March 2022 Update – New Games from XYZ Game Labs

March 2022 Update – New Games from XYZ Game Labs

ArchRavels: Magic Socks To all of our ArchRavels fans we’ve got some exciting news to share with you. We’re working on an expansion of our fiber arts board game, ArchRavels: Magic Socks.  The expansion will Increase the player count to (6) six players Add (2) two new player types Add (4) four new characters to choose from Increase player abilities…

5 things we’re looking forward to @ PAXU

5 things we’re looking forward to @ PAXU

We’ll be at PAX Unplugged and we have a lot in booth to share with you so stop by Booth #3506! Here are the 5 top things we’ve got our eye on! 1. THUR: Meeple Gamers’ Media/Publisher Mixer! 2. THUR: BackerKit & 9th Level Games Philly PAXU Party 3. FRI: Philly Dance Party hosted by Tabletop Backer Party   4.…

Board Game Book Club: Formula 1

Board Game Book Club: Formula 1

Formula 1 Runtime: 30-120 minutes Players: 2-6 players Mechanics: Area movement We got ahold of a vintage treasure this week, the 1964 classic “Formula 1”. Originally published in 1962 by Waddingtons, this Parker Brother’s edition was published a few years later for the American market. In this game, players take on the role of a formula one driver. Each player…

Board Game Book Club: The Expanse Board Game

Board Game Book Club: The Expanse Board Game

The Expanse Board Game In space, no one can hear you count Victory Points. Runtime: 60 minutes Players: 2-4 players Mechanics: Area-control, Trade Row, Variable Player Powers The Expanse Board Game is based on the SyFy TV Series of the same name. (which in turn is a TV adaptation of the fantastic Expanse book series by James S. A. Corey)…

Board Game Book Club: Nemesis

Board Game Book Club: Nemesis

Nemesis Who are you running from: The Aliens or your Shipmates? Runtime: 1.5-3 hr Players: 1-5 Mechanics: semi-cooperative, campaign driven, modular board, player elimination, variable player powers, light-deck building Nemesis is a semi-cooperative game with bluffing, backstabbing, and plenty of science-fiction survival horror adventure. The Goal: Find the failure, fix the situation, and return back to Earth all while surviving…

Post-Fulfillment Update

Post-Fulfillment Update

Fulfillment Status Fulfillment of the game, shirts and posters is COMPLETE! All of these rewards have now been shipped! We’ve been getting a lot of awesome comments from our backers, we love that you’re enjoying the game as much as we enjoyed making it. For those of you who still have not received your reward packages, give it just a…

Inoka Worldwide! (And fulfillment update)

Inoka Worldwide! (And fulfillment update)

Inoka’s Global Conquest! We’ve been getting some questions about our International orders. Good news! Our global fulfillment partner has begun shipping International orders. To put in perspective just how far we’re shipping, we’ll be in every single time zone! Where’s my Book? Short version: It’s delayed because we had to switch vendors. Long Version: We’re working with a new vendor for the…

Introducing XYZ Game Labs’ Board Game Book Club & Root

Introducing XYZ Game Labs’ Board Game Book Club & Root

Check out our Board Game Book Club We’re starting a new series of blog posts called Board Game Book Club. As a team, we frequently meet up and play games together. More often than not we end the game with some discussion on our thoughts and opinions of the game. We obviously enjoy playing games, but as we’ve grown as…

Thanks, Polar Vortex…

Thanks, Polar Vortex…

I know you’re all wondering where your Inoka is. Due to the Polar Vortex that traumatized the Midwest last week, our fulfiller was iced by USPS – literally. (USPS delayed pick up for a few days.) But it’s now back to normal operation. Orders are underway! Domestic orders that DO NOT include the art book were sent yesterday. Transit time…

Inoka Pick Up Party & Regional Tournament is BACK ON!

Inoka Pick Up Party & Regional Tournament is BACK ON!

Mark your calendars, meeples:  INOKA PICK UP PARTY & REGIONAL TOURNAMENT IS BACK ON! This coming Tuesday, February 5th we’ll be throwing our rescheduled Inoka Pick Up Party and Regional Tournament at [toggle Gaming]. Due to Durty Nellie’s fire, [toggle] will be held at the American Legion Post 690 at 122 Palatine Road, Palatine, IL from 6pm to 11PM. Finally, if you think you’ve got what it…