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Tweets of the week #8 – Hype machine

@trzewik #Detective #CaseSolved Case2 down, 3 to go. We did great, and there’s so much more! Terrific game, what an experience! Thx to good friends. — ChronicArgonauts (@ChronikArgonaut) February 3, 2019 So much #ImperialSettlers hotness announced by @trzewik last week! I don’t know which one I want most, but the

Detective Signature Series – teaser

The Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game Signature Series is a new line of expansions designed by the best storytellers of the industry creating new, innovative stand-alone cases for you to solve! We are proud to announce that the first two designers who are going to create their own stories

Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write – teaser

Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write is the newest member of the Imperial Settlers Family. It is a standalone game set in the universe of Imperial Settlers and Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North. The game is heavily focused on engine building! Constructing buildings will grant you a special bonuses, and

New Portal Games merchandise!

Celebrate 20th Portal Games birthday with us! Today we have introduced a brand new set of merchandise in our Portal Games shop! Take a look at new mugs with Board Games That Tell Stories branding, and posters for Stronghold, Neuroshima, Robinson Crusoe, and Imperial Settlers.

Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North – teaser

Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North is a completely new, standalone card game in the established Imperial Settlers universe. This time designer Ignacy Trzewiczek would like to invite you to the far north, where three different factions live: Scotsman, Inuits, and Vikings. Take on the role of leader, and make

ARTICLE: Board Games as Art by Phil Eklund

Today I have a pleasure to welcome here Phil Eklund, one of the most prolific designers, famous for his ambitious games that not only have interesting mechanisms, but come with a stunning amount of scientific research. I personally met Phil a few years ago at the convention in Bremen, Germany

Tweets of the week #7 – Announcements buzz!

We have made quite a buzz with our 2019 announcements! #Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game coming to #Amazon Alexa later this year, @trzewik today announced. Portal Games has also unveiled a host of titles for 2019, inc. two brand new games in the Imperial Settlers family. #tabletop #boardgames https://t.co/4GFDMv1Sqb

Welcome to PORTAL GAMES

We are bookworms. Movie maniacs. Story addicts. We grew up reading Tolkien, Howard, Herbert, Dick, Lem… We were watching Willow, Blade Runner, Never Ending Story, Robin Hood…

And yet, we don’t write books… we don’t make movies. We don’t make those things, because we make games. We make games that tell stories.