March - 2021

Mar 31, 2021

We are the Champions, Marvel Champions

When playing Marvel Champions, I can't help humming to the songs in my head. Not necessarily songs about Marvel comics characters, like Magneto and Titanium Man, Ghost Rider, or Ego. Just some natural associations. For example, I know Iron Man isn't about Iron Man. But it's a bit hard to prevent the song from popping up. It's time to open my mouth and let out the sound. From the obvious to the obscure, here's my living card game singalong. *** So. Like I said. Iron Man. *** I

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Rise of the Gnomes is live (Raise your glass against the Gnome Union)

Zerbique

Mar 31, 2021

Rise of the Gnomes is live (Raise your glass against the Gnome Union)

Update: Rise of the Gnomes is live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 29 days. You may pledge for a copy of the game and the additional races, or choose the deluxe edition with metal coins and player board overlays. The Benefactor tier will add your name in the rulebook credits. Our preview post below was published on March 25. Rise of the Gnomes is a 1-5 player game combining area control and worker placement mechanics. The goal of the game is to establish the eco

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Athena

Mar 30, 2021

Upcoming releases from Rock Manor Games

Mike Gnade of Rock Manor Games recently revealed his publishing plans for 2021 in an interview to Tabletop Gaming. These include: - A roll 'n' write game set in the Set a Watch universe called Merchants of Magick. You are playing as a merchant with your own magickal items shop, competing with other merchants to make the most money. Adventurers will come into your shop and tell you what they want to buy. Cards that show merchandise (potions, shields, weapons) will be displayed

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Sentinels of the Multiverse is live (Sentinels of the Multiverse revamped)

Athena

Mar 30, 2021

Sentinels of the Multiverse is live (Sentinels of the Multiverse revamped)

Update: Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition is live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 24 days. You may back the game with or without sleeves. Shipping is EU-unfriendly. The 1-5 players cooperative superheroes card game Sentinels of the Multiverse returns with a new, "Definitive" edition. The complete line will consist of 6 boxes, and the Kickstarter campaign that launches later today, March 30, is for the core game box. Greater Than Games is planning to

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Boogeyman The Board Game is live (Night of the Boogeyman)

Athena

Mar 30, 2021

Boogeyman The Board Game is live (Night of the Boogeyman)

Update: Boogeyman The Board Game has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 17 days. You may pledge for the core box only, or also get the Mysterious Visitor expansion. Our preview post below was published on March 26. Boogeyman The Board Game is a 1-7 player cooperative adventure game in which children left at home with the babysitter have to face the Boogeyman and the babysitter herself. It will launch on Kickstarter on March 30. In Boogeyman, you are taking

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Lasting Tales is live (A Fantasy Quest system)

Athena

Mar 30, 2021

Lasting Tales is live (A Fantasy Quest system)

Update: Lasting Tales has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 20 days. You may back the hardcover book, or the Fantasy Series 2 miniatures, or both. You may also go for the book and both Fantasy Series 1 and 2 minis. Backers of the campaign will get a small discount if they order terrain from Black Site Studios. Our preview post below was published on March 24. Lasting Tales is a book of rules and scenarios for a 1-5 player cooperative skirmish miniatures ga

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Magna Roma is live (Build Rome tile by tile)

Athena

Mar 30, 2021

Magna Roma is live (Build Rome tile by tile)

Update: Magna Roma has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 21 days. You may pledge for the standard or the deluxe edition of the game that includes minis. The all-in pledge includes the deluxe game, the Dominus expansion and metal coins. The solo mode consists of solo objectives and a dedicated board. Our preview post below was published on March 27. Magna Roma is a 1-4 player tile laying game in which you have been ordered by the Emperor to build the ancien

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Long Shot: The Dice Game is live (Place your bets)

Zerbique

Mar 30, 2021

Long Shot: The Dice Game is live (Place your bets)

Update: Long Shot: The Dice Game is live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 25 days. You may pledge for a copy of the game or order it together with Roland Wright. Our preview post below was published on March 24. Long Shot: The Dice Game is a 1-8 roll ’n’ write game in which you place bets on the outcome of a horse race to make as much money as possible. The game comes with personal player boards and dry-erase markers. It will launch on Kickstarter on March 30. Eig

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V-Commandos is live (Return of the Commandos)

Athena

Mar 29, 2021

V-Commandos is live (Return of the Commandos)

Update: The campaign for V-Commandos reprint and expansions has launched on Kickstarter and it will run for 18 days. You may pledge just for the Ghost expansion, or get it for free if you also order the core game and the miniatures. There is also the option of ordering Ghost and minis as a bundle, and two newcomers all-in options: gameplay all-in (without the minis) and deluxe all-in. Our preview box below was published on March 25. Cooperative tactical strategy and stealth g

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Athena

Mar 28, 2021

Questeros: The goblin's journey

Questeros is a soloable game -currently on Kickstarter- about a goblin's quest through the 21 challenges of the Major Arcana. As the 'tarot lady' of the Solitaire Times team, I took a look at the campaign even though the artwork didn't really match my tarot preferences. I wondered if the gameplay might be fun enough to warm me up to the style. As if sensing my doubts, Wes Woodbury (the designer) contacted us, and I decided to grab the chance and quench my curiosity. I chose t

