Gen Con 2016 Coverage 16: GCT Studios Bushido the Game

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Aug 112016
 

Gordon and I chat about the success of Rise of Kage. And the next game is Pioneers (a working title).

We need to find a way to get them here more.  They have some of the most precious models in the industry.

A Review of Student Bodies from Smirk and Dagger

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Jun 262015
 

student bodiesStudent Bodies is a cut throat zombie game designed by Michael Grenier and Matthew Regney. Published by Smirk and Dagger Games, it’s recommended for two to five players ages ten and up. I would say that the cut throat style of play in this game leads to a slap in the face kind of motif.

In Student Bodies you and your peers are faced with the dilemma of escaping the highschool during a zombie apocalypse. The problem is that there are so many zombies you first need to get to the chem lab and create an antidote or in game terms find it. Then you have to make a dash across the campus to escape out the front door after dodging a shambling mound of zombies without getting bitten. Don’t worry too much about being bit, if you’re turned into a smart zombie and can still win by eating other players, which I find to be a rather fun and redeeming factor when there are more than two players.

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Box Breaking 159 Dragon’s Gold

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Apr 272015
 

In this Box Breaking Matt looks at Dragon’s Gold from IDW. Dragon’s Gold is a card game for 3 to 6 players. The tag line for this semi-cooperative game is “Hunt together, win alone”

 

 

Music and Sound by Syrinscape.