Best of the year 2014

The game Knockout has been rewarded with the prize Best of the year 2014 by ToysBulletin.com.

Their comment was "A boxing game that we could not stop playing."

 

Here you can read the full review.

Essen Fair

The Spiel Fair in Essen is finished and as usual, I had a lot of appointments to present my new game concepts. The meetings were exhausting, but by occasion, there were some nice encounters too.

 

 

Here I'm posing with the charming ladies Wen Chi Lee (left) and her colleague, Wen Chien Wu (right) from Swanpanasia. Their company distributes the game Saboteur in Taiwan and China. According to the ladies, "the game" (which is named so because most local people can't read the title "Saboteur") is very popular there.

 

Here, I'm promoting the new game Robin on the booth of Flatlined Games. I got nearly a cramp in my wrist from the multiple signings ;-).

 

 

Robin release in Essen

My next new game, named Robin, will be released during the Spiel fair in Essen. The game box and components are from an outstanding quality. Above this, the quality of the artwork is at the highest level and fits perfectly with this excellent little game, which you will surely love.

Flatlined Games, is the name of the publisher and Eric Hanuise, the boss, is a personal friend. We designed Batt'l Kha'os together several years ago.

Playing in the mines

 

If you like a special experience, try playing the game Saboteur in a real mine like this playing group. It was a little cold, 9° C (48 F), but apparently the players had a lot of fun.

 

This picture was taken by Spielelagune Saar in an old coalmine of Germany.

Board Game Arena puts Saboteur 2 online

From now on, you can play Saboteur 2 online. Besides, it's totally free.

 

 

Board Game Arena (BGA), a community for online gamers, has already put the basic game Saboteur online in 2012. Thanks to its huge success, the developers were also interested in programming the expansion, Saboteur 2.

This expansion adds new characters and action cards, making the game a little bit more complex, but that's exactly what the players on BGA are looking for.

If you want to try the expansion before buying a boxed version or if you just want to play it for free, follow this link to BGA.

http://en.boardgamearena.com/#!welcome

 

 

Bedpans & broomsticks release

The long expected game (at least by myself) Bedpans & Broomsticks is finally released in the US by Mayfair Games. It's my fourth game in their collection.

It's all about elderly people trying to escape from their residence. Unfortunately, they have a small problem. They have forgotten where the exit is located. So, you have to search the different rooms and floors of the residence and avoid being caught by the nurses and the doctor.

It's designed as a funny escape game.

Silence before the storm

Do you wonder why I haven't put any news since January?

Either I've been busy with my hobbies like painting & winemaking, either there are a bunch of new games in prepartion. Chose yourself which answer fits best and check this blog soon again.