Doomlings is a game about playing cards that make up the genome of an evolving species before the end of the world. Mother nature is not most gentle of parents however, so you naturally have the ability to affect and screw over competing species while building your apex Doomling.
Bloodlines is the newest expansion of the Dune Imperium Series and the first made specifically for Dune Imperium Uprising…well, sort of. Bloodlines feels like it’s made for Uprising but is compatible with the original Dune Imperium as well as existing expansions. In some ways that’s a good thing, and in other ways it further fractures Dune Imperium Uprising’s clear identity crisis.
Since I cover and review both video games and board games, I tend to take a special interest in board game adaptions of video games. However, I have had pretty poor luck with them, they end up being poor adaptions, have broken mechanics, or end up just being pretty bad games.
Worms, however, seems like it should be a homerun hit, the turn-based nature of the video game is the perfect canvas to transform into a board game.
Far Cry: Escape from Rook Islands is based on Far Cry 3, a video game released back in 2012. Its cast of characters, many game mechanics, and even its thematic feel are pulled and remodeled for the board game adaption. You don’t need to be a fan of the Far Cry video game series to play Escape from Rook Islands, but there is a lot to appreciate if you love the series like I do.