As a lord of one of the most powerful families in 15th century Italy it’s up to you to build the dynasty that will one day rule the entire country. Will you succeed or will your family only remember as a footnote in the history books.
Imagine a game of bluffs and mind games but with a physical representation and feel of a 2D fighting game ala Street Fighter. BattleCON is all that and more. It is a sprawling and fantastic sandbox of a fighting game. Any mode or feature you can imagine is available in the system. But to begin with this is a review of the base game of BattleCON: Fate of Indines so let’s get to it!
I finally played enough games to legit a proper review of this hidden role game for 4-12 players by Tobey Ho. This game is published in some countries as CS-Files with the same components by Jolly Thinkers. It plays with a large group in 20 minutes so it might also be labeled as a party game.
In the post-apocalyptic world of Neuroshima the Moloch have sent a convoy of killer robots to destroy New York. Will they succeed or will the divisions of Outpost soldiers save they day? Take control of either faction in this asymmetric two-player game.
Magnum Sal is a game about mining salt in 1368. No wait, don’t go! I know salt mining might not be your dream theme, but this one does it so well. So stay a while and listen, to a tale about the salt miners of yore.
Super Motherload merges tile-laying and deck-building in a fun thematic package. Based on a computer game with the same name, you dig deeper and deeper for more and more valuable minerals on the planet Mars.
RESISTOR_ is a very clever mix of a card, memory game with a bit of deduction thrown in. Like all Level 99 Games, there is a lot of replayability in the game. Sadly, this particular mix didn’t quite hit the … Continued
Today I’d like to introduce you to a small card drafting game called Tides of Time for two players. It’s a small 18 card game from Portal Games and designed by Kristian Curla. It’s the next step up from Love … Continued
In Through the Ages, you get to be a leader of civilization. It is a long, deep game where every action matters, including those of your opponents. Weigh your choices carefully, and become the most advanced civilization; or languish in … Continued
Although Nippon is a heavy euro and perhaps the heaviest we have reviewed on this site, it is a highly playable game. This is one of those games where you have a lot to think of in terms of strategy, … Continued