Geekly Essential means that something is so good that it deserves to be discussed long after it was released. It may be 10 years old, but it is still worth your time. If you’re a fan of strategy based board games look no further than Small World, a civilization game produced by Days of Wonder. …
Kickstarter Report: 3/23/15 There’s new projects popping up on Kickstarter all the time. Some are great, but there’s a lot that never see the light of day. Even some that do can end up being less than impressive. Here’s my thoughts on some of the current projects up on the site. I try to If …
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 …
Life After Kickstarter For the purposes of this article, we’re going to focus on board games and related projects, but there’s a lot of projects that lived on after their Kickstarter debut. Some fail due to production issues. Others for personal reasons on part of the creators. A few just flat-out sucked. Here’s some that …
Sweat drops down your brow as you hand trembles, reaching out towards the inevitable demise of your enemy. With a flick of your wrist your opponent is obliterated in a nuclear explosion. If you think this is the premise for summer’s new action movie, think again. This is RESISTOR_ a card game where you fight …
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 …
Welcome back to Magic Gatherings! This week we’ll continue our survey of Commander themes, and take another look at new cards for Dragons of Tarkir which have been spoiled in the last week. If you missed them, here are the other two theme articles: #1 (Intro, Blink, Equipment, Tokens), and #2 (Sacrifice, Artifacts, and Tribal). Ramp/Big Mana …
by Michael Buh, Tara Tea, Phil Canada, Kelsey Low, and Harry Huberty Some of you may be artists. Others are masters of strategy. Maybe you’re just looking for a thrill or a quick distraction. Heck, maybe you’re just curious. We’ll try our best to give you a few suggestions to get you started on your journey …
There are often a lot of gems to be found on Kickstarter when it comes to board games. Even experienced game designers come here for funding and pre-sale. In the hopes of helping you dig up some projects of these gems, I’ve put together a list of projects worth checking out. Just remember that there’s no …
Are you feeling lucky? Well in Ca$h ‘n Guns you are going to need a whole lot of luck but even more than that you are going to need guts. The aim is to have the loot worth the most money at the end of the game, and still be alive of course. Every …