2018 – Page 7 of 7 – The Indie Game Report (TIGR)

Before and After: Groves

April 3, 2018April 2, 2018 Cassie ElleBefore and After

Groves is a beautiful game designed by Steven Aramini and Dan Letzring, with artwork by Nolan Nasser, and published by Letiman Games. Groves had a very successful Kickstarter campaign, reaching a funding amount of $38,123 (433% of its goal) and 957 backers. This game recently began fulfillment to its Kickstarter backers, including me! I was lucky enough to own one of the prototype copies of this game and super stoked to compare it to the final production copy. Now that I have both in my possession, I can do just that! Without further ado, Before and After: Groves edition.

Fire in the Library: Video Review

March 19, 2018March 15, 2018 Cassie ElleKickstarter, Reviews, Videos

NOTE: Carla of Weird Giraffe Games is a member of The Indie Game Report. While my opinion remains unbiased regardless of her TIGR membership, I just want to let you know 😉 In episode 71, I’m sharing a game with you coming to Kickstarter this month, Fire in the Library from Weird Giraffe Games, designed by Tony Miller and John Prather. A press your luck game about a burning library? I’m all for it! You can find out more about Fire in the Library as well as Weird Giraffe Games by visiting: http://fireinthelibrary.com/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240744/fire-library http://weirdgiraffegames.com/ Music Intro and outro: Rainbow Street by Scott Holmes Playthrough: Toys by Steve Combs

The Board Game Workshop: Pitch Challenge (#32)

February 21, 2018February 23, 2018 Fairway 3 GamesThe Board Game Workshop

Episode 32 Welcome to The Board Game Workshop. Enter to win a copy of Battlestar Galactica just answer this short survey. Survey Link: https://goo.gl/forms/ajckwiba2X7pxNh63 http://www.boardgamizer.com/ Shawn https://twitter.com/FlatoutGames Brian https://twitter.com/ScrapYardArmory Chris Anderson https://twitter.com/BlueCubeBGs www.BlueCubeBoardGames.com https://www.facebook.com/BlueCubeBoardGames/ https://www.theindiegamereport.com Music “Bit Shift” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Contact Us [email protected] theboardgameworkshop.com https://twitter.com/TheBGWorkshop

Wayward the Board Game: What We Know

February 5, 2018February 2, 2018 Cassie ElleChatty Cassie, Features

Last year, IDW Games announced that they would be publishing a Wayward board game based on the popular Image Comics’ series, Wayward, by Jim Zub and Steven Cummings. Few details were shared at the time of the announcement about the game and what we can expect from it, but we did learn some awesome things.

Chatty Cassie: Gen Con Favorites of 2017

February 1, 2018January 30, 2018 Cassie ElleChatty Cassie, Features

It is no surprise to anyone when I tell them I like indie games. I mean the name of the website I write for is The Indie Game Report. When I attended Gen Con this past August, I was set on finding games that weren’t listed in “The Hotness” on BoardGameGeek. I wanted to find the games which were treasures hidden among the shiny franchised games.

Go Forth and Game: Bigfoot vs. Yeti

January 31, 2018January 29, 2018 Tom GurganusFeatures, Game Interviews, Go Forth and Game, Interviews

Tom chats with Diane Sauer of Shoot Again Games about her latest game, Bigfoot vs. Yeti. The game is available for pre-orders right now.

Cardboarding with Carla: Runes of Ragnarok

January 30, 2018January 29, 2018 Weird Giraffe GamesGame Interviews, Interviews

Carla chats with Christopher Davis about his Kickstarter campaign, Runes of Ragnarok. Game Title: Runes of Ragnarok – A Game of Dice, Combat, and Strategy Short Description: Ragnarok has arrived. Become a god and battle for Asgard in this Norse themed dice building game. 4 gods, 50 custom dice, & 24 minions. Launch date: Nov 7th End date: Dec 16th Funded?: Not Yet Cost for a copy of the game: $40| Published by: Windborn Games Campaign Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/536959694/runes-of-ragnarok-a-game-of-dice-combat-and-strate Hello! Welcome to Cardboarding with Carla and thanks for being on this interview! Could we start off with you telling us a bit about yourself? My name is Christopher Davis. I’m from sunny southern California, am married to my beautiful wife / business partner Beth, and have a charming baby girl with said wife / business partner. This game is my first attempt at breaking into board games professionally, but I’ve been…

Rebirth Role-Playing Game Review

January 29, 2018 Jordan PalmerReviews, Role Played

In our newest feature, Jordan Palmer takes a look at the world of Rebirth a role-playing game by Michael Hansen.

The Big Question & The Big Answer

January 5, 2018 Tom GurganusFeatures, Go Forth and Game

I’m relaunching The Big Question / The Big Answer feature on Go Forth And Game. In The Big Question / The Big Answer I ask designers and gamers a question related to gaming via Twitter, email, and other means. I then gather and compile the answers and will post them. This time I asked my game designer acquaintances this question – Why Do You Design Games? What is your motivation? I got some pretty good feedback from a number of nice designers. Here’s what they said. -Odin Phong, a game blogger says “I do it because I like playing new games and it keeps my brain engaged.” -Savage Yeti Games, creators of PatchWord, replied “It keeps my mind active and there’s something about making disparate ideas mesh together into a new whole.” https://www.savageyetigames.com/ -Rick Lorenzon, designer of Lords of Alchemy, says “I started designing because I wanted to create a…

Paths to Success

January 5, 2018May 17, 2018 Benny SperlingFeatures, Therapeutic Meeples

We’re all following a path of some kind or other. Maybe it’s a parent’s path or a mentor’s path. Until we aren’t. Then we’re creating a new path. Blazing a new trail as it were. Others may have crossed the area and you may pass over their footsteps, but really it’s all new to you.