New Leaders Arise in ‘Mystic Vale: Vale of the Wild’
As the druids work to restore the Mystic Vale, leaders have appeared, offering new approaches to their clans.
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‘Mystic Vale: Conclave’—More Players, Less Downtime
‘Mystic Vale’ expands again, with new clans joining the ranks, powerful totems, and the arrival of equinox.
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Assemble ‘Custom Heroes’ to Outrank Your Opponents
Power up your heroes with card overlays to win tricks—but beware, because the hero you altered this round may end up in the hand of your opponent next round!
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Going Crazy for ‘Lovecraft Letter’
Your cousin has discovered something in his explorations of Egypt, and has written a mysterious letter—you arrive to find him missing. Follow the clues, but beware the glimpses of forbidden knowledge!
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‘Siege’: Outlast Your Rivals to Rule the Kingdom
Kingdoms are at war, with each hoping to rule the land. Lay siege to your opponents, or attack the invaders of your own castle. The ultimate goal: find and eliminate the other kings, and victory is yours.
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‘Thunderstone Quest’ Coming to Kickstarter Soon!
In 2010, I played my first deck-building game ever: ‘Thunderstone.’ Next week, the game returns in an exciting new form.
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Expand the ‘Mystic Vale’ in ‘Vale of Magic’
‘Mystic Vale,’ the card-crafting game from AEG, now has its first expansion: ’Vale of Magic.’ Here’s a quick look at what’s new.
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Climb the Mountain, Find the ‘Yeti’
The elusive Yeti is hiding somewhere in the Himalayas, and adventurers climb the mountains in the hopes of finding its footprints or—better yet—capturing it on camera.
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‘Eight Epics’: Roll Dice, Save the World
Eight powerful Avatars of Hope, mortal champions who have been blessed with powerful abilities, are reincarnated every 40 generations in Elzarr. They are sent to face the eight Avatars of Woe, who threaten the world with destruction. The Avatars of Hope have always triumphed in the past—but will they save Elzarr this time?
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Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News
The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention this week.
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‘Mystic Vale’: Deck-Building and Card-Crafting
One of AEG’s new releases this year introduces a new gaming concept: the Card Crafting System, which uses transparent cards to build up a card piece by piece. In ‘Mystic Vale,’ you and your opponents will attempt to restore the Valley of Life, cursed by a wicked king.
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Reaping the Rewards: 'Epic PvP: Fantasy'
“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.
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More Mini Deck-Building in ‘Valley of the Kings: Afterlife’
Last year one of my favorite games was Tom Cleaver’s ‘Valley of the Kings,’ a deck-building game that required you to weed things out of your deck in order to score points. This year, AEG published a stand-alone sequel to the game, ‘Valley of the Kings: Afterlife.’
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GeekDad Review: Smash Up Munchkin
I don’t get to play ‘Munchkin’ as often as I’d like to, but I’m a big fan of the writing and artwork that goes into every version and expansion of the game. And since I’d never played AEG’s ‘Smash Up,’ the opportunity to play this year’s new combination of the two–‘Smash Up Munchkin’–was one of many Gen Con 2015 treats.
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‘Smash Up: It’s All Your Fault’ Expansion Announced With Player Poll
AEG announced the new expansion for ‘Smash Up!’ where players get to choose who will be the newest factions.
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‘Smash Up’ Gets ‘Pretty Pretty’
Just because you love smashing things up doesn’t mean you have to be ugly about it, right? The most recent ‘Smash Up’ set is ‘Pretty Pretty Smash Up,’ and it’s full of sparkles.
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The Getting Excited for Gen Con 2014 Super-MEGA Post
One of the best things about going to a big gaming convention is, of course, all the cool new games you get to try out (and buy). And another is fun events that are made possible by large groups of people in one place. Here are some of the things we’re looking forward to at Gen Con this year.
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Valley of the Kings: A Minimalist Deck-Building Game
I love the deck-building mechanic. I know some people have gotten tired of it, but I really enjoy seeing the variations on the theme that people have come up with. Tom Cleaver’s Valley of the Kings is a particularly fascinating example of the genre—it involves the least building that I’ve seen in a deck-builder.
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Smash Up Expansion: Science Fiction Double Feature
Since the first time my robot dinosaurs systematically devoured my son’s zombie wizards, quickly followed by his robot tricksters eradicating my pirate ninjas, I’ve been a fan of Smash Up. When I heard there were going to be Cyborg Apes in the Science Fiction Double Feature Expansion, I really couldn’t resist. Cyborg Apes, people! What am I, made of stone?
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Cheaty Mages Is a Good Bet
From Seiji Kanai, the designer of Love Letter, comes another small game that packs a big punch. Cheaty Mages, released this fall by AEG, is about arena battles between mythical creatures: dragons and minotaurs, ghosts and goblins. But you don’t play these fighters; instead, you play the mages who bet on the fights … and cast spells as insurance against your wagers.
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All Aboard: Deck-Building + Rail-Laying = Trains
Trains was one of AEG’s big releases this year, and I’ve finally gotten a chance to sit down and play it a few times. It’s a great blend of deck-building (like Dominion) and track-laying (not quite like Ticket to Ride), and I have a feeling I’ll be playing this a bit more in the near future.
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Love Letter: Now Available in Kanai Factory Limited Edition
Love Letter is a clever little game that consists of nothing more than 16 cards and a few tokens for keeping score. When AEG released it last year, it was part of their Tempest line of games which have a shared storyline and cast of characters. They’re now re-releasing the game in a Kanai Factory Limited Edition which reproduces the look of the original design by Seiji Kanai, with artwork by Noboru Sugiura.
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Get Ready to Rumble: Maximum Throwdown
Maximum Throwdown is a crazy game that involves throwing cards. You read that right.
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Guildhall—Now With Job Faire!
Guildhall: Job Faire is a stand-alone expansion to AEG’s Guildhall, with six new types of workers that can either be played on their own or mixed in with the original game. Like the original, Job Faire is an engaging and quick card game that offers more depth than you might expect.
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Smash Up Expansion: Awesome Level 9000
You may have seen Wil Wheaton & Co. playing Smash Up on TableTop last month. The first stand-alone expansion, Awesome Level 9000, adds four more fun factions to the mix.
Continue ReadingAEG’s Tempest Game #1: Courtier
Getting things done in the city-state of Tempest requires knowing the right people. In Courtier, the first game in AEG’s Tempest line, you move among the social elite, building alliances with the right people to accomplish your goals. It’s all …
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