TAHITI board game from Minion Games now on Kickstarter

TAHITI board game from Minion Games now on Kickstarter

A simple family friendly gateway pickup and deliver game for 2-4 players ages 10+ Your small island is peaceful and prosperous; so prosperous that your tribe has grown beyond its ability to sustain you! Fortunately, being a peaceful people you have chosen not to fight over what little there is. Instead, you set out in your seagoing Wa’a (canoe) to fish and gather crops from the many nearby islands. The fertility goddess Haumea has blessed these islands, and they are rich with fruits, vegetables, and spices. It is a matter of pride to collect the finest harvest for the village. Can you win the race against time and the sea, and prove that you are the best gatherer of all?

Help it get in print through it’s Kickstarter campaign:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/miniongames/tahiti-board-game

NOTE THE RETAILER special level of 6 copies for $95 pledge.

Columbia Games kicks off the new Columbia Games loyalty rewards program!

Columbia Games kicks off the new Columbia Games loyalty rewards program!

The Columbia Games loyalty program is simple:

You earn $1 Game Dollar for every $5 dollars you spend.

Game Dollars are accrued automatically, building rewards toward future purchases. Note you must pay the normal shipping with real dollars.

http://www.columbiagames.com

PS. Ancient Kings will be shipping shortly.

VPG Press Release – In Magnificent Style now released! – Death or Glory! series

VPG Press Release – In Magnificent Style now released! – Death or Glory! series

The first in the Death or Glory! series designed by Hermann Luttmann, In Magnificent Style is a solitaire game depicting the final desperate Confederate attack on 3 July 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg, popularly known as Pickett’s Charge.
As General Longstreet, you must decide how quickly to press your troops across this deadly open ground before allowing the men to regroup for another bound. But time is not on your side, and the longer your stalwart soldiers remain in this maelstrom of enemy fire.. the more dangerous it becomes, and the less likely they will arrive with the verve and numbers required to carry the day.

With only five turns in which to reach your objective and attack, how far can you push your luck? Your options are simple: Death or Glory!

Click here for all the details and to order In Magnificent Style.

- Victory Point Games

 

Press release: new game announcement from White Goblin Games – New board game announcement from White Goblin Games: Richelieu

Press release: new game announcement from White Goblin Games – New board game announcement from White Goblin Games: Richelieu

Expected to be released early June, previous winner of the ‘Plateau d’or’ contest:
2e Exloërmond, The Netherlands – The rich, French history and the history of Cardinal Richelieu who defended the country against his enemies in particular, have been a source of inspiration for board game designers for a long time. Meet game designer Olivier Lamontagne. In his soon to be released, brand new board game which is named after the Cardinal and which will be published by Dutch publisher White Goblin Games in a multilingual edition, the players are nobles who use their tactics and a lot of bluffing to gain wealth and glory: are they going to side with the Cardinal or will they be seduced by the promise of wealth and power from foreign nations?
‘The spark for Richelieu happened in 2008’, says Lamontagne. ‘Me and two other testers were playtesting an early version of the game Québec for the designer Pierre Poissant-Marquis. As usual, random ideas about gaming in general were discussed. At some point, I had the idea of a game where you lose all your points if you pass the zero on the scoring track, instead of receiving some kind of +X marker. Pierre suggested me that this could actually be made into a more serious game. I considered his advice and the idea soon evolved into an interactive pawn on a score track that would hinder the characters with too much prestige. I immediately thought this could only be the unique Cardinal Richelieu.’

Lamontagne started working on the game design and in 2009 with Richelieu he won the prestigious Plateau d’or, a game design competition held by Journées ludique de Québec, and which has also brought forth the earlier mentioned Québec. Lamontagne, about his design: ‘The main idea of the game was intrigues in the court of Louis XIII; every intrigue would oppose Cardinal Richelieu against his enemies. The players would be nobles taking sides in these intrigues, choosing to side with Richelieu or the conspirators, or even helping both. Players control agents with secret value to influence those intrigues. The Cardinal’s mood is influenced by his success or failures, and he would become intolerant against too influential nobles (i.e. the players). Different factions are opposed and it costs money to place agents, but the winning faction gives higher rewards for the players that helped them the most.’

