Monthly Archives: June 2016
Origins! Iello Games
The gang from Heroes of Normandie are back for more ~
Corinne Mahaffey, 21 June 2016
What is your new game?
Sea of Clouds is a challenging strategy game fighting as air pirates. You amass points through set collecting and uses a Winston Draft as a mechanic.
What is your favorite game?
Am I allowed to confess to Fun Farm? It is a game of quick visual deduction and snatch and grab. A great kids game and a great drinking game. (ed note: please don’t get the kids to drinking when they play!)
What is your favorite mechanic?
In Medieval Academy you start with a hand of cards, of which you pick one and pass it along. The challenge is to play cards to seven boards to advance. If you reveal your priorities too early, the other players can sabotage you.
If you like ____, you will like _____.
If you like Yahtzee, then you should move up to King of Tokyo.
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Origins! Lock ‘n Load Publishing
What’s Dave got on the tables this year? ~
Corinne Mahaffey, 21 June 2016
We had a chat with David Heath of LNLP at Origins
What is your new game?
Hollow Cell is our new science fiction squad game. The kids are loving it. (ed note: seriously, we couldn’t drag the teens away from the table on this one)
Of the games you sell, which one is your favorite?
Lock and Load Tactical. We have lots of different fronts and theaters, and since they have the same underlying system, you are not learning new rules every time.
What is your favorite mechanic?
No specific tactic, but I like games that come down to the last turn. The game is not as fun if I know by turn five of ten that I have no hope of winning.
If you like ____, you will like our game _____
If you like Advanced Squad Leader, you will like Lock and Load Tactical.
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Origins! Last Day Wrap-up
What do you do when it’s all been done? ~
Corinne Mahaffey, 20 June 2016
Sunday is a weird day at Origins. The high points of Friday and Saturday are over, and it’s a thinner crowd. Some people are intent on finding a possible last minute deal in the Dealer’s Room, others are squeezing out the last possible bit of gaming time. And many people are trickling off homewards.
Origins! Lost Battalion Games
Origins Awards Winners! ~
Corinne Mahaffey, 19 June 2016
Lost Battalion Games won an Origins Award for Best Game Accessory for their A Place 2 Play map system.
What is your new game?
Hell on Wheels is an expansion to Sergeants! and plays with both D-Day and the minis. Hell on Wheels allows a person to drive a tank from the viewpoint of the crew, like the fury movie.
What is your personal favorite game?
Battlegroup is a carrier naval game as a card game that plays better than anything I’ve ever played. I thoroughly enjoyed designing it with my mentor, S. Craig Taylor Jr.
What is your favorite mechanic?
The story system in Sergeants! changes the turn sequence dynamically, inserting random events without requiring the GM to determine what will happen.
If you like ____, you will like Sergeants!.
If you like Up Front, you will like Sergeants because it is a man to man patrol level game.
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Origins! Day 4 Wrap-up
Like the Energizer Bunny of the tabletop – Still gaming… ~
Corinne Mahaffey, 19 June 2016
The three big events we saw running were the regional qualifier for Bushiroad, the Yu-Gi-Oh tournament, and the costume competition. Bushiroad took over a large part of the back corner of the main gaming room, rapidly filled with people sorting cards. Yu-Gi-Oh took over a ballroom, filling the room with the murmur of conversation. Judges wandered around, adjudicating, and the main game was being recorded with color commentary.
Bushiroad Cards
