Back in 2020, as the pandemic was in full swing, Abramelin Games launched Injection π23 ‘No Name, No Number’ onto the unsuspecting world. A classic horror experience with more than a hint of Resident Evil about it, the tone it set was a good one. Now Abramelin Games are back with the follow-on - Injection π23 'Ars regia'.
We’re nerds, and two topics that get us hot around the collar are Arthurian legends and the tales of HP Lovecraft. Now, we didn’t expect those two to necessarily meet, but meet they have, all within the upcoming The Hand of Merlin. To help us on that journey, Room-C Games offered us a chat with their CEO and founder, Robert Sajko.
We're seeing more and more games move from the physical board game scene over to the virtual world, with Asmodee Digital having already taken Gloomhaven to the land of PC. It's picked up some decent acclaim on Steam too, along with some seriously good 'Very Positive' reviews. Very soon that same game will be coming to console.
Whether you stumbled upon Ogre way back in the 1970s when it arrived in board game form via Steve Jackson, or in more recent times as it burst onto the Steam scene, there's a fair old chance that you would have enjoyed what was provided. Now though it's time for console folk to get in on the action, as Ogre: Console Edition drops onto Xbox, PlayStation and Switch.
If you want a mental or physical workout, Catana is more like a fidget spinner: it might keep you occupied, but you’re not going to feel any better, or more tested, for playing it.