by Beth Erikson | Oct 23, 2025 | Behind the Scenes, Designer Diary, Return to Dark Tower
The world of the Four Kingdoms is full of epic characters that have battled against the Tower. Now Expeditions takes us beyond the borders to bring us four new heroes! We asked our Board Game Necromancer Justin D. Jacobson to give us the details on these new...
by Beth Erikson | Oct 14, 2025 | Behind the Scenes, Designer Diary, Posts, Return to Dark Tower
We started with an idea, what if we looked outside the borders of the Four Kingdoms? As part of that, the design team had to throw some extra difficulty in: Torments. Now, here to talk about these new additions is game designer Noah Cohen. *** Cursed Origins Today...
by Beth Erikson | Oct 9, 2025 | Behind the Scenes, Designer Diary, Posts, Return to Dark Tower
So you’ve made a successful board game, what next? Expansions! Today we touch base with our Chief Restoration Officer Rob Daviau to find out how the new Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions expansion came to exist. *** What is outside the Four Kingdoms? The...
by Beth Erikson | May 31, 2025 | Battle Monsters, Behind the Scenes, Posts
Battle Monsters is our restoration of the 1992 game Battle Masters, which was designed by our very own Stephen Baker! We threw a few questions his way to dive into that game and Stephen’s tabletop journey. *** How long have you been in the tabletop gaming industry? My...
by Beth Erikson | May 20, 2025 | Battle Monsters, Behind the Scenes, Designer Diary
Today we have a guest post from our very own Justin Kemppainen, Supreme Adjudicator of Mirth. We’re taking a look at the design of Battle Monsters, in particular how it evolved from a beloved classic in Battle Masters into a newly restored tabletop...
by Suzanne Sheldon | Apr 21, 2025 | Behind the Scenes, Posts
No matter how involved you are in the board game hobby, you’ve no doubt been hearing a lot about tariffs lately. It’s an issue that’s been dominating the news in general, and it’s been particularly relevant to our industry. Just this past week, we’ve seen reports of...
