The story behind the siege game Freedom!, by the game designer Vangelis Bagiartakis, continues. Following the first part detailing the inspiration, the definition of the kind of game, and the history to be included in it, here he talks about the second step: to put things down and start designing how the game would play. Military map showing the Messolonghi area at the time of the …
Europe Divided, the strategic, modern history board game of politics, influence, and tactical conflict published by PHALANX Games and designed by David Thompson and Chris Marling is now reaching stores. The game was successfully funded in mid-2019 on Kickstarter, and at that time Thompson shared its story on BoardGameGeek in a Designer’s Diary, with occasional inputs from his design partner Marling. Now we repost it as …
The dramatic history of the siege of the Greek holy city Messolonghi by Ottoman forces during the Greek War of Independence is revived in a game: Freedom!, published by PHALANX Games and created by Vangelis Bagiartakis, a Greek game designer and developer who lives in Athens and has worked on more than 30 titles, including “Among the Stars”, “Dice City”, “Fields of Green”, “Kitchen Rush”, and …
Cthulhu Mythos: new set of Monster vs Heroes. Monsters vs Heroes is a fun and crazy game where characters from mystery and horror stories duel with cards. Players secretly join one of the factions – Monsters or Heroes – by taking a random faction card at the start of the game, and even if players belong to the same faction, there are no teams – game …
Master thieves are competing in a challenge to enter the vault inside the palace and steal the Emperor’s Jewel, the symbol of power of the ruling house in Hadria. In Age of Thieves, each player becomes a master thief about to commit the most daring burglary of his career. The game presents six thieves – Morius, King of Undervicty; Noiron, Vengeful Noble; Jasmine, Cunning Courtesan; Nikilai, …
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