- Published November 24, 2015
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Hey guys! A new week, a new set of boardgame news! Here are a few things I’ve found that look interesting:
New Game Announcements
AEG games have announced Greedy, Greedy Goblins, another game from Richard Garfield. Here’s the official synopsis:
Players lead a clan of goblin miners who want to gather the most valuable collection of gems. Coins are scored for gem tiles on the mines you have claimed, with bonuses for dynamite tiles — but if there is too much dynamite, the mine (and all the riches within) are destroyed!
In more detail, players sit around a circle composed of cave game boards and the guildhall game board, with sixty mining tiles placed face-down within this circle. Each round, while playing at the same time, players use one hand to look at one mining tile at a time, then place it on one of the cave game boards. At any time, a player can claim the guildhall or a cave by placing one of their three goblins on the board, after which no more tiles or goblins may be placed on this board.
Once everyone has placed all of their goblins (or decided not to place them), players resolve the boards. The goblin on the guildhall draws a minion card that provides a special ability, while each goblin in a cave scores coins based on the gems, diamonds, dynamite and monsters found there; these goblins can also take minion cards if minion tiles have been placed in the cave. Dynamite multiplies the value of a cave, but three or more sticks blows the place up, costing you coins.
If someone has one hundred or more coins, the game ends and whoever has the most coins wins; if not, set up another round and go digging again.
New Crowdfunding Projects
Arcadia Quest: Inferno : Lead your Guild of heroes into Inferno, fight the demons and loot the Underworld in this action-packed fantasy adventure board game! The Banner Saga Warbands : A cooperative, miniatures board game that deals with the difficulties and consequences of decision making. Perdition’s Mouth: Abyssal Rift : A dark fantasy co-op board game with miniatures for 1-6 players. Lead your motley band against a sinister cult at the edge of survival. Draconis Invasion: The Dark Fantasy Deck-Building Game : Battle the dark powers of Draconis in the ultimate medieval fantasy deck-building game. With over 300 beautifully illustrated cards. Wongamania: Banana Economy – Tabletop Game from Singapore : Wealth and fortune await in this 30 mins, 2-5 player boardgame of economic manipulation and financial monsters of mass destruction. Victory and Glory: Napoleon : A board game of grand strategy and fast-play tactical battles… Fight the entire Napoleonic Wars! All Hands on Deck! – A Game of Pirate Crewbuilding :All Hands on Deck! is a pirate themed auction and set collection game that plays in under 30 minutes. Are you pirate enough? You’re Fired – A game of corporate survival! : Have you ever wanted to fire the boss? The manager? The secretary? Now is your chance in this 2-4 player card game.
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