Dwellings of Eldervale
-Dwellings of Eldervale is one of those Kickstarter successes everyone hopes to make, but few ever see. With a goal of $80,000 it has reached over 650% funding with 30 stretch goals unlocked and is now available as a pre-order. Designed by award-winning board game designer Luke Laurie and produced by popular indie developers Breaking Games, Dwellings is a miniatures board game where giant elemental monsters roam while dragons, wizards and warriors battle for dominance over eight elemental realms. Up to five players control…
Immortal Era: number #1
-200 years in the future and there hasn’t been a single recorded death since the millenium. Overcrowding and limited resources have forced the population in two. The lucky microchipped few live in the relative luxury of Megalopolis City, while the rest eke out an existence in the brutal and dangerous underground. Author Edward Davies has had the idea of the Immortal Era rattling around in his head for over 25 years; it’s through the magic of Kickstarter that he’s finally able to see his…
Clorehaven & the Goblin Grotto
-If you have your own 3D printer or have access to one and enjoy table-top games, Clorehaven and the Goblin Grotto offers 3D printable designs of the town of Clorehaven and the complex caverns of a Goblin Grotto. All the models are designed using the OpenLOCK tile system, which offers modular buildings and scenery to be constructed at any size while maintaining a true one-inch grid system allowing interlocking compatibility. The original pledge offers models to build the Townhouse, Cottage, Homestead, Grand Hostel, Cabin,…
Miniature of the Month: Kethalas the Elf
-A Grenadier cast from the late 1980s and early 1990s, this lead figure came as part of a group of four ordered from eBay back in 2015 or 2016. I’ve always been a fan of the Grenadier castings from that period and, despite their age, this little group of elves really holds up well alongside modern plastics, white metal, and resin. The moulds were eventually bought by Mirliton, and you can still purchase some of the old figures as new from them.
TriggerShoot: better gameplay with iPads and tablets
-Anyone who’s used a tablet will know that gaming can sometimes be tricky. Getting your hands around it and pressing the screen at the same time takes real skill (or giant hands). This problem is magnified when paying anything that requires quick reactions, such as shooting games.
Gatefall
-Jack Dire is a designer making big waves in the board game world. He’s already had a great deal of success with Kickstarter with five projects funded so far — including the brilliant card game Superfight, not to mention Red Flags, Blank Marry Kill, and You’ve Got Problems.
