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 …
The game designer Ian Brody. War of the Ring – The Card Game started to hit the stores in US just before Christmas, and will be soon available in other countries. If you are starting to play the game, or waiting for your copy, an interesting reading is the Designer Diary by Ian Brody, originally posted on BoardGameGeek in September 2022, and reposted here. Forward I …
Lord of the Rings fans are eager to get their hands on War of the Ring – The Card Game, the new non-collectible game based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s trilogy, releasing just in time for the holidays. War of the Ring – The Card Game can be played by 2 – 4 players, with a playing time of about 90 minutes. Designed by Ian Brody, with Roberto …
War of the Ring – The Card Game, the new multi-player game inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, is now shipping to distributors and will start to hit the US stores on December 21st, as pre-orders in the USA have been fulfilled. Pre-orders in Europe and other countries are shipping this week, and following the game will be available in retail. Game stores …
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 …
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