In Tiny Epic Kingdoms, a 4X fantasy game in a pocket-size package, each player starts with a unique faction (which has a unique technology tree) and a small territory. Throughout the game, players collect resources, explore other territories, battle each other, research magic, and work to build a great tower to protect their realm.
Take on the role of Egyptian nobles at the time of the pharaohs, preparing for their death and burial in the Valley of the Kings. Using an innovative deck-building mechanism with a crumbling pyramid, players fill their tombs with food, canopic jars, statues, amulets and other treasures. The player who collects the most valuable artifacts in her tomb wins the game!
• Designer Christophe Boelinger (Dungeon Twister, Archipelago) has been teasing the next release from his own publishing company Ludically on Facebook, a party game titled Illegal in which players take on the role of dealers of the most illegal — or, at a minimum, questionable — resources on the planet. Check out the artwork on the two character cards revealed so far, and you'll probably come to the same conclusion I already have, namely that Asmodee will not be picking up this title for distribution in the U.S. unless they want to cause heads to asplode all across the Midwest...