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A look at Sanctum, a board game adaptation of Diablo and other hack and slash video games, Board Game Review

September 4, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

I first saw the strategy board game Sanctum at Origins 2019. At that time the CGE demo team explained how this board game is meant to recreate the feel of fantasy video games like Diablo. I was sold on the concept immediately.

Note due to this being a CGE game don't expect a fast and furious dice chucker. This is actually a highly strategic Euro that is all about planning ahead, choosing which demons to kill and optimizing your equipment. But does it feel like Diablo? Read on to find out. [ READ MORE ]

Board Game Review: Codenames Duet, a team based word guessing game from CGE

July 9, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

One of the things that surprised me the most about Codenames Duet is that it is not just a two-player cooperative word guessing game, it's actually a team-based cooperative game that can be played with two or more players.

In Codenames Duet each team is trying to get the other team to guess a number of words based on one-word clues. You are working together to find all of the spies before either running out of time or running into one of the dreaded assassins. [ READ MORE ]

#Unboxing Codenames Duet, a two player (or team based) cooperative word guessing and deduction game.

July 6, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

A live unboxing of the hobby board game Codenames Duet by Vlaada Chvatil and Scot Eaton published by CGE.

This is a cooperative board game for two players or two teams. Cards included in Codenames Duet can be combined with the cards in the original Codenames game in order to expand both games. [ READ MORE ]

#Unboxing – Sanctum – A board game version of Diablo with the serial numbers filed off from CGE.

June 15, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

A live unboxing of the hobby board game Sanctum published in late 2019 from Czech Games Edition.

This two to four player boardgame attempts to capture the feel of the digital video game Diablo and other Hack and Slash RPGs. [ READ MORE ]

Review of Pulsar 2849 – A Dice Driven Sci-Fi Engine Builder from CGE

April 13, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

As a long time gamer, I have a love/hate relationship with dice. I'm always happy when I find a dice driven game that works well and Pulsar 2849 is one of the best dice based board games I've played. It's also one of the most stingy action selection games ever.

In Pulsar your use your dice to explore the stars, claim pulsars, discover technologies and build an energy-distribution infrastructure on a cosmic scale. [ READ MORE ]