Reaping the Rewards: ‘Thunderbirds Co-operative Board Game’
After a highly successful Kickstarter, Matt Leacock’s ‘Thunderbirds’ game is finished and in stores. We take a look at the final version.
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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 Review: ‘Thunderbirds Co-operative Board Game’
The ‘Thunderbirds’ are returning this year in a cooperative board game by Matt Leacock, now on Kickstarter.
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TableTop Plays Forbidden Desert as a Special Thanksgiving Treat
Wil and friends, Felicia Day, Alan Tudyk, and Jon Heder, take on the cooperative game Forbidden Desert on this week’s episode of TableTop.
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It’s No Mirage — Forbidden Desert Is Finally Here!
Forbidden Desert releases this week. The game, a follow-up to the critical hit Forbidden Island is fun to play and very challenging, too. Can you search a lost city in the desert to find pieces of a legendary plane, before a storm buries you and the city? Or will the scorching sun take you first?
Continue ReadingExplore the Forbidden Island on Your iPad
Forbidden Island is a wonderful, easy-to-learn cooperative board game designed by Matt Leacock, the guy behind Pandemic (also fantastic). The game was a Mensa Select Game in 2010 and was nominated for the Spiel des Jahres earlier this year. The …
Continue ReadingTeamwork Is the Key to Escaping Forbidden Island
Just another day in the life of an adventurer: exploring the island hideaway of the ancient mysterious Archean civilization in your attempt to secure the four sacred artifacts which control the Earth’s core elements. Of course, the Archeans couldn’t let …
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