Dungeons & Dragons is a great game, but when it comes to combat (and it almost always does) things get confusing. Who’s got what spells up? Who’s invisible? Who’s wounded? These and a hundred-odd other questions bounce around the table, slowing down combat, and annoying people. The folks at Alea think they’ve got the solution … Read more
Vanished Planet is a cooperative board game in which players struggle to prevent an ever-growing, inky-black entity from enveloping the galaxy. At the start of the game the Earth has been consumed by the entity, and has apparently been transferred to another dimension. The creature has already begun expanding beyond the Sol system, and it … Read more
After the apocalyptic wars that ended our bright and glorious age, hereto unknown species of creatures — both organic and inorganic — rose from the ruins and populated a landscape that came to be known as “Gamma World”. The d20 sourcebook Machines and Mutants chronicles these monstrosities, offering game masters 130+ new critters with which … Read more
Critical Mass, the latest expansion for WisKids Game’s HeroClix miniatures game, features a new cross section of Marvel Superheroes, including favorites like Venom, Rhino and Archangel, as well as new versions of old standbys Spiderman, Daredevil and Electra. As a game, HeroClix is now just about two years old, and it’s seen a bunch of … Read more
A few months ago I reviewed Futurama: The Game, and I was disappointed. Where Futrama the series was funny and entertaining, the game was repetitive, frustrating and boring, with none of the wit that made Futurama so damn good. It had the look, but it just didn’t have the feel. Now I’ve got The Simpsons: … Read more
WizKids Games’ HeroClix collectible figure game veers away from the mainstream with its new release, IndyClix.
A review of Alderac’s d20-based Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game.
Warcraft III is a real-time strategy game in which players take on the role of one of four factions in a bid to save — or damn — reality from a demonic invasion. The game’s divided into three modes: story (single player), customized game (single player) and multi-player. In story mode there are four thematically-linked … Read more
Enter the Matrix, the video game which shares plot points with the new Matrix Reloaded movie, cost $30 million to make, includes an hour of new film footage, and–like its cinematic counterpart, has been getting mixed reviews from geeks. To be honest, I wasn’t sure I’d like the game all that much even before I … Read more
Tome of Horrors is a 400+ compendium of monsters for Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition culled from the first and second editions of the game.