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Neuroshima HEX! 3.0 – photo gallery

Neuroshima HEX! 3.0, created by Michał Oracz, veteran board game designer, author or co-author of Monolith Arena, Cry Havoc, This War Of Mine and Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a game of tactics, wits, and a little bit of luck. With all those expansions it has limitless replayability!

BLOG: Better to lose than to draw

BLOG: Better to lose than to draw
In one of his reviews, Tom Vasel once said that every game should have ultimate and final tie-breaker. He said he really is disappointed with: “In such case, both players share the victory.” I couldn’t agree more. I precisely remember my one and the only game of Power Grid that happened in winter 2006 – after three hours struggle, we finished tied. That was a really disappointing moment. Seriously, I’d prefer to lose than to be tied winner. A tie is an unfinished matter. It’s the unresolved case. It’s end without the proper ending. *** For serious games like Cry Havoc, we don’t fool around – once the game ends you will have a definitive winner, it’s either a player with most prisoners at the end of the game or the one who went later in the initiative order, we don’t have any compromises here. For silly games like Rattle, Battle Grab the ...

BTTS Archives – 10 games that made Neuroshima HEX a real thing

BTTS Archives – 10 games that made Neuroshima HEX a real thing
In may, this very month we finally released all 12 (twelve!) armies for Neuroshima Hex. There was a ton of armies released only in Poland and for years fans worldwide were waiting for release – Portal Games was releasing two or three per year, but that was a very slow process. And finally we made a decision – stop this bullshit, just reprint them all once for good. And here we are, no delay, no problems, now all 12 armies are available in English worldwide. To celebrate this epic moment let me go back in time to April 2015 and republish a great article from my friend, Michał Oracz, designer of Neroshima Hex. 10 games, which made Neuroshima Hex real thing! Michał Oracz 1) Colosseum – this is my own logical game (quite an old), it’s about battle between two factions, quite similar to NS Hex. I have used its basics, which have been ...

Portal Games May releases announcement!

We hope everyone had an incredible International Tabletop Day, and played many awesome games, we sure did! Now, as we roll into May, Portal Games is extremely excited to announce all of our new releases, available May 16th! We Didn’t Start The Fire Portal Games is continuing to expand the Imperial Settlers line with It’s 5th expansion, We Didn’t Start the Fire! Get ready to become a whole lot more confrontational with the new mechanic, Conquest! When you conquer, you cross borders between empires and invade, taking enemy Faction cards from any row for yourself, adding them to your own Empire! It’s time to grab their land! The expansion also introduces a new action, Siege! Included in the faction are 50 cards, adding onto the base deck, as well as supporting the previous factions. Retailers that purchase the Early Launch Kit will get 6 copies of the expansion, along with 6 sets of ...

Neuroshima HEX! 3.0 USA tournaments – March 2018

Neuroshima HEX! 3.0 USA tournaments – March 2018
Hi there, mutants, road warriors and wasteland dwellers alike! We would like to announce upcoming Neuroshima HEX! 3.0 tournaments! Check them out, come, play, and win! Granite Game Summit – March 9-11 http://www.granitegamesummit.com/events-g2s18/ CoastCon – March 16-18 http://www.coastcon.org/gaming/ MeepleCon – March 16-18 https://tabletop.events/conventions/meeplecon-2018/pages/envoy-state-championships AdeptiCon – March 22-25 http://www.adepticon.org/ BFGCon – March 23-25 https://www.bfgcon.com/timetable/event/2018-maryland-state-neuroshima-hex-championship/ You can find more details here!

Neuroshima HEX tournament at Game-o-Rama and CaptainCon this weekend!

Neuroshima HEX tournament at Game-o-Rama and CaptainCon this weekend!
Participate in Neuroshima HEX! 3.0 tournament and be a part of US Championships at Game-o-Rama convention in Atlanta, Georgia and at CaptainCon in Warwick, Rhode Island this Saturday, February 3, at 1:00PM! Once again Game-o-Rama will be the Georgia State Championship for Neuroshima Hex! The winners will advance to the Southeast Regional Championship held during the May Atlanta Game Fest. Winners will also receive a free pass to the event. Our thanks to Envoy and Michael Hines who runs the tournaments for us. More details here: http://game-o-rama.com/ The CaptainCon event will be run by Andrew Sirkin (Double Exposure staff member). More details here: http://captaincon.com/events/neuroshima-hex-2018-rhode-island-state-championship/

Neuroshima HEX tournament at Platypus Con this weekend!

