So Master Set, huh? Let’s talk about building this baby! 51st State had 110 cards including Location cards, Connection cards and Leader cards. The New Era had 110 cards including Location cards and Connection cards. No Leaders though. Some of these cards were exact reprints of cards from 51st State. Winter expansion

We are a few weeks into the 51st State pre-order campaign and it’s going great. Yesterday, we posted the rulebook for everyone to see and asked that you check it out and let us know if you like it and if you find any problems. Over the next few days,

Ignacy was recently interviewed by the Polish boardgaming website turlnij.pl so we thought we’d share. Enjoy!   From his perspective… an interview with Ignacy Trzewiczek During this year’s Portalkon, the Portal Games’ crew, headed by Ignacy Trzewiczek, announced a very ambitious release schedule. Listed among numerous well-known board games was the

New edition of Stronghold hit retail in the U.S. just this week. As you probably heard it has amazing components, polished rules, and is much quicker – no glory board, Invader troops already on the map, all those small changes that speed up the game.   Among many changes in

I’ve been there. I wrote Neuroshima RPG, put whole heart in it, made it successful game in Poland and then I became main enemy of fans of the game. I didn’t understand this. I was really shocked reading mean comments in the Internet about me ruining the game. Fans were

In conjunction with Rodney Smith at Watch It Played, we have put together an excellent F.A.Q. for Stronghold. Also, while answering Rodney’s awesome questions, we found two errors in the rulebook. After conferring with Ignacy, it was determined that we just couldn’t leave the errors alone. We had to fix

Have you ever flipped over the Hold piece and noticed a funny little piece of art? Today, Ignacy shares with us the story of how this came to be.   Today, let me share with you a super light story of a small animal that made it into Rattle, Battle,

In Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot we have two categories of devices that can be added to your Galleon: Parts, and Upgrades. Parts are the basic items: Sails, Cannons, and Holds. These are the main objects that give you the ability to move, fire, and store goods. They are the

A few months back, we released a tiny expansion for Imperial Settlers: Exploration Tiles. They were a hit as soon as they were announced, but as we learned at BGG.Con, many of you haven’t even heard of them! Exploration tiles are a simple addition that give a bonus to passing

In lieu of an article from Ignacy this week, we instead bring you an item from our archives. This issue of Story On Board includes a great article from Ignacy, some fun Neuroshima Hex news, and what’s that other thing? Oh, yeah! A scenario for Robinson Crusoe and a great

If you’ve played Legacy: the Testament of Duke De Crecy, then you’ve undoubtedly had to explain, or be explained the way missions work. It’s pretty simple: during your turn, you can spend an action pawn to undertake a mission. You discard a Friend card, then draw 2 Mission cards. Then

Each year on our Polish site we post a summary of the year. Today, is a new year, and we decided to do it for the first time on our English page! We start first with what we did right in 2015: Success no 1 – US Appearances We had a

The wastes need order. There must be law. Without it, we are nothing but savages… no better than the mutants we defend our homes from. To win this war, we must mobilize. We must exercise justice swiftly and with absolute abandon. Humans are weak and feeble… unable to protect themselves

I talk a lot about trashing ideas that don’t work. I write over and over about me having no mercy for ideas that don’t help the game.  About the fact that a designer should not be attached to any of his ideas and be ready to change them on the fly.

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