Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s yet another collectable card game from Fantasy Flight, launched from the giant collectable game cannon that sits on top of their headquarters.
After being blown away by Arkham Horror: The Card Game and stunned by Keyforge, what will our team make of Marvel Champions: The Card Game? Will this game make it a hat trick? Or will it bring with it the sequel fatigue of Marvel movies? Click play, and find out.
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Iron Man and Black Panther team up to stop Rhino from rampaging through the streets of New York. Captain Marvel and Spider-Man battle Ultron as he threatens global annihilation. Do you have what it takes to join the ranks of these legendary heroes and become a champion?
Jump into the Marvel Universe with Marvel Champions: The Card Game, a cooperative Living Card Game for one to four players!
Marvel Champions: The Card Game invites players embody iconic heroes from the Marvel Universe as they battle to stop infamous villains from enacting their devious schemes. As a Living Card Game, Marvel Champions is supported with regular releases of new product, including new heroes and scenarios.
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Ava: Tom, Tom, bring me a mug of hot lemon and ginger, a feather boa and five microphones. Tom: Oh no. Ava: That’s right! It’s time for BOADGAMESMNEWNS KAKAOAROAKE Tom: Those aren’t real words! Ava: When you flick at a fox and you write in a box Tom: THAT’S SO-NO-RA!
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A War of Whispers is a competitive board game for 2 to 4 players. Five mighty empires are at war for the world, but you are no mighty ruler. Instead, you play a secret society that is betting on the results of this war while pulling strings to rig the results and ensure their bets pay off. A War of Whispers is a game of deep strategy, hidden agendas, and shifting loyalties.
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Greetings, Warfans! If you love military sabotage and/or ASMR, then we’ve got some fairly mixed news for you. A War of Whispers features almost nobody speaking very, very quietly – but might be the Game of Thrones Game that Matt has always dreamed of. This is a simple, small box that does a great deal with very little – and is one of the most immediately exciting designs we’ve seen in years. Enjoy!
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Ava: Sit down, esteemed guests, grab a stool and join us for the launch of the Literary Review of Games News. The place to go for the wittiest, smuggiest, and dare I say the most Lacanian dissection of play this side of Freud’s own daycare centre. Tom: Brace yourselves for some nuanced analysis, enlightening discourse … Read more
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Ringing in the new year with a podcast recorded *checks notes* … last year, Matt and Quinns are coming right at you from PAX Unplugged, with a plethora of exciting games to chat about. If you’d rather watch this episode and pretend you were there, we’ve got you covered with a lovely “YouTube Video“. It’ll … Read more
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Do you like GUNS? Do you like CARDS? Do you like GRIEF?
If the answer to any of those questions is “Kind of?”, you’ve got to check out Undaunted: Normandy. Not only is it the greatest World War 2 game to come out in forever, it’s deliciously cheap.
What else is there to say? Except, of course, that we could not be more excited for Undaunted: North Africa later this year.
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Ava: Welcome… to the Newsdome! And welcome our latest challenger, Tom Brewster, despoiler of news. Tom: I WILL RIDE THE CARDBOARD CHARIOT OF NEWS INTO THE SUN. Ava: Okay Tom, calm down a second, this is just what we call a riff. Tom: TWO NEWS ENTER! ONE NEWS LEAVE! Ava: *pinches nose* That’s not how … Read more
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January 8, 2020 Specials our collections We’re kicking off the year with a much-requested video! Today Matt will be talking you through his relatively trimmed-down collection of board games, taking you by the hand and walking you through a mental corridor of joy, shame, and occasional warmth. We actually recorded this after PAX Unplugged this … Read more
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