I get a lot of emails asking me to cover upcoming board games on Kickstarter. I don’t usually do previews. In fact, this is my first one, I don’t cover them for many reasons. Because of Kickstarter fatigue, the fact that I don’t like using tabletop simulator for videos and well, I’ve got my hands full with other types of content. I made an exception for Worldbreakers, however. Why? Because of Netrunner.
Colonizing the red planet requires the brightest minds, the most advanced technology, and the sternest of wills to persevere through the many generations of work it would take to create a new home by Terraforming Mars.
Now and then a game comes along, that can turn a person’s preconceived notions upside down. STEAL is one such game. I’m not shy about the type of games I favor, and I’m open about it to readers, viewers, publishers, and designers alike. The words heavyweight, complex, and long playtime are my love language.
You stand atop a wooden tower amid the trees of a dense green forest when suddenly the smell of smoke assaults your nostrils. You quickly lean over the railing and spot a glimpse of it. The terrifying flicker of an intangible force of destruction, the all-consuming wrath of energy that we call fire.