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2017 In Games
This page lists board game, board and card games, Wargaming, wargames, Miniature wargaming, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2017. For video games, see 2017 in video gaming. Games released or invented in 2017 * ''The 7th Continent'' * ''Azul (board game), Azul'' * ''Bärenpark'' *''Bears vs. Babies'' *''Charterstone'' * ''Civilization: A New Dawn'' * ''Dark Souls – The Board Game'' * ''Feudum'' * ''Gaslands'' * ''Gloomhaven'' *''Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game'' *''Near and Far'' * ''Planetarium (board game), Planetarium'' * ''Spirit Island (board game), Spirit Island'' * ''Werewords'' Game awards given in 2017 * ''Great Western Trail (board game), Great Western Trail'' won the Spiel Portugal Jogo do Ano. Significant games-related events in 2017 *On December 26, 2017, Steve Jackson (USA), Steve Jackson announced he had re-acquired rights to ''The Fantasy Trip'' products he authored for Metagaming Concepts, Metagaming, specifically ''Melee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Game
Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a competition between two or more players. To show a few examples: in checkers (British English name 'draughts'), a player wins by capturing all opposing pieces, while Eurogames often end with a calculation of final scores. '' Pandemic'' is a cooperative game where players all win or lose as a team, and peg solitaire is a puzzle for one person. There are many varieties of board games. Their representation of real-life situations can range from having no inherent theme, such as checkers, to having a specific theme and narrative, such as ''Cluedo''. Rules can range from the very simple, such as in snakes and ladders; to deeply complex, as in ''Advanced Squad Leader''. Play components now often include custom figures or shaped counters, and distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Near And Far
''Near and Far'' is a board game for 2 to 4 players designed by Ryan Laukat and published by Red Raven Games in 2017. In this map based storytelling board game, players seek fame and fortune and the eventual discovery of a mysterious last ruin. The gameplay blends resource management with a storybook, with players controlling heroes that equip and provision themselves in a town, and then set out to explore the map, setting up camps and completing quests. The game is a sequel to Laukat's ''Above and Below'', which is set in the same fictional universe (Arzium). The game can be played as an ongoing, 10 game campaign, with each session being played on a different map. The game was originally sold via a Kickstarter campaign in July 2016, raising over $520,000 from over 7,000 backers. Gameplay Players begin in a town, hiring allies and obtaining supplies such as coins, gems, and food from different buildings. They can then explore the world by using one of 11 different maps. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Test 2
''Death Test 2'' is a 1980 fantasy role-playing game adventure for ''The Fantasy Trip'' published by Metagaming Concepts. It was re-released by Steve Jackson Games in 2019. Plot summary ''Death Test 2'' is a programmed labyrinth adventure and a sequel to '' Death Test''. Both adventures center on a test devised by the Thorz, the ruler of the city of Ardonirane, to test potential recruits for his army. The second labyrinth was built after the Thorz determined the original ''Death Test'' failed to weed out unworthy warriors. Characters that survive the labyrinth are allowed to enlist in the army of the Thorsz, with their rank assigned based on how many enemies the applicants overcome. It can be run as a solo scenario or with a game master. It is usable with ''The Fantasy Trip'', or with both ''Melee'' and '' Wizard''. With the revival of The Fantasy Trip in 2019, Steve Jackson Games released ''Ardonirane'', a new supplement detailing the lands and customs of the Thorz, in 2020. Publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Test
''Death Test'' is a 1978 fantasy role-playing game adventure for ''The Fantasy Trip'' published by Metagaming Concepts. Plot summary ''Death Test'' is an adventure that centers on a test devised by the Thorz, the ruler of the city of Ardonirane, to test potential recruits for his army. Publication history Metagaming published MicroQuest #1, ''Death Test'' (1978), which was a short adventure intended for solo play in use with either ''Melee'' or '' Wizard''. ''Death Test'' was written by Steve Jackson, and was published by Metagaming Concepts in 1978 as a 20-page digest-sized book with counters in a zip-locked bag, also published in the same year as a digest-sized box with a booklet, counters, and a die. ''Death Test 2'' is a sequel to ''Death Test'', in which a second labyrinth was built after the Thorz determined the original ''Death Test'' failed to weed out unworthy warriors. On December 26, 2017, Steve Jackson announced he had re-acquired rights to ''The Fantasy Trip'' prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wizard (board Game)
''Wizard'' is a game system of medieval fantasy combat designed by Steve Jackson, later of Steve Jackson Games, and published by Metagaming in 1978. In 2019, ''Wizard'' was revived and re-released by Steve Jackson Games. Development and publication history ''Wizard'' was published by Metagaming in 1978 as MicroGame #6, a magic-based pocket board game of individual combat. ''Wizard'' added magical combat rules to the combat system introduced in Jackson's previous game, ''Melee (game), Melee'', also published by Metagaming. ''Melee'', ''Wizard'' and gamemaster supplement ''In The Labyrinth (supplement), In the Labyrinth'' eventually formed Metagaming's ''The Fantasy Trip'' fantasy role-playing system. Both ''Melee'' and ''Wizard'' were expanded and re-released as ''Advanced Wizard'' and ''Advanced Melee'', with many role-playing elements added to the basic fantasy combat system. When Steve Jackson released GURPS in 1986, some of the concepts used in ''Wizard'' were used in the GU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melee (game)
