All posts by Chris Hecox

Designer: Tim Fowers Artists: Virginia Critchfield, Ryan Goldsberry, Heiko Günther Publisher: Fowers Games Category: Exploration, Maze, Spies/Secret Agents Players: 1-4 Price: $36.99 Fowers Games Burgle Bros. is a cooperative heist game for 1-4 players. [...]

Designer: Jason Harner, Matthew Ransom Artist: Jesse Riggle Publisher: Brotherwise Games Category: Card Game, Dice, Exploration Players: 2-4 Price: $24.97 Amazon $34.95 MSRP Unearth is a dice rolling, set collection game from Brotherwise Games and [...]

Designer: Vlaada Chivatl Publisher: CGE Digital Category: Card Game, Civilization, Economic Players: 1-4 Price: $9.99 iOS, $9.99 Android Through the Ages, one of the most acclaimed board games of all time, finally goes digital. This is a digital [...]

Designer: Martin Boisselle Artist: Michał Niewiadomy Publisher: Osprey Games Category: Economic, Science Fiction, Transportation Players: 3-6 Price: $30.00 Osprey Star Cartel is an introductory stocks and commodity speculation game from Osprey Games and [...]

Designer: Hisashi Hayashi Artist: Kevin Hong, Ryo Nyamo Publisher: Osprey Games Category: Abstract Strategy, Dexterity, Real-time Players: 2-5 Price: $20.00 Amazon Originally released in Japan by OKAZU Brand in 2013 under the title Edo Yashiki, Osprey [...]

Designer: Vlaada Chvátil Artist: Sören Meding Publisher: Czech Games Edition Category: Animals, Party Game Players: 3-6 Price: $22.98 Amazon That’s a Question! is a party game from designer Vlaada Chvátil and Czech Games Edition (CGE). Chvátil is a [...]

Designer: Nick Sibicky Publisher: Game Salute Category: Science Fiction, Space Exploration Players: 2-5 Price: $39.99 Amazon Farlight is an introductory auction game for 2-5 players from King’s Forge designer Nick Sibicky. Sibicky has also designed 10 [...]

Designer: Brian Gomez Artist: Reinis Pētersons Publisher: Brain Games Category: Action / Dexterity, Animals, Children’s Game Players: 2-4 Price: $29.00 Amazon Ice Cool is a dexterity game where players flick thick penguins into classrooms to either [...]

Designer: Kuro Publisher: Tasty Minstrel Games Category: Anime, Fantasy Players: 2-4 Price: $33.87 Amazon Ars Alchimia is a 2-4 player worker placement title published by Tasty Minstrel Games, and originally published by Manifest Destiny. Kuro, both [...]

Designer: Reiner Knizia Publisher: Tasty Minstrel Games Category: Ancient, Economic Players: 3-5 Price: $48.82 Amazon Amun-Re 2nd Edition is a reprint of Rio Grande Games 2003 printing of Amun-Re. A “Knizia modern classic,” Amun-Re is one of over [...]

Designer: Eric Lang Artist: Karl Kopinski Publisher: CMON Limited Category: Economic, Mafia, Movies / TV / Radio theme Players: 2-5 Price: $55.51 Amazon The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire is based off the 1972 film from Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather. [...]

Designers: Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, Wolfgang Kramer Artists: Tavis Coburn, Michael Crampton Publisher: Restoration Games Category: Racing Players: 2-6 Price: $39.95 Amazon Downforce is a racing, bidding, and auctioning game from Restoration Games. [...]

Designers: Alexandre Droit, Julien Prothière Artist: Valentina Moscon Publisher: CMON Limited Category: Card Game, Real-Time Players: 2-8 Price: $19.99 CMON Dream On! is a wacky game of memory and storytelling from designers Alexandre Droit and Julien [...]

Designer: Rob Daviau Artists: Miguel Coimbra, Rob Daviau Publisher: IELLO Category: Horror, Novel-based, Real-time Players: 3-5 Price: $48.48 Amazon Mountains of Madness is a cooperative game from IELLO and designer Rob Daviau. The titular game is based [...]

Designer: Trey Chambers Artists: Jennifer Easley, Eunice Abigael Tiu Publisher: Level 99 Games Category: Fantasy, Political Players: 2-5 Price: $60 Late Pledge of Kickstarter (Includes Festival of Masks Expansion) Argent: The Consortium is a cutthroat [...]