One of the things I love most about the iPad is how many board games have made it to the iOS platform. Classics like Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, and Settlers of Catan blazed the trail, but now we’re seeing another wave of releases with games like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy and Lords of … Read more
The kickstarter for Green Ronin’s Advanced Bestiary is in its final hours. The book, a creature compendium for the Pathfinder RPG, is funded with 901 backers and $41,000 (easily beating its goal of $20,000). The book was originally published in the waning days of D&D 3.5 and went on to provide inspiration for Paizo’s monstrous … Read more
Star Wars is about conflict. From the Mandalorian Wars to the Rebellion to the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, war defines each era, and the characters roles within in them. Galaxy at War is a Star Wars: Saga Edition source book that puts players on the frontlines of these wars, offering new warlike (or wartorn) species, feats and talents, a martial arts prestige class and an arsenal new weapons and vehicles.
One of the characters in my lunchtime Numenera playtest wants to play a Nano Who Crafts Unique Items, but as I alluded to in my Game Day column I’m struggling with some of the rules.
I’ve played through the first Numenra adventure as a player with my Sunday group, and we’ve just launched into our second full-blown adventure. Meanwhile I’m prepping to run the same introductory adventure for my lunchtime group. I’ve played Numenera enough to know I like it … but I don’t love it.
Winter is coming. In my house, that means long weekends trapped inside with increasingly crazy, argumentative kids enraged by too many hours fighting over the rules to Uno, Life, and Monopoly. It’s the sort of thing that inspired Cracked’s “Six Board Games That Ruined It For Everyone” post, and we see it in spades thanks … Read more
It’s finally here. Months after getting our Numenera books we’re finally running our one shot (or maybe double shot) adventure. I think it’s safe to say that — scheduling snags aside — we’re all very excited to play the game.
When I use the #gameday hashtag for my Sunday tweets, it’s usually about gaming groups weekly board or RPG sessions. When the rest of the world tweets #gameday, it’s usually about football. I’ve finally joined their ranks. A few guys at work got together and formed a fantasy football league of eight teams led by … Read more
I decided to upgrade my Savage Worlds collection with two new purchases: Savage Worlds Deluxe Explorer’s Edition and Beasts and Barbarians: Golden Edition.
It’s been a good couple of weeks for my favorite apps. Starbase Orion, Pinball Arcade, The Room, and Elder Sign: Omens have all seen significant updates.