3D printed terrain for role playing games, dungeon crawl style board games, and tabletop war games has become very popular, and with good reason. 3D printed miniature scenery adds a tactile and spatial element to the gaming area, creates a touch of realism, and is very affordable.
There are quite a few websites where you can purchase and download .STL files for your 3D printer. Some sites even do the actual printing for you. With all of the different sites out there, ...
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When you are part of enough board game communities, you start hearing some of the same questions over and over again. One of the most frequent questions I hear is: What’s a good game to play with my young child? At its core this questions is a desire to spend more time with a loved one as well as to foster similar and shared interests. These two desires go hand and hand and usually help strengthen relationships.
As a parent of a young child, I’ve found the answer qu...
For those who haven't been to the CMON Expo, it is a relatively small and cozy board gaming convention where the primary focus is to showcase CMON products and games. They give away a lot of free stuff and participants are able to get a hands-on, first look at unreleased games.
While at the CMON Expo, I was able to play five games that I hadn't played before: Bloodborne, Council of 4, Massive Darkness, Unfair, and Ethnos. What follows is my initial impression, a brief r...
Selling my Collector’s Edition copy of Scythe wasn’t easy. After all, it is one of the highest rated tabletop board games of all time. Just owning the Scythe, especially the upgraded Collector’s Edition, provides a certain level of geek cred.
Some of you are pulling out your hair right now, I can tell. “You sold your Kickstarter version of Scythe!? Are you mad?” Or, “How can you not like Scythe? It is the greatest game ever!” Yeah, I get it. But quite honestly, I think ...
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If you are a miniature painter, you’ll eventually want to store your paint. Sure, you can just throw the paint bottles in a shoe box, but that’s not very helpful when you need to find a specific color. Recently, I purchased a Painting Station for 26mm bottles from GameCraft Miniatures. The 26mm part is important as that describes the size bottles this particular painting station is designed for. GameCraft Miniatures sells a 34mm version and a mixed version (26mm and 34mm h...
As 2017 draws near, what games are you most looking forward to? For me, I can hardly wait for some of my Kickstarter pledges to arrive. I backed The 7th Continent and Sword & Sorcery, both of which show October 2016 as the estimated delivery date. I’ve backed (and received) enough games on Kickstarter to know/accept that most games aren’t delivered by the estimated delivery date. I’m okay with that. I’m not worried or upset in the slightest. But I am greatly anticipati...
A common question I hear from those new to the hobby of miniature painting is, “Can’t I just use the cheap paint from Michaels/Wal-Mart?” and sadly, for the most part, the answer is “No”. The main reason for this comes down to the pigment and binding agents in those paints and it not being as good (or enough of it) as paints specifically formulated for miniatures. Some common brands of these cheap craft paints are: Americana, Folk Art, DecorArt, and Apple Barrel. Because ...
Recently, a friend asked me how to start painting miniatures. He wasn’t asking for painting tips. Instead, he was looking for the foundational knowledge of what is needed in order to get started in the hobby. He wanted to know if special paints were required and if so, what brand I recommended. Did he need a certain type of brush? He had quite a few of these introductory type questions and after our conversation I began to take note of all the similar posts on Facebook. It...
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For board gamers, Gen Con is an amazing place. While browsing the convention floor last year, I bumped into Bruno Cathala, who was checking out Mysterium like everyone else. It is fun meeting people from the industry. For those that might not know, Bruno has the following game design credits:
2005: Shadows over Camelot (with Serge Laget)
2006: Mr. Jack (with Ludovic Maublanc)
2006: Cleopatra and the Society of Architects (with Ludovic Maublanc)
2006: Wicked Witches ...
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Enter to win a brand new copy of The Siblings Trouble, a fantastic storytelling adventure game for the whole family. For more info on The Siblings Trouble, check out the review I posted last year (the review contains prototype components--your copy is the sealed retail version).
