Table for Two Archives

Table for Two: ‘Laser Chess’

May 17, 2018May 16, 2018Jonathan H. Liu

Set up your mirrors and direct your laser past your enemy’s defenses to eliminate their king—but be sure not to leave yourself open to attack!

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Before the Earth Explodes’

August 2, 2017December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

‘Before the Earth Explodes’ is a 2-player 4X card game, now on Kickstarter.

Table for Two Kickstarter Alert: ‘Strife: Shadows & Steam’

January 27, 2016April 23, 2018Jonathan H. Liu1

Table for Two is a series focusing on two-player games. Today’s game is ‘Strife: Shadows & Steam,’ a stand-alone sequel to ‘Strife: Legacy of the Eternals.’ The original game was set in a fantasy world; this time it’s steampunk.

Reaping the Rewards: 'Epic PvP: Fantasy'

January 21, 2016Jonathan H. Liu

“Reaping the Rewards” is a series about completed crowdfunded products. Today’s title is ‘Epic PvP: Fantasy,’ a card game featuring battles between your favorite fantasy characters. While there are rules for 3-player games and a 2-on-2 team battle, the core game is the 1-on-1 battle.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: 'JurassAttack!'

July 10, 2015December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Everyone who watched the trailer for ‘Jurassic World’ wants to be like Chris Pratt, leading a band of velociraptors on the hunt, right? Well, here’s your chance: ‘JurassAttack!’ puts you and an opponent in charge of a pack of dinosaurs for a head-to-head battle. Motorcycle not included.

Table for Two: ‘Wizard Dodgeball’

March 11, 2015December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Table for Two is a series focusing on board games designed for two players. Today’s game: ‘Wizard Dodgeball’! Draft your team, stretch your legs, and warm up your wands. You’ll need to use speed, strength, and spells to defeat the other team.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Imperial Harvest’

February 18, 2015December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Imperial Harvest is a 2-player strategy game about a great conflict: the Imperial Servants and the Northern Raiders use their abilities to maneuver through the Imperial Gardens, avoid attacks from the Hydra, and collect—wait for it—strawberries.

Table for Two: ‘Niya’

February 12, 2015Jonathan H. Liu

Table for Two is a series about board games designed for 2 players. Today’s game is Niya, an abstract strategy game by Bruno Cathala, published by Blue Orange Games.

Table for Two (Kids): Puzzle Battle

January 19, 2015Jonathan H. Liu1

Table for Two is a series focusing two-player games. Today’s topic is Puzzle Battle, a puzzle-based game for kids from Blue Orange Games.

Table for Two: Eminent Domain: Microcosm

October 16, 2014December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Table for Two is a series about board games designed for 2 players. Today’s game is Eminent Domain: Microcosm, which boils down the essence of the deck-building game Eminent Domain into a 2-player game that plays in 10 minutes. Note: Tasty Minstrel Games decided to use one of their short Kickstarter campaigns for this one, so it’s down to the last couple days to back the project if you’re interested.

Table for Two: Strife: Legacy of the Eternals

October 2, 2014December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu1

Table for Two is a series focusing on two-player games. Today’s game is Strife: Legacy of the Eternals, a compact card game about battling for control of locations using your team of Champions. It has great artwork, surprising strategic depth, and perfect information.

Table for Two: Rise!

September 8, 2014Rory Bristol

Add another game to your wishlist, folks. Rise! is a powerful strategy game waiting for you to surprise your friends with.

Table for Two: Serpent Stones

July 4, 2014Jonathan H. Liu

Table for Two is a series focusing on two-player tabletop games. 600 years ago, Aztecs played a game using arrowheads, forming long serpents to strike the opponent. At least, that’s the story. Now, you can play a game inspired by itzlcoatl—Serpent Stones.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Yomi—Card-Based Fighting Game

July 1, 2014December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Set in the Fantasy Strike universe, Yomi is a card-based fighting game inspired by fighting videogames like Street Fighter. The core mechanic is based on rock-paper-scissors, but builds a lot of strategy and depth on top of that foundation. David Sirlin’s ongoing Kickstarter campaign brings new characters, new play modes, and some revisions to the original base game.

Table for Two: Maha Yodha

May 7, 2014December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu1

In Sanskrit, Maha Yodha means “the greatest warrior.” That’s your goal in this two-player card game: to defeat your opponent by commanding warriors, weapons, and scrolls. Maha Yodha is based on Indian mythology, which, as it turns out, makes great subject matter for fantastic artwork. It just launched on Kickstarter today.

Table for Two: Forecasts Call for Stormy Weather

April 7, 2014December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Being a mad scientist is fun, but you gotta retire eventually. Maybe find a little village, settle down, work on your garden… Blast! Your arch-nemesis is doing the same thing. Well, if you’re going to win that Transylvania in Bloom trophy, maybe it’s time to dust off your mad skills and fire up the weather machines. Expect a bit of Stormy Weather.

Table for Two: 1st and Goal Is Football for Geeks

March 15, 2014February 1, 2018Jonathan H. Liu

Table for Two is a series focusing on two-player board games. Today’s game is 1st and Goal, a football simulator that gets geeks like me into football—and it’s now on Kickstarter for a digital version!

Table for Two: Dragon Face

March 6, 2014Jonathan H. Liu

Table for Two is a series focusing on two-player board games. Today’s game is Dragon Face, a game that combines elements from checkers and chess. It’s been around for a couple years, but is still a favorite at my house.

Table for Two: Titans Tactics

February 24, 2014March 4, 2021Jonathan H. Liu3

Table for Two is a series focusing on two-player board games. Today’s game is Titans Tactics, a purely tactical battle game between clashing factions that doesn’t involve any luck whatsoever.

Table for Two: Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small

January 28, 2014March 9, 2021Jonathan H. Liu

Agricola is a fantastic worker-placement game (one of my favorites, in fact) about farming, but it’s big and complex and can take hours to play. Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small is a compact version for two players that captures …

Table for Two: Septikon: Uranium Wars

January 8, 2014Jonathan H. Liu2

Table for Two is a series focusing on two-player board games. Today’s game is Septikon: Uranium Wars, a sci-fi game from Russia about mining uranium—or at least fighting your rival stations for their uranium.

Table for Two: Draco Magi

January 6, 2014Jonathan H. Liu1

Table for Two: a new series of posts about two-player games. Today’s topic: Draco Magi.

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Table for Two: ‘Laser Chess’

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Before the Earth Explodes’

Table for Two Kickstarter Alert: ‘Strife: Shadows & Steam’

Reaping the Rewards: 'Epic PvP: Fantasy'

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: 'JurassAttack!'

Table for Two: ‘Wizard Dodgeball’

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Imperial Harvest’

Table for Two: ‘Niya’

Table for Two (Kids): Puzzle Battle

Table for Two: Eminent Domain: Microcosm

Table for Two: Strife: Legacy of the Eternals

Table for Two: Rise!

Table for Two: Serpent Stones

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Yomi—Card-Based Fighting Game

Table for Two: Maha Yodha

Table for Two: Forecasts Call for Stormy Weather

Table for Two: 1st and Goal Is Football for Geeks

Table for Two: Dragon Face

Table for Two: Titans Tactics

Table for Two: Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small

Table for Two: Septikon: Uranium Wars

Table for Two: Draco Magi

Table for Two: ‘Super Showdown’

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