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Taking Tabletop Games To The Next Level [Feature]

Last time you were playing Monopoly, did you think that you were ready for something more? Something different? And no, I don’t mean buying a video game version. Tabletop games still have their place,...

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GenCon Indianapolis RoundUp [Featured]

If you like board games, have a bag with more dice than you could ever possibly need at one time, and have considered adding on to your house just to store it all, then GenCon was the place to be last...

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Warcraft Monopoly and StarCraft Risk Launching This Summer

Blizzard has officially announced a partnership with USAopoly that will make Warcraft Monopoly and StarCraft Risk a reality beginning this summer. Check out the official descriptions after the break....

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Monopoly Gets The Cthulhu Treatment [Video]

There are countless themed variations of Monopoly, but this one is the best yet. Technically, The Doom That Came To Atlantic City isn’t actually a new version of the game, but a loosely based satire...

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Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game: First Look And Sneak Peeks [GenCon]

The X-Wing Miniatures Game by Fantasy Flight Games was the must-have item at GenCon this weekend. It was previewed at the con last year and will be in stores within a few weeks, but lucky attendees...

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Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Monopoly Coming Soon

Coming soon to the Nerd Approved Shop! I may never play regular Monopoly again. The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Monopoly has you buying and selling 22 of the most iconic episodes...

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Star Wars Angry Birds Items Now Available For Pre-Order

Coming soon to the Nerd Approved Shop are all the new Star Wars Angry Birds games that were announced earlier this week. The line-up includes slingshot games, Jenga, battle attack games with AT-ATs,...

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“Sedition Wars: Battle For Alabaster” Board Game Review [Feature]

Kickstarter has a roster of some incredibly successful game launches and Sedition Wars: Battle For Alabaster is on that list. It started with a $20K goal back in June 2012 and ended up raising $950K,...

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“Firefly: The Game” Announced At New York Toy Fair

This whole ten-year anniversary thing is turning out to be quite a boon for Browncoats. The latest new product announcement comes from Gale Force Nine in the form of their upcoming boardgame Firefly:...

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“The Princess Bride: The Board Game” Coming This Year

It was just announced that The Princess Bride: The Board Game is coming out later this year from Game Salute and it will let fans relive scenes from their favorite movie through a series of...

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Your First Look At The New “Firefly” Board Game [GenCon]

The new Firefly board game by Gale Force Nine was one of the hottest games to grab when GenCon opened its doors on Thursday morning. This is a show exclusive that doesn’t go on sale at retailers for a...

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Now That Ben Affleck Is Batman, Trivial Pursuit Needs To Fix Its Cards

No one expected Ben Affleck would be cast as Batman, especially not the people who come up with the questions for Trivial Pursuit. The guys from the trivia and quiz show podcast Good Job Brain tweeted...

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How To Choose The Perfect Board Game [Infographic]

There are lots of different people in the world and lots of different board games, so how do you know which game is the perfect one for your game night? This handy infographic should help. Maybe...

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This Pulp Fiction Guess Who? Game Needs To Be Made

While this Pulp Fiction edition of Guess Who? is only a mock up by graphic designer Joe Stone, part of me is seriously hoping someone makes it. The game’s tagline is “Does he look like a bitch?” and...

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Settlers of Catan Goes 3D With This DIY Globe

Settlers of Catan is a hugely popular game with a whole bunch of little tiles that end up in the middle of the table. They’re not very exciting but instructables user PenfoldPlant has put a whole new...

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Interested In A Board Game Based On “Inception?” [Video]

Inceptor is a board game based on Inception that turns the movie into something you try to master. The whole thing takes place in the dream world with the board representing the dreamer’s mind. The...

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“The Legend Of Zelda” Monopoly Is Coming Next Month!

The Legend of Zelda version of Monopoly was announced back in April and now there are images of how the finished game will look. These pictures are of the GameStop exclusive, but you will be able to...

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It’s Easy To See Why This Conan Board Game Destroyed Its Kickstarter Goal

Monolith Board Games LLC is currently heading up a Kickstarter to raise funds for a Conan board game, and things are looking pretty good: they’ve raised over $500,000—obliterating their original goal...

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The Ghostbusters Bust Out A New Board Game

Crytozoic Games just launched a new Kickstarter for Ghostbusters: The Board Game and it appears as though the game will blow away its funding goal. Given everything you get when you pledge, I can...

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Game Of Thrones Monopoly Is Coming

The official Game of Thrones Monopoly is coming this year. The board looks wonderfully themed with a giant map of Westeros in the middle and the best tokens ever. There’s a direwolf, dragon egg,...

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