This week at the GAMA Trade Show:
Cool Mini Or Not came to show off the prototype for their succesful kickstarter game Blood Rage. Designed by Eric Lang, this is a game of vikings where 2-4 players compete for the favor of the gods and march to meet the other clans in glorious battle.
Find more information about this game on Boardgamegeek
here.
Rather Dashing Games was on hand to promote their new release: Pirates, Ninjas, Robots & Zombies. This is a family friendly tactical tile laying game for 2-4 players in which players attempt to create the most valuable section of connected tiles.
Find out more at Boardgamegeek
here. Or check out the publisher's website
here.
Dapper Devil.com, purveyor of accessories for the well dressed game, gave us a first look at the custom box for the upcoming 50th Anniversary edition of Nuclear War. In this classic satirical card game, first published in 1965, 2-6 players attempt to achieve world domination through the strategic use of propaganda and nuclear weapons. The Anniversary edition will be realized in the form of a Kickstarter project - the game's publisher, Flying Buffalo, Inc., is expected to release more detail in the near future.
Check out this game at Boardgamegeek
here.
Stoneblade Entertainment revealed the newest set for their highly popular deck-building game Ascension. Called 'Dawn of Champions', this set will allow players to take on the role of a faction leader, building up their reputation in order to unlock powerful cards and effects. Ascension: Dawn of Champions can be played as a stand alone game or in combination with other Ascension games.
Find more information at Boardgamegeek
here.
Stoneblade also brought a copy of their newest card game, Bad Beets. Expected to be released this summer, Bad Beets is a family friendly bluffing game for 2-5 players about picky eaters.
You can read more about the game
here.
Eagle Gryphon Games brought out their upcoming release Clockwork Wars. A game of conquest, discovery and espionage for 2-4 players, Clockwork Wars is set in a world of magic and steam era technology where the human 'Purebreeds' and the three hybrid races, 'Troglodytes, Rhinochs and Mongrels' are locked in a war for survival and control.
Find more information about this game at Boardgamegeek
here. Or at the publisher's own website
here.
And finally, Eagle Gryphon also brought along 'Cheesonomics', a family card game for 2-5 players about manipulating the supply and demand of various types of cheese. This game is based on set collection, memory and hand management mechanics and can be played at three different skill levels to allow players to adjust the game to their own taste.
Check out Boardgamegeek
here.
