We went to Gen Con 2015 and played a lot of games. Let’s talk about that.
A little bit of Gen Con
Despite a certain pandemic ruining everything across the globe, the steady march of new board→
Browsing: Gen Con
Gen Con 2018: Kitchen Rush
I recently discovered a video game that’s a couple years old now called Overcooked, and→
Gen Con 2018: Super Star Destroyer
Alas, they didn’t have any demos, and information is pretty sparse. But maybe you just→
Gen Con 2018: 5 Minute Marvel
Some games are just silly and fun. 5 Minute Marvel is pretty much exactly as→
Gen Con 2018: Escape Plan
Although Escape Plan just wrapped up its kickstarter, a brief overview of the game was→
Gen Con 2018: Batman: Gotham Under Seige
Licensed games based on popular franchises don’t always turn out the best. The IP itself→
Gen Con 2018: Goodcritters
Imagine, if you will, that you’re part of a tight-nit family. Imagine the love,→
Gen Con 2018: Master of the Galaxy
Exploring space! Claiming planets! Building structures! Utilizing dramatic powers! All these things we love in→
Gen Con 2018: Guardians
Guardians, a new 2-player game from Plaid Hat set in a futuristic world with high-tech→
Gen Con 2018: The Rise of Queensdale
Legacy-style games are on the rise; games that make permanent changes as you play, from→
Gen Con 2018: Expancity
This game was one of the hot commodities at Gen Con, and sold out before→
Gen Con 2018: Swordcrafters!
You were promised swordcrafting, and that’s exactly what you get. Players take turns “slicing” tiles→
Gen Con 2018: Gen7
Fans have been clamoring for years, and they finally got it: a new Crossroads game→
Gen Con 2018: Pulsar 2849
Any game set in space is bound to capture my attention, and although this one→
Gen Con 2018: Vault of Dragons
Would you like some D&D in your board game? Vault of Dragons has you building→
Gen Con 2018: Exodus: Paris Nouveau
Chalk one up for “Games with overdramatic sounding subtitles.” Exodus is set in the Resistance→
Gen Con 2018: Archmage
How do you prove you’re the greatest wizard in all the land? Well, by casting→
Gen Con 2018: Shogunate
If you’re less into lying to your friends and more into hidden goals with mild→
Gen Con 2018: Iquazu
Cute games for little kids aren’t the only thing HABA has to offer. For something→
Gen Con 2018: Arkham Horror 3rd Edition
Arkham Files must be one of Fantasy Flight’s most popular IPs, as it keeps getting→
Gen Con 2018: Welcome To…
If you’ve ever wanted to be the master of your own village, applying strict building→
Gen Con 2018: Shadows: Amsterdam
What would happen if you combined Codenames and Mysterium? This: Just add anthromorphized animals and→
Gen Con 2018: HABA Kids Games
As my kids are starting to kid old enough to sit down for a few→
Gen Con 2018: Horizons
Publisher: Daily Magic Games Designer: Levi Mote Ever wanted to settle the stars, compete for→
Gen Con 2018: Orbis
Fan of Splendor? You’ve come to the right place. You want tiles. You need resources→
Gen Con 2018: Startropolis
Only recently having completed its kickstarter campaign, Startropolis was available to demo in a very→
Game On: Gen Con 2018
Another year, another Gen Con. In 2018, over 60,000 people crammed into the Indianapolis Convention→
Gen Con 2017: Gateway Uprising
This is why you always shut the door. Someone left open the Gateway. That is,→
Gen Con 2017: Spirit Island
Spirit Island is a cooperative game that answers the question, what if the island in→
Gen Con 2017: The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire
“Luke, I am your Godfather” -the Godfather, probably Okay, so I haven’t actually seen the→
Gen Con 2017: CLANK! In Space!
While some question the decision of Renegade Games to hold back the announcement of Clank!→
Gen Con 2017: Mountains of Madness
As if there weren’t enough Lovecraft-inspired board games out there, right? I was actually completely→