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Athena

Mar 27, 2021

Deluxe Otherworlds

Today we are taking a look at an American playing card and tarot publishing house called Uusi. Uusi produces boutique quality cards, books, and other items, often in limited editions. The illustration is always exquisite, even in their humorously erotic decks which are cheeky but not cheap (in either sense of the word). Their latest playing card deck - Republic- is inspired by Finnish folk art designs and is currently available on pre-order with delivery in June. Their Pagan

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Zerbique

Mar 26, 2021

Puzzle solving in the '90s

The Initiative is a 1-4 players narrative-driven game by Corey Konieczka. The story is presented through a comic book that talks about a mysterious game, The Key, which four teenagers in the 1990s are investigating. When you play the game, you are playing as them. The game board is the actual game featured in the comic book, and you will be playing through a series of scenarios. Your failure or success in these scenarios will affect the unfolding of the story. The Initiative

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Zerbique

Mar 26, 2021

Amass is live (Mine and Amass)

Update: Amass is live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 29 days. There is only one pledge tier that gets you a copy of the game. Our preview post below was published on March 19. Amass is a 1-6 players game of worker placement and confrontation, in which mining corporations are fighting with each other to strip the newly discovered Planet X off its resources while fending off the Natives that interfere with the process. It will launch on Kickstarter on March 26. Th

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Solani and The Girl Who Made The Stars are live (Two Pillars of Creation)

Zerbique

Mar 24, 2021

Solani and The Girl Who Made The Stars are live (Two Pillars of Creation)

Update: Solani and The Girl Who Made The Stars are live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 21 days. You may back either of the games or both. Our preview post below was published on March 22. Final Frontier Games is launching a Kickstarter campaign for the first two games in its new “Pillars of Creation” series, Solani and The Girl Who Made The Stars, on March 24. “Pillars of Creation” focuses on creation myths from all around the world, with each game building on a

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Sefirot is live (Gaming on the Tree of Life)

Athena

Mar 24, 2021

Sefirot is live (Gaming on the Tree of Life)

Update: Sefirot has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 31 days. You may back either the board game or just the tarot deck. Art prints, enamel pins and an artbook are also available. Our preview post below was published on March 17. Sefirot is a 1-2 player card game in which you are trying to face the challenges of fate represented by the Major Arcana of the tarot. It uses a 78-card mini tarot deck which will also be available to order in full size separatel

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Warfighter Expansion Packs Wave #3 is live (Moar Packs)

Mar 23, 2021

Warfighter Expansion Packs Wave #3 is live (Moar Packs)

DVG's Warfighter Expansion Packs Wave #3 has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 21 days. You may pledge for a single pack (without getting stretch goals) or select three, five, seven, ten, twelve or all fourteen packs - with the price per pack eventually going down from $18 to $11,43. Be warned that you cannot change your pledge level in the Pledge Manager. You will be able to add extra packs and any in stock DVG items there. The campaign has already been f

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Floriferous is live (Crows in the garden)

Zerbique

Mar 23, 2021

Floriferous is live (Crows in the garden)

Update: Floriferous has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 13 days. You may pledge for a copy of the game with the Early Spring mini expansion, or combine it with other games by Pencil First (Herbaceous, Sunset Over Water). Our preview post below was published on March 18. Floriferous is a drafting and set collection card game for 1-4 players. In the solo mode, you collect flowers to make the most beautiful bouquet while tolerating the interference of a pes

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Robinson Crusoe Collector's Edition is live

Athena

Mar 23, 2021

Robinson Crusoe Collector's Edition is live

Update: The Collector's Edition of Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island has launched on Gamefound and the campaign will run for 20 days. You may back just the Collector's Edition of the game, or just the Book of Adventures, or both. Owners of the game can pledge for the new material only (minis, Book and tutorial campaign). An all-in option that includes the Mystery Tales expansion and the Treasure Chest is available as well. Our preview post below was published o

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Mar 22, 2021

Empty Box Syndrome

You know the type. They never throw anything away. "It may come in handy one day!" "But it is pretty!" "Of course there's still room in the attic." My shelf space is limited. So I tend to put expansions in with the base box. What to do with the empty boxes though? I can't let go. But after a few years I must admit: no, there is no more room in the attic. Or anywhere else. And yes, I promised to empty that cupboard a few months ago. So, ehm. I used to think: maybe I'll sell or

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Malta Besieged is live (Don't let Malta fall)

Athena

Mar 21, 2021

Malta Besieged is live (Don't let Malta fall)

Update: Malta Besieged 1940-1942 is live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 15 days. You may pledge for a copy of the game or order it together with other solitaire games by Worthington Publishing (In Magnificent Style, Soviet Dawn). Our preview post below was published on March 19. Malta Besieged 1940-1942 is a solitaire States of Siege game that pits you in command of the British forces during the Battle for the Mediterranean. By managing supply lines and weakenin

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