Gen Con 2015 All Articles

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Interview

Flick 'Em Up Interview & Demo - GenCon 2015

Before you ask, yes, I know. It's a bit late. We do our best to get content out on a regular basis, but there was a lot to go through at this point. Thankfully, we got some skilled editing hands to…

October 10, 2015 | 01:00 EDT

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Review

Castle Assault Tabletop Review – Card Battle Done Right

Castle Assault was the biggest and most pleasant surprise for me at GenCon 2015. A 1–2 player battle card game meets tower defense mash-up, Castle Assault immediately exceeded my expectations and…

September 29, 2015 | 11:00 EDT

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Review

Creative Clash Review – Light Satire

The first time I saw Creative Clash, two players were playing it at GenCon 2015. One player kept drawing cards that negatively affected the other player, and it really looked as if the constant…

September 22, 2015 | 11:00 EDT

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Review

Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot Tabletop Review

When I spoke with Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot designer Ignacy Trzewiczek at GenCon 2015, he described the game as being about fun and happiness. I'm happy to say that I can confirm that Rattle,…

September 1, 2015 | 11:00 EDT

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Gen Con 2015 - Shadowrun: Hong Kong

While we were at Gen Con 2015 to talk tabletop, we did manage to stop by Harebrained Scheme's booth and talk to them about their tabletop offerings like Golem Arcana and Battletech, but squeezed in a…

August 15, 2015 | 03:00 EDT

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A Chat with Norman Hunter about Warehouse 51 - Gen Con 2015

Have you ever wanted to collect ancient artifacts with wondrous properties? Well then, as one of a few multimillionaires from around the world, you have the opportunity to bid on artifacts from the…

August 15, 2015 | 12:31 EDT

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Interview

Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot Interview - Gen Con 2015

If you are a fan of fun, happiness and rolling dice you are probably going to enjoy Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot, designed by Ignacy Trzewiczek and published by Portal Games. During our yearly…

August 12, 2015 | 04:00 EDT

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Mistfall Interview and Gameplay - GenCon 2015

As is becoming more common in the board game industry Mistfall, designed by Błażej Kubacki, was brought to life via a very successful Kickstarter campaign in March of of 2015. Mistfall smashed its…

August 12, 2015 | 02:00 EDT

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The Undercity Interview and Demo - GenCon 2015

Back in February Privateer Press announced that they were working on a fully cooperative, campaign driven game set in the Iron Kingdoms universe entitled The Undercity. The wait for the game is…

August 11, 2015 | 01:00 EDT

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Gen Con 2015 - Evil Hat's Big Plans

It's that time of year in the tabletop industry, when board gamers and roleplayers gather together for several days in Indianapolis to celebrate their hobbies and find out the latest information on…

August 2, 2015 | 10:46 EDT

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Gen Con 2015: Mage Knight's expansion, Shades of Tezla, Released

Mage Knight is a board game published by Wizkids that mixes some elements of deck building and RPG with the option for the players to play competitively, cooperatively or even solo. As fellow raptor…

August 2, 2015 | 06:03 EDT

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Interview

An Interview with Jamey Stegmaier on Scythe - Gen Con 2015

At Gen Con we have the chance to sit down and talk with many people about the games they are working on and creating. One of those people was Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier games, the designer of…

August 1, 2015 | 11:00 EDT