Matt Takes a look at the Desperado Support pack for Blackwater Gulch. Blackwater Gulch is a western miniatures game.
Blackwater Gulch is normally played with five miniatures to a gang.
Matt Takes a look at the contents of Heroes of Metro City. The super hero card game that allows players to make the hero each time they play. Brought to us by 3 Some Games.
Learn more about Heroes of Metro City at Game Salute.
Dungeon Heroes is a dungeon crawl that can be taught to a new player in five minutes. It really is that simple to learn. It can also be just as easily won or lost in that same amount of time if the players are not careful. Unlike many dungeon crawlers you roll no dice, which I unexpectedly found to be a good spin.
The rules support a 2-player and a single player mode. The two player version pits the players against each other. One player is the Dungeon and the other plays the heroes, cleric, fighter, wizard, rogue. I should rephrase that. He plays a party of heroes that have very specific roles. That is actually where a lot of the strategy enters the game.
In the resource management game Compounded players use elements one would find in an ordinary high school chemistry lab to create compounds to earn points. It sounds simple, but there are more mechanics involved that can change the game every time you play. One of these allows the players to barter among themselves. To further the degree of strategy involved there is a random factor to the game providing twists and turns in the critical thinking process of the players planning.
OTONTIN: Warriors of the Lost Empire
$35.00
In OTONTIN, players are ferocious Aztec Warriors forming and destroying alliances as they rise to power within the Empire.
Each turn is played in three phases: Campaign, Strategy and War. During the Campaign phase, players roll dice to determine their wealth and military strength. They then negotiate with other players during the Strategy phase, secretly joining alliances or giving Attack or Defense orders via Tactic Cards that are played faced down.
During the War phase, Tactic Cards are revealed and battles commence! The game ends when a player’s stronghold is worth 20 cocoa beans.
OTONTIN is a volatile card game for 3-8 players, ages 10 and up.
 Belle of the Ball
$20.00 SRP
It is the eve of Carnivale on the magical Victorian isle of Ludobel, and you are all invited to the fantastical festivities!
In the card game Belle of the Ball, players take on the roles of party hosts, seeking the best mix of guests to make their gala the greatest by the end of the night. In order to ensure that they stay one step ahead of the other hosts, players will have to carefully watch the growing line of guests at the door, inviting those in that seem to share passions with partygoers already inside, all the while handing out their precious stash of Regrets to those who should seek refuge elsewhere. Of course, other hosts may find it advantageous to invite a rejected guest inside just to collect their accumulated Regrets for later use.
Hosts may also choose to ignore the competition for guests and instead try to earn the favor of the Belle of the Ball herself, whose charms can make or break any party. |
 VivaJava: The Dice Game
$30.00
Just like in the original VivaJava board game, in VivaJava Dice, players take on the roles of employees at the VivaJava CoffeeCo., scouring the globe for the best beans to keep the company on top while trying to keep themselves one step ahead of the rest of the executives.
VivaJava Dice puts a quick, new twist on the crucial decision of the game: the choice between blending beans or research. Players may now use the dice in their pool to blend – using the beans to create a best-seller for quick points, then deciding whether to press their luck in subsequent rounds for bigger points but fewer dice as the blends degrade. Or they can choose to research, which involves using their valuable beans to gain an ever-changing variety of dice-manipulating abilities, new ways to score, and paths that lead to aiding a competitor for a later payoff or hindering that competitor for immediate gratification. VivaJava Dice also offers a unique system of cooperative dice-rolling that can help you rise to the top, but at the price of someone else riding your coattails.
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Dragon Caster
$50.00
Prepare to enter the world of Dragon Caster, where the ancient land empowers the player with magic long ago forgotten. Dragons; the ancient guardians of the elements, are awakening and war is imminent. The time has come to harness your potential and call upon your dragons and to take control or perish.
In the game of Dragon Caster, you take on the role of a powerful sorcerer, fighting other Casters for glory and conquest. Your casting numbers represent either the dragons you can summon to battle, or the type of mana that your dragons may obtain. This mana can be used to grant your dragons a variety of special powers. In order to gain victory, you must destroy the area containing your opponent’s Caster.
2-4 players
Ages 12+
30 minute play time
Ancient Terrible Things
$45.00 SRP
In Ancient Terrible Things, you play the role of an intrepid adventurer, exploring a dark jungle river. Each turn you must travel to a Fateful Location, face an Ominous Encounter and attempt to unlock its Ancient Secrets. If you succeed (using a combination of dice, tokens and cards), you add the Secrets to your score. If you fail, you unleash a Terrible Thing, which counts against your score at the end of the game.
The object of the game is to be the player with the most Ancient Secrets when the game ends at the Unspeakable Event.
2-4 players
Ages 14+
60 minute play time
Take a look as Matt explores the contents of the game Compounded. Compounded is a game of science that uses the Table of periodic elements as the board. All I can tell without playing Compounded is that it is something like mixing friendships, er I mean making better friends through chemistry.
You can find Compounded at Game Salute.
