Spectral Rails Offers a Ghostly Take on Railroad Building

July 7th, 2011 by Ed Grabianowski

Spectral Rails by Z-Man Games is a railroad game in which the players send their ghost trains around the old west in search of souls. Instead of building the tracks ahead of you to travel on, your trains leave a spectral wake that other players can ride, but blocks your own train. It’s an interesting [...]

The Ill-Fated Origins Misadventure

June 28th, 2011 by Ed Grabianowski

The true story, slightly abridged, of my long weekend at Origins.

Origins Weekend Didn’t Quite End as Planned

June 27th, 2011 by Ed Grabianowski

So, I ended up getting quite sick (I suspect food poisoning of some kind) Saturday night at Origins, missed all of Sunday at the con and had to stay an extra day in my hotel because I was in no shape to drive the five hours home. I still have a lot of cool stuff [...]

The Spoils CCG Demo Turn — A More Mature Take on CCGs

June 24th, 2011 by Ed Grabianowski

The Spoils is a CCG that’s been around for a few years, but the original publisher floundered. New publisher Arcane Tinmen is making a big push to rebuild the community for a CCG that is a bit risque in terms of content, with some great deals here at Origins.

Robot Viking at Origins 2011!

June 24th, 2011 by Ed Grabianowski

We’re here at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH checking out all the hot games, new expansions to old games, rereleases of really old games, massive piles of dice, acres of gaming tables and more.