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Recently, I got to talk with Emerson Matsuuchi of Nazca Games. I've met Emerson twice now, once at Origins and once at Gen Con. For those that haven't had the pleasure of meeting Emerson, let me attest that he is the nicest person in the board game industry. And he makes great games. In the podcast, we talk about what it is like having Plaid Hat Games publish your design. We also talk about the companion app for Dead of Winter that Emerson is working on. The Crossr...
While at Origins Game Fair, I was able to talk with Colby Dauch of Plaid Hat Games. We mainly chatted about Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn and Specter Ops. I asked Colby how they decided how thier miniatures should look, specifically, how should a werewolf look for a Plaid Hat game? At their level, does the company image go into the thought process when creating art and miniautres? Turns out, Plaid Hat Games has used the same sculptor for all of their minis, and hi...
While at Origins Game Fair this year, I tracked down Andrew Federspiel of Knapsack Games. We talked about their current Kickstarter, Apotheca, which has already reached its funding goal (congrats Knapsack team). I got Andrew to talk about the inspiration behind the games he designs and publishes, and there's even a teaser for Knapsack Games' next release, which will feature super heroes.
Going to try to recall everyone I met at Origins Game Fair this year. To help jog your memory, I was wearing a Board Game Authority sign.
Seth Hiatt of Mayday Games. I met Seth at his booth and thanked him for the advice he gives relating to Kickstarter and board game publishing in general.
Kiva Fecteau - first bumped into Kiva at the Kosmos booth, then ran into her again near the Board Room.
William Niebling - Board Game Editor Extraordinaire.
Isaac Shalev &am...
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2015 March 23rd – Koti Games prepares the launch of Battle Arena Show, a board game inspired by the style of MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) video games such as League of Legends or DOTA 2. The game includes high-detailed miniatures inspired by archetypes of cinema and TV.
Battle Arena Show takes place in an alternate reality in which man has developed a technology that ...
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While at Gen Con 2014 I was fortunate enough to meet a lot of great people, some of which will be friends for many years to come. I also met some industry influencers and geek culture celebrities, which was extremely awesome and exciting.
Here, I am with the cast of Board with Life. This was a chance meeting in the hall while they were waiting to do their panel. The encounter was flipping sweet. Everyone was nice, fun-loving, and full of energy. This chance encounter wa...
While at Gen Con this year, I was lucky enough to catch up with Cassidy Werner of Calliope Games. Cassidy was nice enough to let me see the Deluxe Edition of Roll For It and I've got to say: the game is beautiful. The artwork on the cards is amazing and was illustrated by Echo Chernik. But the beauty doesn't stop there. The packaging is also well thought out and comes in a great looking felt-lined tin.
Cassidy also told me about an exciting Kickstarter project t...
Richard Miles quick interview with Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games at Gen Con 2014.
Topics covered:
Jamey's highlights of Gen Con 2014, which includes meeting board game reviewers!
Jamey talks about playing prototypes from other designers and says he wants to expand the portfolio of Stonemaier Games.
Tony's catapult game from http://www.boardgamequest.com/
The need to be able to explain and pitch a game in five minutes.
In my previous Gen Con post, I essentially teased you with a few pictures of the crowds inside the Exhibition Hall at the convention center. Now for some good stuff: the insanely awesome booth displays and fantastic banners. Companies go all out trying to draw attention to their booth/products. Some of the displays are actually quite amazing. I don't even want to think about the money it takes to build and ship some of this stuff. Here is a taste of what was there.
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Didn’t get a chance to go to Gen Con this year? That’s okay; I took enough pictures for the both of us. During the next few days I’ll post pictures and recaps of my experience. It will be just like you were there!
This initial post consists of pictures taken in the main Exhibition Hall, Event Hall, and a few other areas around the convention center. I take you straight to the action and into the crowd so you can see what it was like to be one of the 56,000+ people in at...
Some of you might recall my King of Tokyo review where I stated that King of Tokyo didn't appeal to me. But, super large playing pieces, of almost any game, do appeal to me. Just take a look at these huge King of Tokyo figures! They stand about four foot tall each, and the dice are enormous as well. Someone really likes this game and has a lot of dedication. Now, while King of Tokyo isn't my cup of tea, I definitely respect the level of effort that went into making th...
