Ares Games was back to Spielwarenmesse – Nuremberg Toy Fair in early February, after the 3-years long pandemic stop, presenting three upcoming releases for 2023: the English language versions of Cangaceiros and Ensemble, thanks to a partnership with Italian design studio Ergo Ludo Editions, and a brand new game in the Quartermaster General series – East Front, the first 2-players game using the popular game system …
A new series of Quartermaster General games debuts in 2023 with the release of Quartermaster General: East Front. The fast-paced, card-driven, game system by Ian Brody shifts its focus from the grand strategic and multiplayer approach of Quartermaster General WW2 Second Edition to two-player and operational-level games. The first title to release, Quartermaster General: East Front, depicts the deadly struggle between the Soviet Union and Germany. …
Feared throughout the Brazilian northeast, they fight for honor and freedom: the “cangaceiros” were bandits who stand against the abuses of large landowners called Coronéis and the government, in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Now, they come to the tabletop in a strategic competitive game. Designed by Roberto Pestrin and created by Ergo Ludo Editions, Cangaceiros has its English edition published and distributed by Ares …
100 years ago, a Master of Game Design was born: Alex Randolph (1922-2004), author of the 1982 “Spiel des Jahres”-winner “Sagaland”, “Twixt”, and many other games, and probably the person who did the most in the game industry to turn game inventors from obscure figures never mentioned in a game to the authorial status they justly have today. The game designer Alex Randolph. To celebrate his …
The “cut-throat” economic boardgame Orconomics will start to hit the stores in US on December 2nd, and will arrive in other countries in the following weeks. Successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2021, the game is now releasing to retail as backers’ fulfillment is completed. Orconomics brings the chaotic economic world of modern Orcs to the gaming table. Backstabbing, ripping off opponents, taking away their industries – …
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