All posts by Chris Hecox

Designer: Michael Menzel Artist: Michael Menzel Publisher: KOSMOS Category: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Puzzle Players: 1-4 (1-6 with New Heroes Expansion) Price: $49.99 Amazon Legends of Andor was originally published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2012, [...]

Last year was my first at Origins Games Fair, located in Columbus, Ohio. For those in the know, in terms of the largest US conventions, Origins is a no-brainer. The size of the con means you can talk to any game designers/publishers you want, not have to [...]

Designer: Günter Cornett Publisher: KOSMOS Category: Abstract Strategy Players: 2 Price: $17.29 Amazon Kahuna is a two-player card and board game, originally published in 1997 through designer Günter Cornett’s publishing company Bambus Spieleverlag. [...]

Designer: Inka Brand, Markus Brand Artists: Silvia Christoph, Franz Vohwinkel Publisher: KOSMOS Category: Deduction, Puzzle, Real-Time Players: 1-6 Price: $14.95 Amazon EXIT: The Game – The Pharaoh’s Tomb is the third in the EXIT: The Game series, [...]

Designer: Alex Hall, Mat Hart, Richard Loxam Publisher: Steamforged Games Ltd. Category: Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval, Miniatures, Video Game Theme Players: 1-4 Price: $120 at your friendly local game store Dark Souls: The Board Game is based off the [...]

Designer: Inka Brand, Markus Brand Artists: Silvia Christoph, Franz Vohwinkel Publisher: KOSMOS Category: Deduction, Puzzle, Real-Time Players: 1-6 Price: $14.95 Amazon EXIT: The Game – The Secret Lab is the second in the EXIT: The Game series, [...]

Designer: Klaus Teuber, Benjamin Teuber Publisher: KOSMOS Category: Medieval, Real-Time Players: 2-4 Price: $15.97 Amazon Tumult Royale is designed by famed Catan designer, Klaus Teuber, and his son, Benjamin. Klaus has penned Catan and many of its [...]

Designer: Lauge Luchau Publisher: KOSMOS Category: Puzzle, Real-time Players: 1-4 Price: $22.47 Amazon  Thames and Kosmos is a science kit and board games publisher, with KOSMOS being the branch specifically for board gaming. KOSMOS has long published [...]

Designer: Inka Brand, Markus Brand Artists: Silvia Christoph, Franz Vohwinkel Publisher: KOSMOS Category: Deduction, Puzzle, Real-Time Players: 1-6 Price: $14.95 Amazon  EXIT: The Game – The Abandoned Cabin is the first in the EXIT: The Game series, [...]

Designer: Manuel Correia Artists: Paweł Niziołek, Piotr Uzdowski Publisher: Board&Dice Category: Card Game, Science Fiction Players: 1-5 Price: $13.00 Board&Dice Multiuniversum is a 1-5 player card game, published by Board&Dice. Board&Dice [...]

Designer: Stefan Feld Artists: Harald Lieske Publisher: Alea, Ravensburger Category: Economic, Renaissance Players: 2-5 Price: $29.29 Miniature Market Notre Dame: 10th Anniversary is a reprint of the 2007 release by the same name. The first printing dates [...]

Designer: Stefan Feld Artists: Harald Lieske, Michael Menzel Publisher: Alea, Ravensburger Category: Economic, Medieval Players: 2-5 Pre-Order Price: $29.29 Miniature Market In the Year of the Dragon: 10th Anniversary is a reprint of the 2007 release by [...]

Designer: Isaac Childres Artists: Alexandr Elichev, Josh T. McDowell, Alvaro Nebot Publisher: Cephalofair Games Category: Adventure, Economic, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting Players: 1-4 Price: Kickstarter $99 2013 left its mark on the world in many ways. [...]

Designer: Peter Hawes Publisher: Eagle-Gryphon Games Category: Bluffing, Exploration, Nautical, Pirates, Renaissance Players: 3-5 Price: $49.99 Amazon Francis Drake is a 3-5 player game, designed by Peter Hawes (War of the Roses, Royals), and published by [...]

Designer: Sean Brown, Richard Launius Artist: Larry Elmore Publisher: Eagle-Gryphon Games Category: Dice, Fantasy, Fighting, Medieval Players: 2-4 Price: $18.50 Amazon Defenders of the Realm: Battlefields is a two-player card game, akin to the Knizia [...]