Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Can’t Stop Express’
Sid Sackson’s classic press-your-luck game gets a fun twist in this dice-rolling game for any number of players: ‘Can’t Stop Express.’
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Tag: Eagle-Gryphon Games
Reaping the Rewards: ‘The Daedalus Sentence’ Is a Sci-Fi Prison Break
“Reaping the Rewards” is a column focusing on finished results of crowdfunding campaigns. Today’s topic is ‘The Daedalus Sentence’, a cooperative board game funded in April 2016 by Cripplefish Games and Eagle-Gryphon Games.
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Isaribi’—Catch of the Day
It’s time to untangle your nets and set out to sea: the market will be open soon, and people will be lining up to buy some seafood. Come see why ‘Isaribi’ is the catch of the day.
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Reaping the Rewards: ‘Loop, Inc.’
In “Reaping the Rewards,” I take a look at the final results of a crowdfunding project. Today’s title: ‘Loop, Inc.,’ a time-travel board game by Scott Almes, published by Eagle-Gryphon Games.
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Scrabbling for Dominion: ‘Paperback’ and ‘Dexikon’
What do you get when you combine the word-making challenge of ‘Scrabble’ with the deck-building mechanics of ‘Dominion’? Well, depends on the game designer. ‘Paperback’ and ‘Dexikon’ are both deck-building word games—here’s how they stack up.
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Rule the Market in ‘Morocco’
In the marketplace of Jemaa el-Fnaa, five families jostle and haggle to get the best stalls. It’s a crowded bazaar and juice sellers stand at each junction, hawking their wares. Make the most of the overflowing crowds to achieve victory in ‘Morocco.’
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Reaping the Rewards: ‘Roll Through the Ages: The Iron Age’
In “Reaping the Rewards,” I take a look at a crowdfunded project in its final form. Today’s title is ‘Roll Through the Ages: The Iron Age,’ a new version of Matt Leacock’s dice-rolling, civilization-building game. The game is similar to the original but has been beefed up, with new developments, warfare, and a Fate die. There’s also an included Mediterranean expansion that introduces exploration.
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Timing Is Everything in ‘Loop, Inc.’
Working at a time travel agency isn’t always glamorous, but it has its perks. At the end of the day, if you didn’t hit your numbers, you can just go back and do it again. And at the end of the day, if you didn’t hit your numbers, you can just go back and do it again. And at the end of the day … Welcome to ‘Loop, Inc.’
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