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While I do love a good Collectible Card Game (and several poor ones), I can see why they're rarely sustainable as a business model. Aside from the biggies such as Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon, it's hard to build up a rabid fanbase and pull in the kind of money you need in order to...

I love it when a game is based in actual history, and although managing to convey the story of actual events through the medium of gaming is a tricky ask, when it's pulled off it's fantastic. Even better, when the story is Actually Pretty Crazy and the game works... well, it's a great...

The internet is filled with tropes and cliches, and dammit if it isn't all the better for it. With digital corners for every element of fandom, whether you think that Pirates are better than Ninjas or Aliens could take on Robots with no issue, there's always a place for you. Unfortunately...

Today we're going to take a look at Battlestar Galactica. There's a couple of reasons for this; first up,Fantasy Flight have just announced the release of what will probably be the final expansion set for the game ("Daybreak", coming later this year). Second, I wrote an article in the week about...

Good lord, this is a beast. The first thing you'll notice about Horus Heresy is the size. It's massive, the last coffin-box that Fantasy Flight Games produced before they decided that it was probably a bit easier to use a smaller but taller effort along the lines of Descent 2.0. Based on the...

Is it just me or has anyone who has ever played a game (outside of the usual Monopoly, Cluedo and Twister) seem to have had some experience of Talisman? I find it very odd that so many people are at least aware of it – hell, I was at the hospital last week and the nurse who was taking my blood...

Not every game needs to come in a coffin sized box filled with plastic and cardboard. Today I want to talk about Love Letter, a tiny game comprising of only sixteen cards and a bunch of cubes that despite its tiny size, offers some of the most entertaining gameplay around. Originally released by...

I want to tell you today about one of the greatest games EVER made. It's one that, no matter where I am or when it is, I will happily play. It's also been around for decades and is a testament to how incredible design simply lasts. One of legendary designer Sid Sackson's vast array of games,it...

It strikes me that I haven't covered any of the Holy Trinity of Gateway Games here on EN World yet, so why don't we rectify that? If you're unaware, I'm talking about the three games that most people suggest you break out to try and entice new people into the hobby, those being Carcassonne...

Richard Garfield is probably responsible for more people spending more money on a single game than any other individual on earth. After pretty much starting the Trading Card Game genre single-handed thanks to coming up with Magic: The Gathering, he's had free reign to develop other games safe in...

Many of you fine people who love to sink your hours into RPGs will be well aware of the Call of Cthulhu system, and with good reason – it's a very interesting way to play that is packed out with opportunities to tell some truly messed up stories based in H.P. Lovecraft's rather twisted...

I love the whole idea of games where you get to build civilisations, starting from nothing and watching this sprawling creation of yours grow before your eyes.Unfortunately, the vast majority of them require quite the time investment; playing games like A Brief History of the World are,sadly...

The last couple of reviews I've done here on EN World have been about pretty complex games, so this time round I figured I'd look at something a little lighter that won't scare off your average person who thinks that Monopoly and Risk are about as hard as it gets. Today's game is playable by...

Readers! I have seen the future. I have seen it and it is made... of cardboard! It is freakin’ incredible. And it is called… Netrunner. Well, specifically, it’s called Android: Netrunner and it’s the reboot of Richard Garfield’s near legendary follow-up to Magic. Originally released hot on the...

You know, I reckon I understand why you play RPGs. You like the development, you like how you start with nothing and slowly build up your character, adding to the story and moving from obscurity to glory. When you transfer that to the world of boardgaming you can often get the same experience in...

The deckbuilding genre of games is a relatively new one. Sure, there’s been card games since the beginning of time but the idea of adding new cards to your deck while (hopefully) stripping out other, less powerful ones was first seen in Dominion. Released in 2008, it sparked an explosion of...

I find the city-state of Tempest an interesting concept. Developed by AEG, it's a living, breathing source of information that gives game designers the opportunity for forget about working on backstory and focus on the most important aspect: how the game plays. In Courtier, the first release in...

Hey folks! As someone who does a bit of work for Game Salute I can guarantee that they'd be delighted to check out anything that would be submitted. They're working on putting together a series of minigames that will - when all put together - essentially aim to bring the whole movie to life...