Since then, a lot has changed, improving the game to great satisfaction of both Lamontagne and White Goblin Games. Finally, it’s ready to be released. Richelieu comes in a big box (size 30 x 30 centimeters) and is expected to be in stores early June.

 

 

Press release: name change for new White Goblin Games release

Press release: name change for new White Goblin Games release

New, adventurous board game series in the works:

Name change for White Goblin Games release ‘Congo’ to ‘Expedition’

2e Exloërmond, The Netherlands – Dutch publisher of board games and card games White Goblin Games has decided to change the name of its previously announced Essen 2012 release ‘Congo – Expedition to Africa 1884’ into ‘Expedition: Congo River 1884’. The change comes after designer José Rivero has come up with a second game and although different enough, it’s roughly based on the same mechanics, but this time set in Asia. According to the Dutch publisher, this development has shed new light on the previously announced title.

“We were looking for a way to connect the 2 games with each other”, states Rivero. “In the end, what these 2 games have in common, is the adventurous need to go on expedition, in for western travelers exotic territories. It was an obvious choice for us to connect the games in the title, just like there’s ‘Tikal’ and ‘Tikal II’. With the subtitle, we’ll make clear where  in the world the expedition takes place in each game.”

The first issue of this brand new board game series will be ‘Expedition: Congo river 1884’. The game will come in a box with the same size as the highly successful games Rattus and Lost Temple and will definitely attract fans of the first-mentioned.

Earlier this year, White Goblin Games launched a competition, where people could get their name in the board game. Hundreds of people joined the contest: 54 of them will finally find their name in the first game of the ‘Expedition’-series, which will be released at Spiel 2012 in Essen later this year. When the second issue of this series will be published – the one that will take place in Asia – is not yet decided upon.

 

More information:

·         www.facebook.com/whitegoblingames

·         www.whitegoblingames.com

 

Press Release: Sheepland the new game of the Cranio Creations

Cranio Creations is proud to present its latest game: Sheepland!

The game will be released in June and will cost 29.95 Euros.

A sunny land of rolling green meadows, lush forests, and majestic mountains. The peaceful, happy people of the island want nothing more than to roam the land with their fuzzy little flocks of fluffy white sheep. All is well and good, until somebody has the bright idea to put up some fences…
Now the shepherds must compete for the most profitable lands to raise their flocks, driving the sheep to the lands they own—and fencing them in so they don’t wander off and join some other shepherd’s flock!
And then there’s that strange black sheep that keeps showing up. His rare black wool is certain to fetch a pretty price in the market for the shepherd that can pen him in!
Can you corral the finest herd in the best lands and become the richest shepherd in Sheepland?

Components:
1 Game Board 36 Land Tiles 19 Wooden Sheep 6 Wooden Sheperds 26 Fence Disc 1 Firs Player Marker 60 Coins 1 Die
Designers: Daniele Tascini, Simone Luciani Illustrator: Giulia Ghigini N° Players: 2-4 Time: 20-30 min
Price: 29.95€

 

 

 

 

 

VPG Press Release – Leuthen: Frederick’s Greatest Victory released!

VPG Press Release – Leuthen: Frederick’s Greatest Victory released!

Drums & Muskets series

VPG presents the very first of its Gold Banner Games! Drums & Muskets is a game system designed by Frank Chadwick that recreates battles of the 18th Century, from roughly the adoption of the socket bayonet through the French Revolution. Leuthen is the first game in the series.

The very existence of the Hohenzollern monarchy is in question. Prussia hovers on the brink of collapse after a string of defeats as the winter of 1757/58 approaches. Frederick throws his small army against an Austrian force nearly twice its size with time only for one desperate battle to redeem his fortune before the snows fall.

Designer Frank Chadwick has created an elegant set of simple game mechanics that seemlessly integrate command control, maneuver and morale with the uncertainties of a combat. The battles of The Age of Reason are yours to refight with the Drums & Muskets series!

Click here for all the details and to order Leuthen: Frederick’s Greatest Victory.

- Victory Point Games