Neuroshima HEX tournament at Platypus Con this weekend!
We are proud to inform that Neuroshima HEX! 3.0 tournament scene has just got a new record! This weekend, on Saturday 27th there will be qualifications to Neuroshima HEX US Championships at Platypus Con – that’s Alaska’s only board game focused convention! This is the furthest north Neuroshima HEX tournament ever! The con takes place in Centennial Hall in Juneau Alaska. The Neuroshima Hex! Tournament will be on Saturday evening starting at 10:00. Sign-ups will be at the lending library! More info about platypus con can be found at http://www.platypusgaming.org/. We would be very happy to receive photos from this event!

Neuroshima HEX! 3.0 in the 2018 U.S. National Championship Circuit

Neuroshima HEX! 3.0 in the 2018 U.S. National Championship Circuit
Portal Games is proud to add Neuroshima HEX! 3.0 to the Envoy 2018 U.S. National Championship Circuit (September 2017 – August 2018). The game will be played as a head-to-head tournament at conventions across the country. Over 25 conventions will feature it as a State Championship, with the winners advancing to 9 conventions which will host Regional Championships. The 9 Regional winners will all get a free badge and room share in Indianapolis to compete in the U.S. National Championship during Gen Con 2018, where the grand prize is a $500 shopping spree at the Portal Games booth! Normal 2-player rules will be in effect during all tournaments. Watch for a complete list of all participating conventions soon, and announcements throughout the next twelve months. Check out the details at our Neuroshima HEX! 3.0 & The Envoy 2018 U.S. National Championship Circuit page: https://rebrand.ly/HEX-USA-Championship!

Neuroshima HEX Army Packs back in action!

Neuroshima HEX Army Packs back in action!
Are you ready to play? We re-stocked our webshop with Neuroshima HEX Army Pack – and we did it way sooner, than we anticipated! We have for you: Mississippi New York Smart Vegas Uranopolis Death Breath As well as Dancer, Mephisto and Steel Police, that never went out of stock. Check them out in our shop. Promo Tiles Set 1 Great way to enhance your Neuroshima HEX! experience is to add some new neutral tiles, mercenaries, monsters and other fun post apocalyptic elements to your board. What’s more, this new promo tiles set have new, lower price! Look it up in our shop! But wait, there is more! We know, that some of you would like to play with other armies, which are unavailable in English right now. We have a proposition for you – you can buy Polish version and use English rulebook, that we provide! That way you can add Neojungle and Sharrash to your collection. Have you ...

Neuroshima HEX – IRON GANG Army Pack and other armies reprint!

Neuroshima HEX – IRON GANG Army Pack and other armies reprint!
We are happy to announce, that we have a re-print of Neuroshima Hex armies in stock and ready to sell! Please check out our shop: http://portalgames.pl/shop/ At the same time we would like to officially announce a new army in the Neuroshima HEX army pack series – IRON GANG IRON GANG: new Army Pack for Neuroshima HEX Engines roar through the night sky, as you see clouds of dust coming your way. Hot tires screech across the road, as hundreds of riders wreak havoc to anything on their path. They are followed by heavy armoured warriors, intimidating anyone with a cacophony of metallic sounds made by their chains, net launchers and other weapons of post apocalyptic war. First, the riders are going to surround and entangle you with their web of ...

Neuroshima HEX Army reprint

Neuroshima HEX Army reprint
We have great news for all Neuroshima HEX fans! Army reprint is on its way. We will have for you: Mississippi New York Smart Vegas Uranopolis Death Breath They should be available in our shop around November. Stay tuned!

Web store: New items!

With the release of Death Breath army for U.S. market, we also have one small addition to the Neuroshima Hex universe – that is Terrain tiles. Inspired by the rules from the old expansion (Babel13) terrain tiles will change the board and add few additional surprises to the battles. We hope that all of the hardcore fans of Neuroshima Hex will love this small expansion! Link to the web store!

VIDEO: Watch It Played – Neuroshima Hex Playthrough

If you’ve never played Neuroshima Hex and have always been curious to see what a full play-through of the game looks like you need look no further! Rodney and Pep have put together an excellent 2 part series showcasing a game from start to finish… and they even asked for viewer input during the intermission!

FILE: World of Neuroshima – Traveling

In the world of Neurshima, traveling can be especially perilous. As we’ve discussed in previous articles, you must be aware of the laws and customs of each area, but leaving home also subjects you to the harsh environment as well as mutants and raiders that wander the wastes, looking for anything they can “acquire.” This week, we take a look at traveling and all the dangers therein. Enjoy!

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