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Discover Fantasy Flight Games

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by Matt Miller on September 06, 2012 at 05:34 PM

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Even in the face of the growing prominence of video games and other form of digital entertainment, it may come as a surprise that the world of tabletop gaming continues to expand. Look no further than Fantasy Flight Games, a leading publisher of board, card, dice, and role-playing games; the company has seen skyrocketing growth over the last decade as friends and families seek opportunities to connect across the table – laughing, strategizing, and playing a new wave of complex interactive tabletop games.

We visited the Fantasy Flight headquarters in Roseville, MN to learn more about the company, and how hobby gaming continues to find a place in the ever-changing entertainment landscape. Check out our video profile tour in the video below, watch our dedicated preview of Descent: Second Edition, and share your thoughts and experiences with hobby gaming in the comments below.

For more on Fantasy Flight, be sure to read our feature in the October issue (#234).

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Filed under: Feature, Interview, video, tabletop, gen con, hobby, fantasy flight games, 234

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by colorbomb Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 05:43 PM

CIV 5 the board game is THE best table top game I've ever played
by Cold Iron Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 06:01 PM

Good to see that board games are getting some publicity. Keep it up.
by Drew Navarre Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 06:03 PM

I have the Game of Thrones card game and board game. Both are fun. Fun, but they regularly cause me to fight with my girlfriend.
by MynameisScorpion Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 06:09 PM

I found these guys through their Gears of War board game I recommend it to anyone who has played the video game-it even has a Horde mode!-I plan on buying more of thier games in the future
by slapmyhed Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 06:17 PM

This is kind of funny. I got the Game of Thrones card game box set this past Friday and just today realized FFG is based in Roseville, MN. And now this article shows up at GI.
by Pherostatic Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 06:25 PM

I haven't done alot of table top board games, but I do love the Arkham Horror sets. I'll have to check out that Descent video, I'm always curious to see some of the other great board games that are out there.
by Companion Cube Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 06:32 PM

Not as good as Risk.
by The Doctor Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 06:36 PM

Very cool. Glad to see the coverage of table top games.
by solidd Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 06:38 PM

Love Fantasy Flight games!

My friends and I play A Game of Thrones and Arkham Horror fairly often.

Anyone have any suggestions for future board games? I've looked into Mansions of Madness but it's a bit too expensive for me, and Elder Sign seems too simple.

Edit: Not just horror, either. Really anything!
by ingtobopbop1 Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 07:06 PM

Interesting
by UbiquitousBadGuy Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 07:21 PM

Their Battlestar Galactica board game is a must for any fan of the show. Captures the feeling and tension better than any video game could in my opinion.
by Darth-Carbonite Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 07:29 PM

They also just released the Star Wars: Edge of the Empire beta. I haven't had that much un in a long time.

P.S That is a very artistically inclined spam-bot. Kill it!, kill it with fire!!!
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by mojomonkey12 Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 07:47 PM

Great stuff Ben, it's cool to see some deeper layers of our hobby. I wish I had a cool store like this near me, but that is the price I pay to live in the middle of nowhere.
by Gotham's Reckoning Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 07:51 PM

Looks neat, but I'm still in love with Heroclix.
by Darkeon Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 08:19 PM

I like it
by Raven K. Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 09:52 PM

Fantasy Flight is pretty cool, but some of their games are impossibly complicated.

I prefer Days of Wonder games, which cover a lot of the same sorts of subjects/interests, but I can't think of any of their games with a rule book of more than 10 pages (meanwhile at least a few Fantasy Flight games have novellas for rule books).

I'd rather play games then have to do 'homework' to be able to figure it out- at that point I'll just play an old standby or vidja game.
by Charley Thursday, September 06, 2012 at 11:57 PM

Neat.