Hate to Kill You’
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
Why are all the coolest games on Kickstarter? Ugh. Well, check out this amazingly looking game based on The Princess Bride! Brought to you by Games Salute (Keyflower, Pixel Lincoln), The Princess Bride: I Hate to Kill You is part of a “three box” set which features this and two other games based on the film. This particular games was designed by Jim Harmon, with art by Felicia Cano. According to the report, here is how the game plays out:
“The game recreates the sword duels from the movie, with players taking the role of either the man in Black, Inigo Montoya, Count Rugen, or Prince Humperdinck. Each player stars with 6 dice and 10 cards. Each turn, both players roll dice and play a card which may modify the outcome. The player with the highest swords score wins a hit, and must remove one sword die from their active pool. There are cards that modify the dice pool, or opponent’s dice. The first player to land 5 hits wins the game.”
The game is for 2 players, ages 8 and up, and plays in 10 minutes. MSRP is set at $25.00. Right now, the Kickstarter has only 42 hours left in the campaign with only one tier to back – a $19 tier in which fulfillment is schedule for July of 2016. Sadly, there is no date for retail release. Hopefully, that will come soon after their fulfillment date. I cannot wait for this to come out. Id you love the movie, then you may love this as well. You can check out the Kickstarter campaign by clicking here.
Source: ICv2
Tags: Kickstarter, The Princess Bride, The Princess Bride I Hate to Kill You
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Check out the new expansion for Smash Up titled, “It’s Your Fault”
Monday, November 30th, 2015
Hope everyone had an amazing holiday! I know I did. I had four rounds of food and somehow managed to survive. With that, here is some gaming news for today. It looks like fans of the game Smash Up can expect a new expansion for the game called “Smash Up: It’s Your Fault.” Due out sometime in March 2016, the expansion will feature four brand new factions including: Sharks, Superheroes, Greek Myths, and Dragons.
Also included in the expansion will be,
“…88 new cards, 4 card dividers to help with sorting, a token sheet, rulebook, and a secret ‘Shark Delivery System.'”
Personally, I’m excited to see what the Greek Myths have to offer. Combined with Ninjas or Robots and I think we’ve got a winning combination. What do you think? What are you looking forward to teaming up when the expansion comes out? Smash Up is for 2 players, but can be expanded to 4 by combining multiple sets, and is intended for ages 14 and up. The suggested MSRP is $19.99.
Tags: Smash Up, Smash Up It's Your Fault
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Battleground’s Black Friday + Small Business Saturday Sale
Thursday, November 26th, 2015
The sale will be going on at both locations from open to close (normal business hours) on Friday and Saturday. We will not be holding any items and it’ll be first come, first served.
Additional items may be placed on sale Friday night and / or on Saturday so check back throughout the weekend.
Support your local gaming store this holiday season!
Tags: battleground, Battleground Games & Hobbies, Black Friday, FLGS, Games Workshop, Sale, Small Business Saturday
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Kickstarter Spotlight: ‘The Banner Saga: Warbands’
Monday, November 16th, 2015
“A cooperative, miniatures board game that deals with the difficulties and consequences of decision making.”
If there was ever a board game you may need to own, this one might be the game. Check out “The Banner Saga: Warbands.” This also might be the first board game that I’ve seen where you don’t need any dice to play. It’s all about the decisions you and your team make, and the rest is in the cards you flip over. The Banner Saga: Warbands is a fully cooperative game for 2-4 players. The point of the game is for players take up the role of the leaders in a warband tasked with keeping the warband together and alive.
As of now the box will contain, “…a world map, 4 player boards, 12 bannermen & follower cards, 54 event and camp cards, 10 oversized skirmish cards, 10 mission cards, a skirmish board, 30 plastic miniatures and rules.” The game currently has 17 days to go, as of November 16th, and has made well over their original goal of $50K with a little over $116K. Those who back the Kickstarter can expect their game sometime in August of 2016. There hasn’t been any official announcement on if and when it will hit retail shelves.
Source: ICv2
Tags: Kickstarter, the banner saga
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Steve Jackson Games Announces It Will Publish ‘I Hate Zombies’
Friday, November 6th, 2015
Steve Jackson Games, today, announced it will be publishing the successfull Kickstarter game “I Hate Zombies.” The game a is a fun, fast-paced game that puts two teams against each other to battle – a team of humans and a team of zombies. Here’s a more detailed break down of what the game is all about:
“In this game for up to twelve, players are split into two teams: one zombie team and one human team. Zombies take more effort to kill, while humans each have a unique special ability. Any human that is eliminated becomes a zombie, and play continues until only one side remains. Either the surviving humans are the winners, or the surviving zombies (except the very last zombie created).”
The cool thing about this game is that the battles between zombies and humans are settled by playing Rock-Papers-Scissors. Add to that the powers that some of the cards give you, and you get an exciting game that can end in about 10 minutes.
Okay, so short games may not be for some people, but the big benefit of a fast game is that you can play more of them! With up to 12 people playing, games have the potential of getting ugly…in a good way.
Kickstarter orders have already been fulfilled, but there is no set date for the game to hit retail stores.
I Hate Zombies was designed by Kevin Wilson. The game contains 21 large, double-sided character cards and a rulesheet. It’s also for 2 – 12 players and the MSRP is set at $14.95.
Source: ICv2
Tags: i hate zombies, Kickstarter, Steve Jackson Games
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‘Ghostbusters: The Board Game’ Is Coming From Cryptozoic Entertainment
Friday, October 30th, 2015
Growing up as a kid, The Real Ghostbusters was my favorite show. I even dressed up as Egon for Halloween one year. I had all the toys – the firehouse, Ecto-1, a proton pack, and a ghost trap that glowed in the dark. Of course I had the games for the NES, both 1 & 2, and I never beat both because they were hard to beat. The one thing I never had was a Ghostbusters board game because there really has never been one…until now. From Cryptozoic Entertainment (DC Deckbuilding Game) comes Ghostbusters: The Board Game.
According to the Cryptozoic website,
“Ghostbusters: The Board Game is an episodic adventure game for 1-4 players where they take on the roles of the four main characters from the original movie. It is the first officially licensed board game for the popular comedy in almost thirty years, and features artwork from Dan Schoening, artist of IDW’s Ghostbusters comic books.”
The game was actually originally a Kickstarter project from February. The goal for the campaign was set at $250K and destroyed it by raising $1.5 million with 8,396 people backing the game. In fact, that amount made the game one of the most funded board games as of February 2015. Backers should have already received their copies, but the retail version should be hitting shelves soon.
The game will also contain “47 custom (32-50mm) plastic minis, 10 double-sided game board tiles, 6 dice (5 D6 & 1 D8), 43 Tokens (Streams, Slimes, Gates, XP Trackers), a PKE Meter, 4 player cards, 6 ghost cards, and a Ghostbusters Operations & Field Manual.”
It does look very similar to Zombicide and, from the sound of things, plays a lot like the game. The biggest thing the game has going for it is that it’s the first officially licensed game based on the show. So if you don’t own Zombicide and are a fan of Ghostbusters, then this might be worth getting. If you do get, the rest will be up to you. Do you open it? Or do you put display it with the rest of your collection? You could always get two copies to do both!
Well, whatever you decide to do, you’re bound to have lots of fun proudly displaying it or playing it with your friends.
Ghostbusters: The Board Game is scheduled for release on November 11, 2015.
Source: ICv2
Tags: Cryptozoic Entertainment, Ghostbusters: The Board Game
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