Ogre! Huge! Awesome!



Allen helped to fund this project on Kickstarter and totally scored. Steve Jackson Games wanted to do a re-print of the Ogre boardgame originally created back in 1977. This sixth edition, the Designer's Edition, is a really great example of how to use Kickstarter. The project was seeking $20k to help fund a re-print and in the end received over $920k! You can read all about the Kickstarter campaign here:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/8...rs-edition


The game includes nicely detailed, high quality cardboard 3d models of the Ogres, which are giant tank war machines:








The basic game can be set up and played in 30 minutes to an hour which makes it suitable for a lunchtime gaming session at work. Here are some pictures from a longer multi-day lunchtime game:

Allen and I were defending using armor and infantry:



Charles was attacking with two Ogres:



Allen likes the GEV (Ground Effect Vehicle) units and used them effectively to swoop in and out on the Ogres.



Charles was still looking confident after a string of nice dice rolls.




Rolling over the smaller units is an effective tactic in this game! In this case, the Ogre rams a Superheavy tank, disabling it...



In the end, Allen and I were able to disable both Ogres to prevent a win... but not before Charles accomplished the first objective to destroy the communication tower.

Tabletop board games are fun!