The stars have been stolen from the sky, and paper lanterns have been sent up to replace them. Phoenixes, drawn by the lights, are transforming the lanterns into new stars. Be the first to create a new constellation in Tsuro: Phoenix Rising! What Is Tsuro: Phoenix Rising? Tsuro: Phoenix Rising is a game for 2 to… Read More
‘Tsuro,’ a classic tile-laying game, now includes augmented reality in the app version. Enter to win a free download! Read More
With Christmas just around the corner, why not gift the gamer on your list the beautiful new card game, ’12 Days’? Or, if you’re feeling more Scrooge-ish, give a game about stealing, the hot new ‘Thieves!’, both from Calliope Games. Read More
With just a couple days left to go in the Kickstarter campaign, Calliope Games is closing in on the first of its stretch goals for the Titan Series: a game designed by James Ernest. Read More
In case you hadn’t backed the Titan Series Kickstarter from Calliope Games, here’s a little extra incentive: an online game design seminar led by Rob Daviau, James Ernest, Mike Elliot, Mike Mulvihill, and Jordan Weisman. Read More
The Titan Series, a collection of games from some of the biggest names in tabletop game design, has launched. Check it out, make your pledge — you don’t want to miss out on this one! Read More
Last summer at Gen Con, Ray Wehrs of Calliope Games made a big announcement about an upcoming project, which will be launching later this month. Read More
Calliope Games is a GeekDad favorite—I first met Ray Wehrs at PAX Prime several years ago, and since then it’s become a tradition to make a trip to the Calliope booth at the beginning of a convention (and sometimes also at the end). This year at Gen Con, Wehrs made several announcements about some things that Calliope has in store. Read More
Roll For It is a new dice game by Calliope up on Kickstarter now. The game is a strategy and press-your-luck game with hints of other dice games thrown in. My husband and I played a demo of it at PAX Prime in 2012 and really enjoyed it. The Kickstarter only has a couple of days left! Read More
It’s only Tuesday, and this year’s 12 Days of Geekmas is already off to a wonderful start. Read More
It’s the 1st Day of Geekmas, and believe me when I say that this year’s celebration will be one for the ages! Read More
The original Tsuro is a wonderful tile-laying game which is easy to learn, fits up to 8 players, and offers some excellent opportunity for strategy. Calliope Games now has a Kickstarter campaign for the sequel. Tsuro of the Seas still … Read More
Calliope Games has just announced this Kickstarter for a beautiful new version of the game Tsuro which was introduced back in 2004. In this new version, you’re captain of an Imperial Red Seal ship. Your mission is to spread the word of the Emperor, avoiding monsters and staying on the board. Read More
Overview: Double Double Dominoes is like a hybrid of regular dominoes with Scrabble. If you can play a domino that covers a scoring space on the board, you get points — but this game has some other tricks up its … Read More
Overview: Ugh! is not a game about fuzzy slippers from Australia or helicopters flown by cavemen. It’s an invigorating card game from Calliope Games that involves matching and multiplication with press-your-luck mechanics and a little light strategy. Players: 2-6 players. … Read More
Tsuro is a game that’s been around for a while but I hadn’t gotten to actually play it until a couple weekends ago at PAX. It’s about making paths and staying on the board. Read More
