by Chris Hansen
Hello everyone! I'm back with another round of PNP News. It has been awhile since my last post so there is a lot of news to catch up on.New Games
Cooking Party Cards
This is a three to six player game in which players are trying to cook a meal using certain ingredients. The game is free and can be found in the Web Links section on the game’s BGG page.
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7 Dice Wonders by Konrad Anft
This is a 1 - 4 player game based on 7 Wonders. The game is free and can be found in the files section on the game’s BGG page.
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Hydras by Kiersten Heyl
This is a 2-4 player tile laying game in which players are trying to get the most heads on their hydra. The game is free and can be found in the files section on the game’s BGG page.
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diZe by Santiago Eximeno
This is a solitaire press your luck game in which you are trying to kill all zombies before they can infect humanity. The game is free and can be found in the files section on the game’s BGG page. (English and Spanish version available.)
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Super RPS: Rock • Paper • Scissors by Fred Poutre
This is a 2 - 6 player game that expands upon the traditional game of Rock Paper Scissors. The game is $10.00 and is available from drivethrucards.com.
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Viking Funeral by Rob Daviau
This is a two player card game designed to destroy and throw away an old beat up deck of playing cards through an epic battle. As cards die, they fall into a garbage can (or you can get more creative about how they are destroyed). The game is free and can be found in the Web Links section on the game’s BGG page.
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Inventing the Future by Rick Heli
This is a 2 - 6 player game in which players are researching and developing new technologies such as flying cars and time travel. The game is free and can be found in the Web Links section on the game’s BGG page.
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Suit Up by Val Teixeira
This is a 2-6 player game in which players are trying to increase their circle of friends and maybe even find love. The game is free and can be found in the Web Links section on the game’s BGG page.
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Dreamlands Adventures by Peter Varga
This is a two player card game set in the world of H.P. Lovecraft. Players are gathering friends to aid in a variety of adventures. The game is free and can be found in the Web Links section on the game’s BGG page.
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The Amityville Project: Lethargos by Michael Andresakis, Alexander Argyropoulos, and Dimosthenis Moraitis
This 3 - 6 player game is the follow up to The Amityville Project: Phobos (2012). In this game you are entering the mind of the detective from the first game and are trying to save him from the ghosts and demons that haunt him. The game is free and can be found in the files section on the game’s BGG page.
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Folium by Santiago Eximeno
This is a very simple and fast playing two player game based on Babylon. Players mark and move nine pieces of paper in an attempt to get the last move of the game. Like the game it is based on, it could be useful for determining first player in larger games. The game is free and can be found in the files section on the game’s BGG page. (English and Spanish version available.)
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Stab a Panda by Jeremiah Lee and Brian Lewis
This is a 2 - 8 player party game in which players order a list of horrible activities by how willing they would be to do them. The other players score points by correctly guessing the order. The game is free and can be found in the Web Links section on the game’s BGG page.
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Kronocell by Petar Ivancek
This two player game was the grand prize winner in the 2013 Two Player Print and Play Design Contest. It is a skirmish miniatures game set in a steampunk sci fi world. The game is free and can be found on the game's BGG page.
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Royal Strawberries by Justin Call
This is a two to four player fighting game in which players are battling to harvest the most strawberries. The game is free and can be found in the files section on the game’s BGG page.
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CIRQUE by Rey Alicea
This is a two player abstract game in which players are trying to get five stones in a row. The game is free and can be found in the files section on the game’s BGG page.
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Ĝaberŭoko (Jabberwock) by Sebcjo
This is a 4 - 6 player card game set in the world of Alice in Wonderland. The game is free and can be found in the files section on the game’s BGG page. The game is only available in Esperanto.
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Crystal Pyramid by Thomas Staudt
This is a 2 -5 player game in which players are trying to build structures out of crystal. The game is free and can be found in the files section on the game’s BGG page. (English and German version available.)
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Rethemed Games
Star Viking redesign by Todd Sanders
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Todd Sanders has created all new graphics for this classic game. It looks amazing and hopefully will help introduce new players to this game.
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Solitaire Caesar redesign by Steve Kling
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Steve Kling has created all new graphics for the board and counters in this game. The board is redesigned to use area movement instead of the original point-to-point system.
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On the Farm redesign by Tina T
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Tina T's redesign of On the Farm is entirely hand drawn and has a vegetarian theme.
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Eastern Front 2 redesign by Tin Nut
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Tin Nut's all new graphics for the map and counters of Eastern Front 2 look amazing and are easier to print than the original version. The board has already been cropped to print on letter/A4 paper.
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Button Men redesign by Brendan Newell
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Brendan Newell's fan retheme brings the characters of Game of Thrones to Button Men.
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Inspector Moss: House Arrest redesign by Pieter Wens
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Pieter Wens has given a dark noir retheme to the winner of the 2011 Solo PNP Contest. The original lighthearted graphics and puns have been turned into a stylistic crime story.
