I don’t think I would be exaggerating if I said that Roll and Write games had become the hottest genre in board gaming during late 2019 and onwards into 2020. This phenomenon had a lot to do with accessibility, both in terms of gameplay and price point, but what would happen if you took the inexpensive paper model of a Roll and Write and replaced it with the expense of highly customised plastic miniatures? Well, that’s exactly what designer Matt Leacock and artist Chris Quilliams did when they created Era: Medieval Age.
Yes, there are certainly other Roll and Build games out there, but none that I have played come with quite the same level of plastic pageantry as Era: Medieval Age. This game comes in a sizeable box which, in addition to room for the already released expansion, contains a large amount of plastic buildings, a ton of very high-quality dice,...
Yes, there are certainly other Roll and Build games out there, but none that I have played come with quite the same level of plastic pageantry as Era: Medieval Age. This game comes in a sizeable box which, in addition to room for the already released expansion, contains a large amount of plastic buildings, a ton of very high-quality dice,...
- 6/11/2021
- by Matthew Smail
- Nerdly
"The worst thing you can do as a game designer is fall in love with one of your designs... which [does] not work." Gravitas Ventures has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary titled Gamemaster, marking the feature directorial debut of Charles Mruz. If you haven't noticed, the board game industry is rocking these days - not only with tons of new games and innovative ideas, but more and more people are playing more and more games. Gamemaster is a deep dive into the world of the thriving board game industry and the creators behind popular games. Featuring interviews with Klaus Teuber (The Settlers of Catan), Matt Leacock (Pandemic), and Elan Lee (Exploding Kittens). This looks like an entertaining and amusing doc, telling the story of these new game designers and all of the people who love games more than anything else. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Charles Mruz's documentary Gamemaster,...
- 6/28/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has picked up North American rights to three movies from Concourse Media: board game doc Gamemaster, music film Find Your Groove and low-budget rom-com Daddy Issues.
Gamemaster, currently set for a July release, dives into the world of the board game industry and hones in on five game designers who have had big success or are trying to break through. Talking heads include Klaus Teuber (The Settlers of Catan), Matt Leacock and Elan Lee (Exploding Kittens). The film is directed by Charles Mruz and produced by Jimmy Nguyen, Wally Schrass, Kristopher Wile, Jason Rose and Jennifer Tocquigny.
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Gamemaster, currently set for a July release, dives into the world of the board game industry and hones in on five game designers who have had big success or are trying to break through. Talking heads include Klaus Teuber (The Settlers of Catan), Matt Leacock and Elan Lee (Exploding Kittens). The film is directed by Charles Mruz and produced by Jimmy Nguyen, Wally Schrass, Kristopher Wile, Jason Rose and Jennifer Tocquigny.
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Find Your Groove focuses...
- 4/14/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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