Watch as Matt takes a serious look at the high seas of the Pathfinder Adventure card game. Skulls and Shackles is a complet Card game that allows you to focus on high seas adventure.
If you are familiar with the PACG then you already know that this is a great game.
Take a look at Love Letter from AEG. This will probably be a short look there is only about 20 components and that includes the bag. Love Letter won the best family game at Origins.
It’s an amazing Game
At Gen Con I met the crew from Black Monk and they Asked me to do a preview for their new game 1919 the Noble Experiment. It’s a card game where two to four players race to distill whisky, bottle it, and deliver it to the local bars and pubs.
Here is the Box Breaking.
Here we discuss the different card components that the game uses.
I was introduced to Love Letter at Origins 2014, where it won an award for best family game. Honestly if it weren’t for Jason Hardy I wouldn’t have given the game a first look. I mean what kind of game has only 16 cards? Well Love Letter does, and it does it well.
The object of the game is that each player is trying to have a love letter delivered to the princess who’s grieving the loss of the queen. The princess wants nothing to do with society and has locked herself in the tower.
At the start of the game each player has one card in hand. At the start of a player’s turn they draw a card and play one. When a card is played the written effect is triggered. At the end of the round the player with the highest card value is the winner of the round and receives a marker indicating a letter has been delivered to the princess. The game rounds continue until one player has a predetermined number of letters delivered. The number of letters is set by the number of players.
It doesn’t sound like much does it? It doesn’t take long for a player to realize that if they don’t count and use logic they’ll lose. Then it hits you to bluff and it really begins. The combination of bluffing and deduction keeps the players engaged the whole game. There is no waiting to do something because you’re too busy studying your opponents.
I really thought that Love Letter was going to be a loser, but it turns out to be a winner largely because you don’t play the game, you play the players.
ShuffleTech is the first time I have ever seen High quality sleeves paired with sleeve inserts at a reasonable – no great price.
When I start playing MtG again, hopefully soon, I will consider these for protection.
Sentinel Tactics is the smashing Board game in a the super hero universe created by Greater Than Games. Watch as Matt shares the contents of this box.
I find that Sentinels of the Multivese is quite entertaining so I really can’t wait to play Sentinel Tactics
Chris was previewing his unique card game at Gen Con 2014.
Chris has a great gaming blog Life in Games.
While at Gen Con 2014 I had an opportunity to sit down and chat with Erik Mona. Here are the highlights:
Best 2 days at Gen Con ever were Thursday and Friday
Pathfinder most loyal fans ever
Sagamore Ballroom 160 7 player tables
1000 people in same event
Pathfinder Adventure card Guild
20thconsecutive Gen Con for Erik
Deal with Obsidian Entertainment – this might still be exsclusive.
first thing to work on is digital version of the adventure card game
Iron Gods Adventure Path
Technology Guide
Sell out at show
nearly everything gone
Future Releases
Monster Codex in October – Focuses on 20 creatures
Strategy Guide in Dec
Pathfinder Unchained – spring
Inner Sea races in may
Occult adventures.
It is always a pleasure to talk with Erik. I look forward seeing all of them at Paizo Con this summer.
At Gen Con 2014 I had the chance to speak with Chris Badell from Greater Than Games about everything over the last two years. We briefly discuss the Sentinels of the Multiverse expansions, Galactic Strike Force, and Sentinels of the Universe.
GTG has some great plans for Sentinel Tactics. You can learn more at Greater Than Games.
Well with only 6 days left I’m getting antsy. New announcements are rolling in everyday, ranging from new tournament software to the next new release. It is getting overwhelming, I’ve scheduled eighteen interviews, and I’m going to get some great games in their somewhere.
With that being said I’d like to share with you my thoughts on Munchkin! Steve Jackson Games will be there and they are releasing Munchkin Pathfinder deluxe. Munchkin is a great game that lends a role playing feel to a tabletop game. It brings spirit to the table that rings the tone of a drinking game with out drinking. Do you now what I mean? The suspense build up while the players concoct their scheme to win. Then the tension breaks and there is laughter and loud roars of joy that grow more deafening as the game goes on, drowning out the bar next door. At least that has been my experience, – fun exploding at every turn.
Beyond that I’m really looking forward to the Deluxe version of the game. It includes a board, standies and well great art.
I really don’t need to ramble on and on about Munchkin. It’s been around long enough that you should know. If not check it out.
Since that was so short I am really going to work my way into the Cryptozoic area and explore some of their games. They have done a lot in the last couple of years and I really need to catch up. I’m told that ROFL, The Hobbit, and the DC Comics Deck Building Game are all must haves. I’ll do my best to get you the skinny on that.
