Hats off to Artisan Dice for letting us have a look at their Aeneus dice and their Mpingo (African Blackwood) dice. Now in their fifth year of creating handcrafted dice for the discerning gamer, Artisan Dice continues to impress, as you’ll see from the photos included here. Here we have a wooden dice set that’s been created from Mpingo (more …
Reviews You Can Use: Onitama
Hats off to Japan’s game designer Shimpei Sato for creating this “elegant and simple game of martial tactics.” Onitama‘s complicated predecessor Shogi remains largely inaccessible to chess enthusiasts in the Western world (owing to Shogi’s two-dimensional complexity, prisoners of war, promoted pieces and Japanese characters.) Here at last, is a delightfully accessible way to enjoy a Japanese spin on an …
Long Island Sandbox, Part Ten: A Look To The East
View PostQ&A Today: Fedor Sosnin
It’s not every day that we get to enjoy seeing game designer Fedor Sosnin chime in on DICE BAZAAR and all things gaming, so let’s do this, with relish. Q: What can you tell us about your colorful DICE BAZAAR game? What makes it different from other games? FS: Dice Bazaar is a bit different than other games because it …
Q&A Today: Guenter Cornett
It’s not every day that we get to enjoy seeing game designer Guenter Cornett chime in on AGAMEMNON and all things gaming, so let’s do this, with relish. Q: When did your first ideas for the AGAMEMNON board game begin to materialize? GC: My first ideas to this game referred to another theme: ancient Chinese philosophies (Konfuzianism, Legalism, Mohism, Taoism …
Q&A Today: Doug Knoth
It’s not every day that Long Island’s own Doug Knoth gets to chime in on VINTAGE TOYS and all things geek, so let’s do this, with relish. Q: How did your journey as a vintage toy collector begin? DK: It began early, and I mean EARLY. When I was a kid, I always had a keen eye for exciting toys, …
Shahrazad: The Review
Shahrazad is an abstract storytelling tarot puzzle tableaux game for one or two players, being published in the United Kingdom this month. Hats off to the fine folks at Osprey Games for letting us be among the first to see it. Unlike most two-player games, Shahrazad has no versus mode. Instead, two players compete against the game itself (co-op style,) in …
Sneak Peek: BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE #2 (of 4)
BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE #2 (of 4) Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover A by DAVID MACK (MAR172177) Cover B by JUAN JOSE RYP (MAR172178) Variant Cover by CLAYTON HENRY (MAR172179) Variant Cover by ADAM GORHAM (MAR172180) Variant Cover by DAVE JOHNSON (MAR172181) God complex! Achillia and Antonius remain hot on the trail …
TSR Games Re-Releases “The Hunt” in Partnership with Maverick Games
View PostInterview with Leo Normington Jr. of Maverick Games
Chief Games Officer James Carpio interviews Leo Normington Jr. President of Maverick Games about The Hunt and TSRs new partnership. JC: I’m happy to have with us today, Leo “Maverick” Normington of Maverick Games here on Multiverse. Back in the land they called the early 1990s, Leo brought to the table an incredible skirmish game called “The Hunt”. This dystopian …