Review by Ginny W. A lot of games have been jumping onto the tabletop-flavoured train recently. However, Hand of Fate 2 remains one of the more recognisable of the pack despite the passage of time. Defiant Development, the Australian studio behind the game, introduced the world to its blend of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Tin Man Games is one of the most prolific game developers in Australia. Originally the studio was a specialist in digital game books; the choose-your-own-adventure books in the 80s and 90s that also has combat mechanics so they felt a little like single player text RPGs.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Virtual Reality is the future of tabletop gaming. The weaknesses of VR as a gaming platform – most significantly the limited ability to physically move around – are not an issue when the VR game is emulating a sit-down experience, as you would were you playing…
Read MoreUsually June is one of the quieter months for games. It’s the month of E3, after all, and usually people are too busy getting excited for the games in development than the ones being released. But no, 2017 just can’t let up, and June has an incredible lineup of game…
Read MoreReview by Owen S. Tabletop Simulator, like all of the successfully funded projects on Kickstarter, represents a wonderful idea. It promised much; to provide a virtual environment in which to play out classic board games as they are played in person. Griefing by flipping the board over and all. Right…
Read MoreTime for a brief history lesson: Before video game RPGs even existed – indeed before video games existed in mainstream culture – there were Pen & Paper (or tabletop) RPGs. Games such as Dungeons & Dragons and GURPS got people together to engage the imagination, slaughter some orcs and demons…
Read MoreMembraine Studios is an Australian indie outfit with a lot of ambition. It’s in the process of developing Exodus Wars: Fractured Empire – a tabletop wargame in the vein of Warhammer 40,000 for PC, and though the Indiegogo campaign to fund the game missed the mark, the team learned a…
Read MoreBronze, a video game board game by Shrapnel Games, is about to be defy a trend; where most board games later get video game equivalents, this board game is making the move from video game to the tabletop. Not that we’re complaining, Bronze is actually really good (check out the…
Read MoreBronze, a video game board game by Shrapnel Games, is about to be defy a trend; where most board games later get video game equivalents, this board game is making the move from video game to the tabletop. Not that we’re complaining, Bronze is actually really good (check out the…
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