As you may have guessed – New Year’s are always gravitationally slow for me. Call it the lack of sunlight, or not getting out into the garden so much due to the cold, or a host of other things. But, nonetheless I am kicking those jams and sharing some MORE good news with you, erstwhile reader.

Two of the indy games that I have been working with have been nominated for the much-coveted Most Anticipated Games of 2018!

*happy dance* 🙂

Boardgame Geek, as I am sure you know, are the go-to site for indy games, covering every style of boardgame from kids, to fantasy-rpg, strategy, historical, war, dungeon-crawl, science… You name it, if you’re looking for a fun and innovative game designed and produced by other enthusiasts – this is the place to pick something up. They’ve been running the Most Anticipated Game awards for the past 9yrs [9!!] with some truly amazing games winning over the years.

There are 20 final winners in the various categories (eg. fantasy, war, children’s, etc), and luckily you can vote multiple times – you just ‘like’ the game nominated, and the winners are those with the most ‘likes’.

City of Kings by Frank West (City of Games Publishing); a cooperative adventure game, set in a  unique fantasy world during a time of war. Nominated in 8 categories.

Rise to Nobility by Final Frontier Games; a strategy worker-placement game set in a developing fantasy city. Nominated in 7 categories.

These are two great companies to work with, each with amazing attitude and approach to their work (and each has some stand-out art, too). I would love to claim a little of the shared glamour of their nominations – but really, all respect has to go to their fantastically dedicated creators and designers.

Well done!