We posted our first update to our campaign: Wow, what a great first day! Rob, Angela, Marty and I are all very grateful to those of you who leaped onto this ship (or walked into this stone circle?) with us
Indie Tabletop Reviews Cromlech
Alex James over at Indie Tabletop just posted a nice, thorough review of Cromlech. Here are our favorite quotes: Cromlech utilizes the card drafting and dice battling mechanics very well, which add a lot of variety, strategy, and replayability. Cromlech
Come Say Hello at ValorCon
We’re pleased to announce that Rattlebox Games will have a developer’s table at Valorcon 2015, from October 16-18 at Block 37 in downtown Chicago. Drop by the table and say hello! We’re slated to appear at developer table 302. At
Ethics in board games
Rahdo talks ethics In “Rahdo Talks Through” Episode 4, Rahdo discusses a question from a listener regarding ethics as a choice or feature in board games. Here’s the clip: “Rahdo Talks Through, episode 4. Question about Ethics.” In case you
Introducing Cromlech
It’s been a busy month at Rattlebox Games HQ, where we’ve been playtesting and tweaking our dice-rolling Druid magic battle game. Up until a few days ago, we were calling the game Battle Rocks, which we were very fond of
How do you dive into new games?
It’s been a game-tastic month for me here on the edge of Chicago. My children sure have my number, so they showered me with games for my birthday, and I’m in the wonderful place of having a bunch of games
Best board games to play outside?
(From Brendan) This might be a bit of a conundrum. The old stereotype of nerds huddling inside on nice sunny days isn’t entirely without merit, in part because of all the valuable cardboard bits our games have — we don’t
Yes, and…
(from Brendan) I have never done improv comedy, except for one sad day that I attended the improv comedy club at my college. To my personal disappointment, I wasn’t Whose Line Is It Anyway?’s Colin Mochrie (in body type and
attempt to move to a new tile
(from Brendan) Mice and Mystics, a dungeon crawler with a family theme, has surprisingly complicated rules for a game about mice with swords. There are several actions players can take during their turn, including “Explore,” which essentially means “leave one