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The gaming world appears -at least from an "outsiders" point of view- to revolve around a select few titles. You know the ones we're talking about, the "gateway" games, for the sake of conversation, let's say they are:
Alderac has officially unofficially announced today that there will be yet another expansion for the hit Paul Peterson title Smash Up, releasing in August. It will feature 4 new factions taking on the same format as Awesome Level 9000. With a few twists. From Alderac's Facebook page: There have already been a lot of questions about more Smash Up, so we'll let you know there is another set of 4 factions coming in August! For the first time, this set has an overall theme running through the factions. Each is distinct, with its own focus mechanically and visually, but there is a common thread that runs through all of them. Speculate away!
We interviewed designer Paul Peterson a few months ago, you can check out our interview and see if he left any clues for us on this third expansion...
Fantasy Flight has announced that they are releasing a Tile/Battlefield kit for their X-Wing Miniatures game. The set comes with 12 tiles each measuring a square foot, and featuring iconic locations in the Star Wars Universe. They look slick, and appear to offer a great, and FLAT, surface to hold your battles on! Check out the photo we've included. And you can see the official info on Fantasy Flight's site here.
And finally the deadline is quickly approaching to enter Mayfair's giveaway for a prototype copy of the new Catan expansion Explorers & Pirates! Go follow this link to enter; it's easy!
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Good Friday everyone! It's that time of the week when we look back on the rest of the week and tell you , what you missed!
Monday's news brought us glad tidings of more Star Wars and more Netrunner from the busy, busy folks over at Fantasy Flight Games!
Tuesday's Review was a Double-Take on one of our favorite kids games - Catan Junior.
Wednesday's Interview was with our very own Scott Firestone IV!
And our Kickstarter Weekly featured the campaign launched by The Dice Tower as they gear up for their ninth season!
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As this year's holiday season rolls on, so do we! Here's what we've been up to this week, just in case you've missed anything with the hustle and bustle of the season!
Monday - We started off the week with another installment to our 2012 Christmas Holiday Gift Guide. This time: Party Games!
We also wrote about Mayfair's annual Catan Ornament series.
Tuesday - We brought you another Double-Take Review of the latest iteration of one of our favorite games: The Resistance: Avalon.
Wednesday - We interviewed Chris and Johnny from Otherwise Games—the masterminds behind the Kickstarter dynamo, Boss Monster.
Thursday - Our Kickstarter Weekly featured a nifty gaming accessory and an ancient art form all rolled into one. Origami Card Holders.
And earlier today we once again added to our 2012 Christmas Holiday Gift Guide! It's the Gateway Games edition...
And in case you missed this, we've added a tab to the site where we've compiled all of our gift ideas in one handy place! Just click here!
Thanks so much for reading, and come back next week as we bring you more news, reviews, and finish our gift guide! Have a great weekend everyone!
Last week, Mayfair Games announced their Catan Ornament for 2012; this year is their third release in the line, and the featured resource is wool.
It's a cut brass ornament featuring iconic symbols from the island of Catan. For more information and a sneak peek at another ornament offered this year just follow this link.
Thanks for reading and stay tuned this week for more from our 2012 Christmas Holiday Gift Guide!
Mayfair Games, who never met a franchise that couldn’t use the word “Catan” attached to it, have recently announced Star Trek: Catan. The game will feature resource collecting, a variable board, and the help of the original series’ characters through the play of support cards. How, exactly, it differs from the original we won’t know until GenCon next month, where Mayfair will be previewing the game.
Perhaps the most interesting piece of the announcement is that the new game will be sold exclusively through Target stores.
We hope to have a review of this once it’s released. Stay tuned to Theology of Games for more board game news and reviews. Thanks for reading!
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