Aug 172010
 

 by Ed Grabianowski from www.robotviking.com 

A revitalized Wizkids was at Gen Con last week showing off some new and upcoming games. Drawing the most attention were a pair of prototypes for two very different, very interesting Star Trek games planned for 2011 release.

Star Trek: Fleet Captains is a competitive tactical game of space combat. Each player selects a fleet of ships, then uses a deck of mission cards based on ship type. Pick a science vessel and you’ll take on “scan the planet for life signs” type missions. Pick a Bird of Prey and…you know.
 

They weren’t demoing the game itself, just showing off the components and describing it, so I’m not totally sure how you use the gameboard, move around or engage other ships.

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Aug 132010
 

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The Comics Ninja and his gaming group are huge fans of Flying Frog Production’s zombie boardgame Last Night On Earth.  Flying Frog has done it again and now brings us. Invasion from Outer Space.  A quick description from Flying Frog Productions:

Invasion From Outer Space, The Martian Game is a fast-paced game of fiendish Martians, Big Top Heroes, and SciFi Movie Action. Players take on the role of either the Carnival Heroes, using their special talents and working together to fight off the Martian Invasion; or as the invaders themselves, waves of Martian Soldiers and Flying Saucers, blasting Humans with Ray Guns and unleashing their vile alien technologies upon the Earth.

Featuring a modular game board, eight Carnival Heroes to choose from (such as the Fire Breather, Strongman, or Jo Jo, the dancing Bear), an army of Martians to start the invasion (including Martian Champions such as the dreaded Zard Beast), and several different Scenarios to play that drastically change the game; Invasion From Outer Space is designed to create a cinematic feel as the story and game unfolds.

Also, as Invasion From Outer Space is built using the Last Night on Earth game engine, the two games are fully compatible. With ease, players can now have their Martians invade the small town of Woodinvale, Zombies attack the Carnival, or even play a massive game with up to three independent factions (Heroes, Zombies, and Martians). The possibilities are endless.

So drop those roasted peanuts, strap on your jumpsuit, and step into the spotlight…the Martians are Coming and the Invasion From Outer Space has begun!

Over at Boardgamegeek.com, reviewer JoJo the Bear has this to say:

For those whom are already owners of any of the Flying Frog Productions line of games, it should be clearly evident just by a quick visual inspection alone of the image above that Invasion from Outer Space falls right in line with what everyone is already accustomed too from this particular game studio.

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May 102010
 

 

Ninja Nation prepare yourself: the battlefields of Middle-earth are about to tremble under the advance of the most powerful formations ever to wage war across its blood-soaked soil!  Check this out!

Miniatures gaming

Can't wait to play!

 

From Andy over at Games Workshop:

I hope you’ll forgive my gushing, but War of The Ring: Battlehosts is awesome. Not only does it let you game with the coolest and most iconic Heroes and Warriors from The Lord of the Rings, but rewards you for doing so. Battlehosts have access to a whole host (we haven’t had a pun in a while) of new special rules and abilities, that make them far more powerful than the sum of their parts.

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