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Crowdfunded Games
Battle Merchants by Gil Hova
Battle Merchants is available on Kickstarter until Aug 05, 2013. The PNP Version is available for $5.00.
This is a 2 - 4 player game in which players are trying to sell weaping to battling Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, and Hobgoblins.
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Gettysburg: The Tide Turns by Eric Lee Smith
Gettysburg: The Tide Turns is available on Kickstarter until Aug 06, 2013. The PNP Version is available for $25 - includes iOS app and PNP files.
This is a new game from the publishers of the iOS game Battle of the Bulge. Like that game, this game is iOS but the Kickstarter version comes with a Print and Play version. The PNP version may not be available once the campaign is done.
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Power Play: Schemes & Skulduggery by Fábio Fontes and Danny Hirajeta
Power Play: Schemes & Skulduggery is available on Kickstarter until July 29, 2013. The PNP Version is available for $15.00.
This is a 4 -8 player game is a competitive narrative game. The game is designed to be very open ended. The designers refer to it as the Grand Theft Auto of board games.
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IncrediBrawl by Jacob Leeman
IncrediBrawl is available on Kickstarter until Aug 10, 2013. The PNP Version is available for $1 for basic art and $25 for full art.
This is a 2 -4 player fighting game between zombies, pirates, aliens, soldiers, and other classic gaming characters.
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PNP Updates
Shattered Olympus
Updated Cards
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Epic Solitaire Notebook Adventures
New Maps and Cards for Nameless Wanderer
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Doctor Who: Solitaire Story Game
Lairs Expansion
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WWII
Map Packs 3
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Combat in the Lists
Final Rulebook
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SP Volley
Women's teams Olympic Games London 2012
Women's players Olympic Games London 2012
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Dune Express
Solitaire Rules
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Prospectus
Money for the game
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Star Wars: Stolen Plans Card Game
New Father's Day Card
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Xenoid - The Arcade-Style Solo Space-Shooter Card Game
Files Available
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Red Menace
Optional Rules
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Slasher
New Edition
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Bomb Squad
New Version - Full PNP
New Version - Quick Start
New Version - Robot Control Board
New Version - Rulebook
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The Amityville Project: Phobos
Rules Version 4
Fan made Player Aid
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Shattered Olympus
Updated Cards
New Glossary
Updated Rulebook
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The Salem Conspiracy
Color Rulebook - Typo Corrections
B&W Rulebook - Typo Corrections
Color Cards - Typo Corrections
B&W Cards - Typo Corrections
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The Haunted House - Save the Children!
Fan Made Variation
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Stop the Germs
Updated Player Aid
Updated Rulebook
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Star Requiem: Humanity's Last Stand
Updated Strategic Sequence Of Play
Final Rulebook
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Micro Space Empire
Rules Formatted to PocketMod
Player Mat Formatted to Card Size
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Hello, Dolly!
B&W Board
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Pocket Civ
Cheat Sheet
Fan Rewritten Rules
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Epic Solitaire Notebook Adventures
Fan made version (Cameron Version)
New cards for the Cameron Version
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Doctor Who: Solitaire Story Game
Fan made Beginner's Guide
Updated Rules and Components
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Zombie Plague
Dashboard mats for Zombie Plague
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Ars Victor
Rules Update
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Democracy under Siege
Larger Regimes Track
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Combat in the Lists
New Status Cards
Updated Rules
Updated Player Pieces
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Utopia Engine
Player Aid PocketMod
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Election 2012: Romney vs. Obama
Updated Rules
Updated Event Cards
Updated Parts
Updated Standard Agenda Cards
Updates for those who've already printed the game
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Ghoulash
Six new maps for $4.95
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PNP Translations
Devil Horsemen
Rules translated to Japanese by Eiichi Kuramoto
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On the Farm
Tina's Redesign translated to German by Tina T
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diZe
Rules translated to Spanish by Santiago Eximeno
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Folium
Complete Game translated to Spanish by Santiago Eximeno
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Battle Leader Tactics
Rules translated to Chinese by Finhisky
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A Game of Tales and Thrilling Stories - Adventure 1: The Museum Case
Rules translated to German by Lars Vogt
Story Book translated to German by Lars Vogt
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Stop the Germs
Rules translated to Spanish by Luis Olcese
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Tabernacle
Rules translated to Spanish by DaviD Muñoz
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Unexploded Cow
Rules translated to Spanish by DaviD Muñoz
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Hoops on Fire
Rules translated to Hungarian by saabee
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Smash Monster Rampage!
Rules translated to Portuguese by Marcus Vinicius
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Indian Chief
Rules translated to Polish by Maciej Kwiatek
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Lost Wonders (fan expansion for 7 Wonders)
Rules translated to Polish by Pawel Pawlak
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Dungeon Delver
Player Mat translated to Italian by Luca Campro
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That’s all for this week. Now that you know what’s new in the world of PNP, it’s time to fire up the printers and get crafting! Please let me know if I’ve missed anything and as always, please geekmail me with news that you’d like to see discussed in this blog.