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 …
All the gaming tables at Ares Games booth ran at full steam during the four days of Essen Spiel 2022, with hundreds of players trying War of the Ring – The Card Game, Orconomics and Inkognito. Upcoming games and accessories were showcased, as The Rich and the Good, War of the Ring Deluxe Game Mat, Wings of Glory balloons, as well as recent releases like Frozen …
War of the Ring – The Card Game: pre-releasing at Spiel 2022. At Spiel 2022 (October 6-9, Essen, Germany, Hall 3 F-101), Ares will launch a new release in their popular “War of the Ring” line: War of the Ring – The Card Game, an epic game with beautiful art and fast-paced mechanics that allows players to journey to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord …
On May 4th, 100 years ago, the game designer Alex Randolph was born. Alex’s brilliant mind gave birth to the 1982 “Spiel des Jahres”-winner Sagaland, Twixt, and many other games. Alex (1922-2004) had a long and intense life, spent living and traveling in many countries of the World, – until he settled in Venice, creating there a “school” of game design which, to this day, includes …
The Dice Tower Network has just announced the nominees for the best games of 2013. A jury of more than sixty Dice Tower staff, prominent bloggers and reviewers went through all the games released in English during 2013, and chose the five best in each category – with ten games nominated for best game of the year. The new edition of Inkognito, published by Ares Games, …
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