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Tag: Fireside Games

‘Castle Panic’ Expansion Cranks Up the Challenge

December 8, 2016Dave Banks1

Castle Panic gets some new life with an expansion that brings war engines rumbling in from the forest and puts them atop your keep …

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Build Steampunk Airships in ‘Dastardly Dirigibles,’ New from Fireside Games

July 7, 2016Dave Banks

Families will enjoy this steampunk-themed set collecting card game about building blimps, new from Fireside Games.

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Collect as Many Cats as You Can in ‘Here, Kitty, Kitty!’

March 31, 2016Dave Banks7

Your neighborhood has an abundance of cats, all waiting to find a loving home. Who will be able to lure the most felines to their family’s home? Find out with ‘Here, Kitty, Kitty!’

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Fly on Your Broom, Cast Spells, and Have Fun in “The Village Crone”

August 13, 2015Dave Banks

Cast spells and work black and white magic in “The Village Crone,” a new game from Fireside Games.

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Dead Panic

Dead Panic: Fight Zombies … or Become One

July 3, 2014Jonathan H. Liu

On reflection, it probably wasn’t a great idea to spend a weekend in an abandoned hunting cabin with a cop, a convict, and a priest. Talk about awkward conversations. And that was before the zombies started showing up. In Dead Panic, you’ll try to hold off the zombies long enough to assemble a radio so you can call for rescuers.

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Castle Panic: The Wizard’s Tower – Now With 50% More Panic!

December 1, 2011Jonathan H. Liu

Overview: Ok, yeah, I totally made up the 50% — maybe it’s 40%, maybe it’s 75%, but it’s definitely more. The Wizard’s Tower is an expansion to the excellent cooperative family game Castle Panic that adds a wizard to your …

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2 Wacky Dice Games: Guns and Monkeys and Bears, Oh My!

September 13, 2011Jonathan H. Liu

Overview: Everyone knows monkeys love bananas. What you may not know is that in order to get bananas some monkeys resort to violence. Monkeys With Knives and Guns is exactly what it sounds like: a crazy dice game about getting …

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Defend Your Territory in Castle Panic

January 20, 2011May 13, 2021Jonathan H. Liu

Overview: In Castle Panic, a lone castle stands in the middle of the forest, which is filled with monsters. You and your friends must work together to defend the castle. One player will earn the title of Master Slayer—but only …

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