''Melee'' is a man-to-man combat boardgame designed by Steve Jackson, and released in 1977 by Metagaming Concepts. In 2019, ''Melee'' was revived and re-released by Steve Jackson Games. History ''Melee'' was designed by Steve Jackson, and was originally released in 1977 as MicroGame #3 by Metagaming Concepts. At the time Jackson was getting involved with ''Dungeons & Dragons'', but he found the various-sized dice irritating, and he found the combat rules confusing and unsatisfying, particularly the lack of tactics, so he designed ''Melee'' as something different. Jackson had originally joined the Society for Creative Anachronism to gain a more visceral understanding of actual combat, and based ''Melee'' on his studies of the SCA. When designing ''Melee'', Jackson saw the possibility to expand it into a full fantasy roleplaying game that could compete with ''D&D'', and thus, even before ''Melee'' was released, Metagaming started advertising that full RPG system, ''The Fanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metagaming Concepts
Metagaming Concepts, later known simply as Metagaming, was a company that published board games from 1974 to 1983. It was founded and owned by Howard Thompson, who designed the company's first game, ''Stellar Conquest''. The company also invented Microgames and published Steve Jackson's first designs, including ''Ogre'', '' G.E.V.'' and ''The Fantasy Trip''. History The company's first product, released in 1974, was ''Stellar Conquest'', which had been rejected by Avalon Hill in 1973. Many of Metagaming's notable titles were also science fiction wargames, including ''Ogre'', '' G.E.V.'', and '' WarpWar''. In 1975, Metagaming started ''The Space Gamer'' as a quarterly house magazine. By its 17th issue, ''TSG'' was a full size bimonthly magazine, printed on slick paper and covering games from other publishers, including fantasy games. Thompson and Metagaming pioneered the idea of publishing small, low-cost games in what came to be known as the MicroGame format. For a while, Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fantasy Trip
''The Fantasy Trip'' (''TFT'') is a tabletop role-playing game designed by Steve Jackson (American game designer), Steve Jackson and originally published by Metagaming Concepts. In 2019, ''TFT'' was republished by Steve Jackson Games as ''The Fantasy Trip'' Legacy Edition. History ''TFT'' was developed from Metagaming's tactical combat MicroGames ''Melee (game), Melee'' and ''Wizard (board game), Wizard'', also designed by Jackson, which provided the basic combat and magic rules. These games could be played on their own, or, using the gamemaster's module ''In The Labyrinth (supplement), In the Labyrinth'', expanded into a full-fledged role-playing game. The basic combat and Magic (game terminology), magic rules presented in ''Melee'' and ''Wizard'' were greatly expanded for purposes of role-playing in ''Advanced Melee'' and ''Advanced Wizard''. ''TFT'' was the first published role-playing game to use a point-buy system for character generation, instead of the random dice roll me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Jackson (USA)
Steve Jackson (born c. 1953) is an American game designer whose creations include the role-playing game ''GURPS'' and the card game ''Munchkin''. Education Steve Jackson is a 1974 graduate of Rice University, where he was a resident of Baker College before moving to Sid Richardson College when it opened in 1971. Jackson briefly attended the UT Law School, but left to pursue a career in game design. Career 1970s: Metagaming Concepts While working at Metagaming Concepts, Jackson developed ''Monsters! Monsters!'' (''ca.'' 1976) based on a design by Ken St. Andre related to his ''Tunnels & Trolls'' role-playing game, and ''Godsfire'' (1976), a 3D space conquest game designed by Lynn Willis. Jackson's first design for the company was ''Ogre'' (1977), followed by '' G.E.V.'' (1978), which were set in the same futuristic universe that Jackson created. Jackson became interested in ''Dungeons & Dragons'', but found the various-sized dice irritating and the combat rules confusing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jogo Do Ano
Game of the Year (abbreviated GotY) is a title awarded by various magazines, websites, and shows to a deserving game. Many publications award a single "Game of the Year" to a single title that they feel represents the pinnacle of gaming achievement that year. Organizations Organizations and publications who award board Game of the Year awards include: * Årets spel (Sweden) * As d'Or / Golden Ace *BoardGameGeek * Deutscher Spiele Preis * ''Games'' (magazine) * Gry-Planszowe.pl / Gra Roku (Poland) *Le Diamant d'Or * Mensa * Origins Award *Premio JdA (Spain) * Spiel des Jahres **Kennerspiel des Jahres **Kinderspiel des Jahres * Spiel Portugal (Portugal) Awards American Tabletop Awards These are winners of the American Tabletop Awards, a US-based board game award selected by a committee of board game media creators for games released in the previous calendar year. Early Gamers These are winners in the Early Gamers category, a category targeted at people new to board games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Western Trail (board Game)
''Great Western Trail'' is a board game designed by Alexander Pfister for two to four players, which was published in 2017 by Eggertspiele. It is a complex and strategic 'Eurogame', loosely themed on the American frontier and the original Great Western Cattle Trail, in which players engage in the transportation of cattle. A second edition was published in 2021, for one to four players. The game is also known as 그레이트 웨스턴 트레일 (Korean), ''Great Western Trail: La Gran Ruta del Oeste'' (Spanish), ''A nagy western utazás'' (Hungarian), グレート ウエスタン トレイル (Japanese), ''Great Western Trail: Aventură prin Vestul Sălbatic'' (Romanian), ''Великий западный путь'' (Russian). Gameplay The gameplay combines "hand management, action selection, and strategic movement", with the object being to accumulate victory points, which can be achieved by various means. It takes about 75 to 150 minutes to play. In addition to the gameboard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
