Month: September 2017

Dized Indiegogo Campaign

PSA: Dized Campaign Ending

A few weeks ago we gave a brief preview of the new Dized app from Playmore Games that lets users learn to play board games more intuitively without having to read the rules.  Since then, it has become the most funded App ever on IndieGoGo and publishers are clamoring to get signed up.  Not only that, but they’ve added two […]

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Optional Buy: 3D Plastic Obstacles

Optional Buy: 3D Plastic Obstacles

As we’ve come to expect from CMON, most all cardboard tokens found in their Kickstarter games can be upgraded to plastic.  For $15 you can do just that for the 6 Barriers and 6 Hedges with the Kickstarter-Exclusive 3D Plastic Obstacles Pack.   The Budget Conscious – PASS When did cardboard tokens become unacceptable?  The base game already comes with everything […]

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Zombicide Green Horde Kickstarter Exclusive 3D Plastic Hedges Set

Optional Buy: 3D Plastic Hedges

  This add-on was requested by the backers after the 3D Plastic Obstacles pack was introduced.  In essence, the pack included enough hedges to replace the cardboard hedge tokens included with the base game.  However, many backers noticed that there are “Hedge” images printed on the game Tiles themselves and wanted to fully immerse themselves in as much hedge as […]

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Zombicide: Green Horde Kickstarter Optional Buys

Amassing Your Horde

With the pledge manager for Zombicide: Green Horde closing soon (10/2/17) (10/10/17), we’re reviewing the various optional buys to help you finalize your purchases, from three different perspectives: the budget conscious, the reveler, and the humble collector.  You don’t need advice if you’re an avid collector, just buy one of everything and be done with it. 😉   What Type of Backer […]

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Dragon Castle by Horrible Games

Welcome to the Dragon Castle!

Horrible Games has teased Dragon Castle, a new title to be officially launched at Essen SPIEL 2017.  Although the announcement has a decent amount of content including the box art and a preliminary rulebook, no publisher has yet to be named.  However, CMON has published several of their titles including Potion Explosion and Raise Your Goblets… The Dragon Castle—the most ancient […]

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Lannister Guard with Plateau and Palisade for scale

Believe the Terrain, Not the Map

New resin samples have arrived for the 3D terrain packs, and some are quite frankly stunning. During the campaign I remember thinking something to the effect of “For $12, this 3D plateau better be massive…” and i’m pleased to say that it does NOT disappoint!

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Meeple Mountain – What’s New in 2017?

Meeple Mountain – What’s New in 2017?

Andy from Meeple Mountain discusses some of CMON’s newest titles this year with Jared Miller and Sean Jacquemain at #GenCon50 including The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire and Rising Sun!

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The Godfather: Corleone's Empire

SAHM Reviews! – The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire

In a nice change of pace from the typical reviewer, Nicole from SAHM Reviews! discusses getting her family primed and ready to watch the movie by playing through The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire.  Check out the review here.

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GreyElephant “Plays Thru” Massive Darkness

GreyElephant “Plays Thru” Massive Darkness

Tim and Carmen from GreyElephant Gaming play through CMON’s newest dungeon crawl: Massive Darkness.

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Official ‘Modern Art’ Trailer

Official ‘Modern Art’ Trailer

The official trailer for Modern Art was released today. Reiner Knizia’s classic high stakes art auction game, Modern Art, gets a modern makeover. You control a world class museum and hope to make a pretty penny by buying and selling masterpieces of modern art. Over the course of four rounds, each player will get a chance to auction off paintings. […]

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