Tag: board games

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Warhammer 40K on mobile just got a little bigger with the release of Talisman: The Horus Heresy

Games Workshop and Nomad Games have released their third joint effort on Android today called Talisman: The Horus Hersey. This new addition to the Talisman franchise continues to take place within the Warhammer 40K universe, and if you follow the storylines in that world, then you are probably guess from the title of this game that is takes place just after the cataclysmic events of the Horus Heresy.

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Try to capture the king, or help him escape, in Hnefatafl, now out for Android

Hnefatafl is an ancient Scandinavian board game that antedates chess. There are several different variations of play, but the gist of the game is simple. There are two players, each controlling an opposing force, one black and the other white. The black army is the invading one that hopes to capture the king of the white army, and begins with pieces arrayed on all four sides of the board, near its perimeter.

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Try to conquer the world in the 19th century in Colonial Conquest, now available from Google Play

Released by Argonauts Interactive, Colonial Conquest is a new strategy game that’s been released on to Android. Set in the late 19th century, players will oversee one of several regional powers that all have global domination aspirations. Players will assume the role as one of the heads of state from one of the following nations: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, or Japan.

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Fans of the Patchwork board game can now play it digitally in Patchwork The Game, now available for download

Released by Digidiced, Patchwork The Game is the port of the eponymous board game. In Patchwork, players are looking to build the best (prettiest?) looking patchwork, on a 9 x 9 grid. The board game is designed for two players, competing head-to-head, with each purchasing tiles with buttons (the board game’s currency) and “time” (an in-game mechanic that measures out how long it’ll take to finish the stitching for that piece).