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Ghenos Games at Spiel 2011 – Lamborghini

In addition to Leader 1: Hell of the North, which I covered on BGG News a few days ago, Italian publisher Ghenos Games has another racing game due out in time for Spiel 2011: Lamborghini: The...

December 2011 Releases from Fantasy Flight Games

U.S. publisher Fantasy Flight Games has unveiled its anticipated release schedule for December 2011, most of which has already been announced on the FFG website. Here's an overview of what's...

Links: Game Giveaways from Z-Man and Steve Jackson, Ludonaute Finds a Distributor & More

• The nominees for the 2011 Juego del Año have been announced, and they are:-----—7 Wonders, by Antoine Bauza (Repos Production)-----—Felix: The Cat in the Sack, by Friedemann Friese...

Designer Diary: On the Cards

On the Cards is a game that gives a window into the possibilities offered by the humble deck of cards. It consists of a standard deck and rule cards that can be combined to give tens of thousands...

Ghenos Games at Spiel 2011 – Leader 1: Hell of the North

I've received detailed information about the Ghenos Games line-up for Spiel 2011, and while I've yet to lay my hands on the games themselves, what I've seen so far is enough to make me sizzle in...

Details on the Puerto Rico 10th Anniversary Edition

Stefan Brück at alea has released an overview of Puerto Rico: Die Jubiläumsausgabe, the tenth anniversary edition of Andreas Seyfarth's Puerto Rico, which will first be available at Spiel 2011...

Links: 7 Wonders Keeps Winning Things, Interviews with Donald X. and Bauza & Lots of Catching Up

• Another day, another award for Antoine Bauza, 7 Wonders and Repos Production – namely the 2011 Deutscher Spiele Preis, which is voted on by gamers and run by Friedhelm Merz Verlag, which...

Game Preview: Lost Temple

Science-fiction fans will probably appreciate Bruno Faidutti's Lost Temple, debuting from Dutch publisher White Goblin Games at Spiel 2011 in October – not so much because of the game itself or...

Game Preview: StrikerZ

Soccer is probably the most supported sport in the world – in Italy this is absolutely true – so the existence of so many soccer games is understandable given that potential audience.In 2006...

Designer Diary: TieBreaker – The Sudden Death of Ties

I don't actually hate ties. I find games that end in ties slightly unsatisfying (moreso if I'm one of the tied players, but still it's not a big deal). I don't much like games that have three or...

Designer Diary: Sunrise City

Sunrise City was a fluke. No, seriously. Let me explain.I loved SimCity when I was younger – heck, I still love it to this day – but back then, with an awesome game and a lot of time on my...

Game Preview: Santiago de Cuba

I just rewrote the game description for Michael Rieneck's Santiago de Cuba from eggertspiele, Pegasus Spiele and Gryphon Games based on an early look at the game rules – then realized that this...

New Game Round-up: Quarriors Raises Demons, Black Secret Preorder Info & More Donald X.

• Justin Ziran at WizKids has told me that the publisher will have German-language editions of Quarriors! at Spiel 2011, along with the forthcoming Rise of the Demons expansion (although I...

Designer Diary: Establishing the 51st State

(Editor's note: This designer's diary reprints edited columns from designer Ignacy Trzewiczek that ran on BoardgameNews.com. —WEM)Lunatic – from August 16, 2010I rush into the house, toss my...

Links: Repurposed Game Boxes, The OggBoard & Jungle Speed Goes Mainstream

• Portal Publishing challenges you to score more than everyone else in the solo variant for 51st State, with the high scorer taking home a copy of The New Era. Beat the Polish champion's score...

Designer Diary: PAX

Introduction by designer Jeffrey D. Allers:I enjoy very much the opportunity to see and play the creative game ideas that our group of designers brings to the table each week. Some people I've...

Past Future News: Titles Coming from Fantasy Flight Games in October 2011

As Lee Fisher pointed out in the news announcement about the scheduled November 2011 releases from Fantasy Flight Games, news about the October releases were nowhere to be seen on BGG News....

Designer Diary: Shitenno

In the beginning, I wanted to design a game in which the players do not choose their resources. Instead they give resources to the other players. I like that because it creates dilemmas in every...

New Game Round-up: War Becomes Glory, Eggert Rides a Pegasus & More Rules for Spiel 2011 Releases

• In July 2011, Italian publisher Nexus Games announced that it was taking over distribution of the Wings of War series of games created by designers Andrea Angiolino and Pier Giorgio Paglia...

Designer Diary: Star Trek: Fleet Captains

These are the voyages...The design that became Star Trek: Fleet Captains had its origin, like all good licensed games do, in the core concepts of the intellectual property in which it is based....

Fantasy Flight Games Unveils November 2011 Releases

I believe that Fantasy Flight Games has already released information on each of the items listed below, but now I can attach a scheduled release date to all of them at once: November 2011. Here's...

Links: BGG Wants Your Nominations, Confusion Heads to DC & Faidutti Plays Spot the Dragon

• The nominees for the 2011 Nederlandse Spellenprijs have been announced, and they are:-----• 7 Wonders, by Antoine Bauza (Repos Production)-----• Hanzesteden (Hansa Teutonica), by Andreas...

Developer Diary: Command Combat: Civil War

The walls of shuffling men drift through the mists of morning, the tips of their bayonets bobbing like fingers pointing at the sky, or shaking slowly side to side. Their tramping boots combine as...

New Game Round-up: Strain Available, the Lamonts Sell Out & China Meets the U.S. Civil War

• Designer Avrom Tobias' first board game release – Strain – has arrived and is available through his Copernicus Toys website. Says Tobias, "At Copernicus we primarily sell to toy stores,...

Designer Diary: Alba Longa -or- How I Stumbled onto an Award-Winning Euro

Thank you for showing an interest in my game Alba Longa. Since I'll be talking about the history of the game and how it came about, I will often refer to Alba Longa as "The Great Pyramid", which...

Links: 7 Wonders and Forbidden Island Awarded Again, Stolen Eggs & The Benefits of Plagiarism

• Multi-award winners Antoine Bauza and 7 Wonders have picked up another trophy for the mantle: Vuoden Peli, or the Finnish Game of the Year award. The other titles nominated in the "adult...

New Game Round-up: Risk Legacy in 2011, Stone Age Power Grid & More

• I've been checking on a release date for Risk Legacy in the U.S. and finally got word back from the PR agent I deal with regarding Hasbro, in addition to a note from co-designer Rob Daviau....

Designer Diary: Panic Station – Creating a Paranoia Board Game // Game Preview

I don't know about you, but when I watch a great movie there is this small portion of my brain (not hijacked by fantasies of perfect Scandinavian boardgame storage systems) that triggers a...

Days of Wonder Announces Two Ticket to Ride Map Collections

In February 2011, Days of Wonder announced a Ticket to Ride Map Design Contest, with the winner receiving $10,000 and the joy of having his or her creation on game tables around the world.Now the...

Designer Diary: Castle Dash – Light Games Move Faster // Game Preview

Castle Dash is a testament to simplicity over complexity. I'm a bit ahead of myself, though. First, a bit of background on the game.Castle Dash is a quick-playing worker placement battle game...