Pandemic iOS App: On Sale for Thanksgiving

The fine folks at Z-Man Games are giving us something to be thankful for!

2013 Holiday Gift Guide—Party Games

Well, here we go again with our 2013 edition of the Holiday Gift Guide. So let’s get this PARTY started with Party Games! These are the games you’ll grab when you’ve got a room full of friends over and someone says, “Let’s Play Apples To Apples!” Once you kick that dork out of your house, you can pull out one of these fun games…

Jeremy Hogan, Designer of Dreaming Spires—An Interview

Today we’re joined by designer Jeremy Hogan, whose most recent game, “Dreaming Spires,” is being Kickstarted right now via Game Salute.

Jeremy, thanks for joining us. First of all, would you take a second and introduce yourself to our readers?

Hi, I’m Jeremy, I’m a game designer living in London, UK. I work as a designer in the video game industry and make board games the rest of the time!

And the Winner is….

In our third episode of the podcast we introduced a contest for a free copy of Pixel Lincoln: The Deck Building Game.

Well the deadline for entry has come and gone, and we’ve finally selected a winner!

Look below the jump to find out who the lucky winner is!

Kickstarter Weekly—Nov. 22, 2013

Wow, it’s been a crazy week for us here at TOG, and things have gotten away from us!

So, without further ado we’re going to jump into this week’s Kickstarter Weekly!

Most likely these games won’t be making it under your Christmas tree this year, (seeing as how a lot of these campaigns don’t even end until after Christmas), but it ever hurts to plan ahead for… ya know… Valentines Day, Arbor Day, Memorial Day…. Or, well, you get what we’re saying…

So let’s jump in!

Featured Campaign

Hold Your Breath – Mayday Games

In this, the third and final installment in the Get Bit trilogy, players are once again playing as some less than intelligent pirates who have just gone overboard in “Walk the Plank!”. This campaign is going gangbusters and there are a few stretch goals unlocked with more on the way! 

You can get in on this one for $18 to get a copy shipped to your door. The campaign ends Dec. 21 and you can check it out here!

Kickstarter Weekly—Nov. 14, 2013

Well, the calendar keeps clicking along and the holidays are quickly upon us. Chances are the games you’re backing today on Kickstarter won’t be under your tree this year, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any worth taking a look at! So with an eye to the future we bring you this week’s Kickstarter Weekly! Enjoy!

Featured Campaign!

Dr. McNinja’s Legendary Showdown – Killer Robot Games

Utilizing the zany universe of the web comic Dr. McNinja, Legendary showdown claims to be a fun, light, and hilarious card battle game. The game was designed my McNinja Master Christopher Hastings, who also wrote some Marvel comic, or something… Anyway, this campaign is FUNDED, or at least it will be once it comes to completion. They’ve already destroyed 10, yes TEN stretch goals, and could hit even more by the time everything is said and done.

It will take a $30 to score the game. And the campaign ends Nov. 22

An Interview with Alan Gerding—Two Rooms and A Boom!

So a few Saturdays ago, I (Jeremiah) sat down to play games for 24 hours straight, as a part of the Extra Life charity fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network of Hospitals. Great people, great cause!

We had a lot of fun, raised some money, and made new friends.

One of those friends was Alan Gerding, co-founder of Tuesday Knight Games and co-designer of Two Rooms and a Boom! Alan and his wife (Crystol) stopped by later in the evening and introduced us to Two Rooms in a Boom.

Riff Raff—A Review

by Firestone

I wipe the sweat from my brow, and extend my hand slowly toward the swaying ship. “It’s just a small, light barrel,” I tell myself.” I’ve got this.” In the blink of an eye it’s raining crates, sailors, and rats. My wife and children grin impishly…

I love dexterity games. They’re a great diversion from the heavier games I generally play. And, of c0urse, they’re usually a great choice for families and nongamers. So I always love trying a new dexterity game—and I LOVE it when one turns out to be great fun, like Riff Raff…

IOS Sale: Board Games for $.99!

iOS game publisher Codito is having a sale on their games right now. Not sure how long it’ll last.

Plaid Hat Games Announces Dead Of Winter: A Crossroads Game

Plaid Hat Games, makers of the hit games Summoner Wars and Mice & Mystics have announced Dead Of Winter: A Crossroads Game. According to the Plaid Hat Web site, the Crossroads games are a new series of games “that tests a group of survivors’ ability to work together and stay alive while facing crises and challenges from both outside and inside.”