The Benefits of Tabletop

Tabletop, the Youtube show that has been covering board and card games, is having a positive effect on the games it covers in each episode. How big an impact? ICv2 asked Days of Wonder how it affected Small World, the first game covered. “We had close to five times the sales that month that we..

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Memoir 44 Scenario Review: Breakout at Lisyanka

MEMOIR 44 SCENARIO 101: BREAKOUT AT LISYANKA (February 16, 1944 – February 17, 1944) Memoir 44 is a tactical WWII game from Days of Wonder that successfully combines elements of both miniatures and board games. The game was designed by Richard Borg and uses his card-driven system of issuing orders to units on the board..

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Memoir 44 Scenario Review: Meatgrinder

MEMOIR 44 SCENARIO 101: THE MEATGRINDER Memoir 44 is a tactical WWII game from Days of Wonder that successfully combines elements of both miniatures and board games. The game was designed by Richard Borg and uses his card-driven system of issuing orders to units on the board Featured in other games like Command and Colours,..

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Memoir 44 Scenario Review: Juno Beach

MEMOIR 44 SCENARIO 101: JUNO BEACH Memoir 44 is a tactical WWII game from Days of Wonder that successfully combines elements of both miniatures and board games. The game was designed by Richard Borg and uses his card-driven system of issuing orders to units on the board Featured in other games like Command and Colours,..

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Memoir 44 Scenario Review: Red Barricades Factory

MEMOIR 44 SCENARIO 101: RED BARRICADES FACTORY Memoir 44 is a tactical WWII game from Days of Wonder that successfully combines elements of both miniatures and board games. The game was designed by Richard Borg and uses his card-driven system of issuing orders to units on the board Featured in other games like Command and..

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Wil Wheaton plays Ticket To Ride

Ticket to Ride is the latest game to get the Tabletop viedoe treatment. The video gives you a playthrough of the game, along with an explanation of the rules and what each player is trying to achieve. Right near the end of the video there is a great illustration of what you should never do..

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Board Games as Apps?

Following from yesterday’s Small World video review, The Penny Arcade report has a very interesting article up. It is an interview with Days of Wonder covering their strategy of releasing their more successful board games (club favourites Ticket to Ride and Small World) as apps on the ipad. Apparently app sales have given a measureable..

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Game Review: Small World

Small World, from Days of Wonder, is a fantasy conquest board game with an interesting twist. The world is too small for everyone to fit. The object of the game is to expand at the expense of your neighbours. There are plenty of fantasy races to choose from as you expand your empire. Halflings, Humans,..

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Memoir 44, Ticket to Ride, playable online

The guys at Days of Wonder have made online playable versions of some of their board games, including club favourites Memoir 44 and Ticket to Ride. For all you fans of Memoir 44, Days of Wonder has launched a great new on-line version of the game at their site, located at: http://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44-online/en/ Jeremy Norton has..

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LXG SECONDARY is our extra monthly meeting. The big differences are there is no formal catering available on the day and generally no club news. Although this day does incorporate RPG, the usual board games/RPG/miniatures..
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June 2024 LXG PRIMARY @ Queensland Contract Bridge Club
It’s the regular monthly meetup of the League of Extraordinary Gamers! Come along and play some games with some old friends, or come check it out and meet some new ones!  This is the Primary..
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LXG SECONDARY is our extra monthly meeting. The big differences are there is no formal catering available on the day and generally no club news. Although this day does incorporate RPG, the usual board games/RPG/miniatures..

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