Brian and Sean talk to Keith Meyers of Iello Games at Gen Con 2015. Take a look at some of the games they released at Gen Con as well as some of the games they will be releasing soon!
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Iello – Gen Con Press Event!
Earlier I posted a general flyby of our time at Gen Con, one of the events we wanted to give more time to, however, was the Iello event we had the chance of attending.
Let me first explain the aesthetics and then the product.
The event was held at one of the hotels near the convention center; making it easy to find. This was my first press event of the con so I wasn't sure what was in store, but upon arrival it was clear Iello didn't pull any stops; there were tables for both sitting as well as standing, a bar, and a buffet. As a reviewer I felt as though Iello recognized and cared about the value we brought to the table. It was great...
The event was held at one of the hotels near the convention center; making it easy to find. This was my first press event of the con so I wasn't sure what was in store, but upon arrival it was clear Iello didn't pull any stops; there were tables for both sitting as well as standing, a bar, and a buffet. As a reviewer I felt as though Iello recognized and cared about the value we brought to the table. It was great...
Colours and Shapes Kickstarter Review!
Watch was we review colours and shapes, to debut on Kickstarter April (yesterday)! Back it now!
Rarrr!!! Review on The Dice Tower Network
Checkout our review of Rarrr!!! on the Dice Tower Network
The Siblings Trouble Review (Kickstarter Game)
Checkout the new kickstarter for Siblings Trouble! And while you’re at it, checkout the review!
Biblios (8/10)
Sean and Brian take a look at Iello Game’s Biblios
Wild Card Thursday – The Resistance
There are times that my friends accredit me with the term “Board Game Hipster” I would argue the title is undeserved though it is not uncommon to hear me say I enjoyed a game “before it was cool”. The Resistance is one such game.
Released: 2009
Designer: Don Eskridge
Plays: 5-10
EPT: 30 minutes
I picked up The Resistance while on a family vacation after hearing it described as “Mafia without player elimination or a need for a narrator.” Having lived in a dorm environment the year before that enjoyed almost weekly mafia games where I was always eliminated round 1 or made the narrator I was very excited at the prospect.
In The Resistance players find themselves living in a world in which the government has become too powerful and run...
Kickstarter Wednesday – Hitman Holiday
We are taking a break this week from our normally scheduled programming to take a look at Hitman Holiday; a game currently on Kickstarter.
Released: Now on Kickstarter
Designer: Dominic Michael H.
Plays: 2-10
EPT: 45 minutes
I first learned of the game when contacted by the designer asking if we would be interested in previewing the game before launch. After checking out the games page on BoardGameGeek I was instantly intrigued.
Hitman Holiday pits players against each other in a deadly battle in which each player acts as a hitman attempting to remove the competition in hopes of retaining their position in the assassin’s guild. Rather than spend 4 or 5 paragraphs explaining the rules I have embedded our preview of the game on Dice Tower down below; the...
Wild Card Thursday – Bang! The Dice Game
We looked at Bang! last Thursday and as a Wild Card Thursday follow up we will now be looking at Bang! The Dice Game… A Year later. What’s that? You ask; a year later? About a year ago I did a review of Bang! The Dice Game. The review was done quickly and looked almost entirely as the rubric; after talking with some of you fine folks on social media I have decided it is time to revisit the dice adaption of a card classic.
Released 2013
Designer: Michael Palm and Lukas Zach
Plays: 3-8
EPT: 15 minutes
In this follow up to the 2002 hit players once again adapt the personas of lead slinging, bullet dodging, wild westerners. Players begin the game by establishing a role deck as outlined...
Worker Wednesday – Bremerhaven
Last week on Worker Wednesday we looked at a game that splits the fence on if it counts as worker placement game in Castles of Burgundy; this week I will continue in the world of ambiguity; why? Because some men just want to watch the world burn… So let us look at Bremerhaven and ask the question is it really a worker placement game?
Released 2013
Designer: Robert Auerochs
Plays: 1-4
EPT: 90 minutes
Bremerhaven gives players the chance to take on the position of a harbor manager controlling the incoming and outgoing of goods with the end goal of having the highest score once the final round is over; this score is calculated by multiplying your remaining money by your harbor’s prestige.
The game takes place on three main boards; water,...