Tag Archives: Renegade Game Studios

The Gates of Valhalla Swing Open… Again: The Return of Heroscape

Simply put, a game system that has been dead for fourteen years is back from the dead… and this time, it looks like the publisher understands what made Heroscape so special. When I last wrote about Renegade Game Studios beginning … Continue reading

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Matt Carlson: Review of Legacy of Yu

While fans of wargaming have been playing both sides of a battle for decades, the idea of playing a boardgame solo has recently seen a large uptick in broader gaming circles. Many boardgames advertise a “solo mode”, allowing gamers to … Continue reading

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Heroscape In New Hands: The Renegade Con Panel

While a chunk of the gaming world (including a number of our writers here on the OG) were in Essen, Germany, scoping out 1k+ new games, the good folks at Renegade Game Studios were busy with their own online Renegade … Continue reading

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Legacy of Yu: Solo Review

Let’s start with a trio of caveats and a bold summary statement: Caveat #1: The good folks at Garphill Games describe Legacy of Yu as a “solo-only, fully-resettable, nonlinear campaign game in which you step into the role of the … Continue reading

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Circadians: A First Look at First Light & Chaos Order

We were light years from our home, galaxies away, when we first discovered this ancient celestial body, a planet filled with intriguing, intelligent lifeforms, not too unlike our own. Some built kingdoms below the surface of the green seas, while … Continue reading

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Wreckland Run: A Solo Gamer Preview

Wreckland Run is a tower defense game… if the tower was barreling down a dirt road at 60+ mph while being fired upon by the cast of all four Mad Max movies and a couple of scary refugees from a … Continue reading

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