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..
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..
Another Tabletop video to share with you. In this one Wil Wheaton and friends spend some time playing club favourite Small World. Again, this is a game we have already reviewed, but the video review is very entertaining. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9QtdiRJYro] Is it time for LXG TV??
Ahhh Christmas, that time of year where you once again realise you have no idea what to get the young or old gamer in your life. Questions such as ‘is it those Monopoly games you like’ will only result in rolled eyes. Never fear, LXG is here, with our twelve games of Christmas list. This..
IcV2 have their newest quarterly summary up, from their Internal Correspondence magazine. This mag follows hobby sales through the distributor channel in the US and gives a good indicator of how sales are trending. The news is good, with sales up across the board. Board games were a particular winner, along with Magic: The Gathering…
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,..
