Board Games Archives - Diagonal Move

Interview: Richard Garfield, Designer of Magic: The Gathering and King of Tokyo

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Post published:March 6, 2021
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Richard Garfield, designer of Magic: The Gathering, King of Tokyo,…

Dunqueonquest: Solo Playthrough Video

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Post published:February 17, 2021
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Dungeonquest is a 1-4 player tile laying dungeon crawler originally…

Diagonal Move Monthly Update: January 2021

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Post published:February 14, 2021
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Hi there and welcome back to this on-going series of…

Interview: Ted Alspach, designer of Suburbia and the One Night series

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Post published:January 29, 2021
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Ted Alspach, the founder of Bezier Games and the designer…

Three Cool Things About…Dungeonquest

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Post published:January 23, 2021
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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away…

Interview: Shem Phillips, founder of Garphill Games

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Post published:January 15, 2021
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This week Diagonal Move is joined by Shem Phillips, the…

Diagonal Move Monthly Update: December 2020

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Post published:January 5, 2021
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Hi there! Welcome to this on-going series of light-hearted monthly…

Invaders from Dimension X: Playthrough Video

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Post published:January 2, 2021
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Invaders from Dimension X is the first part of the…

Sticks & Stones: Playthrough Video

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Post published:December 27, 2020
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Sticks and Stones: Platoon Level Combat in World War IV…

Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 – Component Overview Video

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Post published:December 23, 2020
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Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944 is a two player game…

The Shores of Tripoli: Component Overview Video

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Post published:December 20, 2020
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The Shores of Tripoli is a 1-2 player game set…

3 cool things about…Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea

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Post author:Diagonal Move
Post published:December 18, 2020
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Everyone everywhere should have a shelf of ‘I love that,…

Diagonal Move Monthly Update: November 2020

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Post author:Diagonal Move
Post published:December 11, 2020
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As I belatedly (yes, late again) look back over the…

Interview: Morten Monrad Pedersen founder of Automa Factory

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Post author:Diagonal Move
Post published:December 1, 2020
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Automa Factory founder and lead designer, Morten Monrad Pederson joins…

Diagonal Move Monthly Update: October 2020

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Post published:November 7, 2020
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It’s monthly update time here at Diagonal Move and I…

Meltwater: Unboxing Video

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Post published:November 1, 2020
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Meltwater is a 2 player strategy game designed by Erin…

Interview: Tom Russell, Co-founder of Hollandspiele and Designer of Irish Gauge.

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Post author:Diagonal Move
Post published:October 19, 2020
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Tom Russell, co-founder of independent publisher Hollandspiele, joins Diagonal Move…

Three Cool things about…Blood Before Richmond: Gaines’s Mill

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Post published:October 15, 2020
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During the last week I have been getting to grips…

Diagonal Move Monthly Update: September 2020

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Post published:October 9, 2020
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Time for another (belated) monthly update! And…September was relatively quiet…

SpaceCorp (GMT Games): Solo Playthrough – Starfarers Era

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Post author:Diagonal Move
Post published:October 9, 2020
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This final video in a series of three playthroughs of…

SpaceCorp (GMT Games) : Solo Playthrough – Planeteers Era

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Post published:October 8, 2020
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This second video in a series of three playthroughs of…

SpaceCorp 2025 – 2300AD: Mariners Era Solo Playthrough Video

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Post published:October 3, 2020
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SpaceCorp 2025 - 2300AD, designed by John Butterfield and published…

Interview: Phil Walker-Harding, designer of Sushi Go and Barenpark

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Post published:September 25, 2020
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Phil Walker-Harding, designer of Sushi Go, Barenpark and Gizmos joins…

Adrenaline: Solo Playthrough Video

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Post author:Diagonal Move
Post published:September 19, 2020
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Once upon a time...I played far more video games than…

The Battle for Ramadi: Playthrough Video

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Post published:September 16, 2020
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I'm a huge fan of PnP wargames. I may have…

Interview: Gemma Newton, Plotalot Designer and Founder of Moonstone Games

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Post author:Diagonal Move
Post published:September 9, 2020
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Gemma Newton, designer of Plotalot and founder of Moonstone Games,…

Diagonal Move: Monthly Update – August 2020

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Post published:September 1, 2020
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Hello! Welcome to the first (actually fourth) entry in an…

Interview: Cameron Art, on Real Time Word Games and Publishing Online Magazines

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Post author:Diagonal Move
Post published:August 16, 2020
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Cameron Art, publisher of online magazine The Board Game Bulletin…

Interview: Brian Train, Designer of Colonial Twilight and Brief Border Wars

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Post published:August 10, 2020
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Brian Train, designer of A Distant Plain, Colonial Twilight, and…

Sprawlopolis – Solo Playthrough Video

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Post published:August 9, 2020
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I'm in a city building mood at the moment. After…

Battle Hymn Vol 1 – Gettysburg Campaign AAR

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Post published:August 6, 2020
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Battle Hymn Vol 1 is a hex and counter simulation…

Town Center – How to Play Video

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Post published:August 2, 2020
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Town Center from Alban Viard, published by Ludicreations, is one…

Wingspan – A Quick Look Video

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Post published:July 29, 2020
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1-5 player wildlife themed engine builder, Wingspan, has created quite…

Interview: David Turczi on Complex Game Design (Part 2/2)

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Post author:Diagonal Move
Post published:July 24, 2020
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In part 2 of our interview with David Turczi, he…

Interview: David Turczi talks about Anachrony, Kitchen Rush and his career so far (Part 1/2)

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Post published:July 20, 2020
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David Turczi, creator of Anachrony, Kitchen Rush and many more…

Machi Koro: A Quick Look Video

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Post author:Diagonal Move
Post published:July 16, 2020
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Machi Koro, a 2-4 player city building game, was the…

Interview: Richard Breese, ‘Key’ series creator and founder of R&D Games

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Post published:July 15, 2020
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Richard Breese, designer of Keydom, one of the first games…

Minecraft: Builders & Biomes – Component Overview Video

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Post published:July 8, 2020
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Well, this is new. After several years of writing about…

Interview: Rita Modl on Men at Work

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Post author:Diagonal Move
Post published:July 3, 2020
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Rita Modl joins Diagonal Move to discuss the development and…

Wendake: A Quick Look Video

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Post published:July 1, 2020
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Designed by Danilo Sabia and published by Placentia Games, Wendake…