—Ixian: The cyborg, Prince Rhombur of House Vernius, leads the Ixians, masters of manufacturing and technologies only they know how to deploy.
Each house brings new game mechanisms to help you gain advantages over your rivals.
• In November 2019, publisher Czech Games Edition announced that Through the Ages: New Leaders and Wonders — which was originally scheduled to debut at SPIEL '19, but was delayed due to card...
• Even in December 2019, I'm still working through industry announcements that ended up in my "to do" folder because they arrived during the run-up to SPIEL '19.One such announcement: In...
In years past, German publishers would wait until the start of the new year before sharing info about the titles they planned to demo at the Spielwarenmesse trade fair in Nürnberg, Germany. This...
• In late 2017, WizKids announced an early 2018 release for the deduction game Blade Runner 2049: Nexus Protocol, then it pulled the game from its schedule in early 2018. That title, designed...
[Editor's note: Bruno Faidutti submitted this designer diary in November 2018. I held onto it with the intent of publishing it when this title hit the North American market — then it slipped by...