In recent years a new trend has appeared in board games. Printing your own game. A Print and Play is a great way for designers to get their game out there without having to front the cost of components, shipping, and marketing. As a player, this allows you to put as much cost as you …
We here at Geekly Inc. have previously written about the Kickstarter for Thunderbirds Co-operative Board Game . Now several of the stretch goals have been funded allowing for four expansions and a role playing aspect! Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to Chris Birch from publisher Modiphius Entertainment and designer Matt Leacock about Thunderbirds …
Recently the folks at Board Game Geek got a chance to do a play through of Pandemic: Legacy. A picture of some of the games components were posted onto Twitter. Here are some speculations of things to come! Being able to name your characters is a really cool feature. It’s just one aspect that shows …
Explaining the rules of a new board game to other people can be one of the most challenging aspects of board games for players. The task usually falls to the owner of the game in addition to the blame if a minor rule is forgotten or misinterpreted. The following are some tips to help improve …
The cooperative game based off Thunderbirds, the 1960’s television show, has gone live on Kickstarter, and was funded in a matter of hours. Now we wait to see how many stretch goals it reaches. Pledging $54 will get you the base game plus any of the base game upgrades funded from stretch goals. There is also a …
What do computers dream of? Programming robots to race, and potentially destroy each other in a factory apparently. That is the reality in RoboRally. A factory filled with conveyor belts and deadly lasers is the backdrop for this amazing race. The objective is for players to control their robots and get them to touch all …
Do you and your crew have what it takes to save the world from aliens? XCOM is essentially a memory game that focuses on allocating resources globally to combat the alien invasion. 1-4 players take the necessary roles within XCOM: Chief Scientist, Commander, Central Officer, and Squad Leader. The Chief Scientist’s focus is to create new technology …
Star Wars holds a dear place in the hearts of fans. That fantastic sight of yellow words crawling across the screen and the sound of lightsabers crashing against each other are iconic. Personally, the thing that comes to mind when I think of Star Wars is my C-3PO action figure holder. It held all my …
Today we got our first look at the box art and a computer generated version of the components for the Thunderbirds board game, which will soon seek funding on Kickstarter. Thunderbirds, is based off the 1965 British television show Thunderbirds. It’s a co-operative game from the king of co-operative games, Matt Leacock, whose resume includes Pandemic, Forbidden Island, and Forbidden …
Splendor is a set collection game from publisher Space Cowboys where players compete to be the most-prestigious gem dealer in all of the land. Prestige is gained by obtaining cards that depict trading routes or shops in which to sell your wares, and by gaining favor with nobles who notice your growing wealth. How do …