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Coming in May from Queen Games

Mar 222012

Ri-Ra

$ 39.95 SRP

Frank the farmer is proud of the delicious apples, pears, cherries and plums that grow in his garden. It’s fruit crop day and Frank is in a really good mood. But what’s this?Six ravens are sitting in the trees eating his fruits. “Watch out! I will get you!”, he shouts. Will Frank be able to catch the naughty ravens beforethey steal all his fruits?

Fresco The Card Game

$ 29.95 SRP

The ceiling in the cathedral is getting on a bit and is in urgent need of restoration. The bishop is awaiting important visitors and wants to show off his church from its best side. The players slip into the role of the fresco painters in this colorful family game and have to prove their abilities: But only the player who plans cleverly can win! This fascinating game already contains 3 expansion modules which can be combined with the basic game in any desired manner to influence the scope of the game. Elaborately structured game cards, additional colored pieces and lots of bonus counters provide even more excitement!

Legend of the Five Rings is Free to Play

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Jan 302012

From Alderac Entertainment:

In the links below, you can learn all about Legend of the Five Rings, and find links to the rulebook, and NINE fully playable printable decks, one for each Clan. And these are not cheap beginner decks, these have rares and were designed to hold their own at tournaments!

Check out the flyer explaining the free cards at http://www.l5r.com/images/L5R-FREE-Decks-Flyer.pdf

You can use them to play with friends, play in official tournaments (they are acceptable through March), or add to your War of Honor games. Not only are these decks available, you can download and print the ENTIRE Emperor Edition base set at http://www.l5r.com/news/kolat-edition-pdf-available/ if you want to tweak the contents of your deck as you become better at the game!

A few notes for the new players:
– “Kolat Edition” is our name for the free version of Emperor Edition, as you learn more about the story, you will learn why the dastardly Kolat are giving away our product for free…
– You will need two sets of opaque sleeves and some playing cards to “back” these printouts with, to give them some weight when playing.

We appreciate your time in telling the world about this release. Please feel free to pass this PDF on to anyone who might be interested!

Ninja Board Game Review

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Jan 282012

The ninja Board Game is a suspenseful and captivating experience every time. I find an excellent balance between hidden (Ninja,Traitor, hand), revealed (events in game), and seen (Guards). Basic objectives is to find the ninja and traitor accomplish your objectives and escape. The cards are what you use to perform actions and duel. The three create a pseudo-political tension that requires a certain degree of critical thought that isn’t found in many other games. Ninja captures the tension of being an assassin or a samurai in feudal Japan even though the game is set in the Legend of the Five Rings world.

Box Breaking Ninja From AEG (gamer-goggles.com)

Catan Junior from Mayfair Games Arrives in April

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Jan 202012

A Catan adventure for fledgling swashbucklers.

Explore the Seas! Catan: Junior™ introduces a modified playing style of the classic game giving younger players the opportunity to experience the world of Catan! Designed for players as young as 5 and is a perfect introduction to the Catan series of games for kids and families.

Catan: Junior™ takes place on a ring of islands where 2 to 4 players build hideouts, and the mysterious Spooky Island, where the Ghost Captain lives. Each island generates a specific resource: wood, goats, rum or swords and players can acquire gold.

Gen Con 2011

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Aug 172011

Every year thousands of gamers (geeks) descend on Indianapolis to take part in Gen Con. The best four days in the game industry. Here is gamers don crazy costumes, play games, buy, sell, trade, learn trade secrets, and more importantly just have fun.

If you are a gamer, of any merit, and you have never experienced Gen Con it is something you should plan on. There is something for everyone, even for non gaming significant others. Gamers can play almost any game of choice whether it is in print or out of print. While guests of honor and teachers host seminars and panels for more serious individuals who wish to break in the gaming industry.

This year I focused on the Writers symposium. I managed to sneak in a few questions with Matt Forbeck, Anton Strout (guest’s of honor), and many other authors on the symposium. We managed to meander through the Exhibit hall every time we had a chance. I have had the opportunity to demo or watch a few games (Dust Tactics, Mercs, Relic Knights, KoW).

The Writer’s Symposium

Matt Forbeck

Anton Strout

The Exhibit Hall

Games I Demoed/observed

Dust tactics

Mercs

Relic Knights

KoW

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