A PAX East 2019 Recap

A PAX East 2019 Recap

PAX East Recap In front a room full of 3,000 fans, everyone was ready to watch Randy Pitchford deliver his announcement of the highly anticipated Borderlands 3. What they weren’t expecting though, was the first widely released tabletop game in the Borderlands Universe, Tiny Tina’s Robot Tea Party, a collaboration between Gearbox Software, Nerdvana Game Studios, and XYZ Game Labs.…

Press Release – Borderlands: Tiny Tina’s Robot Tea Party

Press Release – Borderlands: Tiny Tina’s Robot Tea Party

Popular Video Game Franchise, “Borderlands”, Gets Hobby Card Game Treatment Nerdvana Games and XYZ Game Labs release brand new card game based on Borderlands   March 28th, Boston, MA: In front of a crowded audience at PAX East, Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Software, announced a new Borderlands card game with a magic performance. Using cards from the new card…

Board Game Book Club: Dinosaur Island

Board Game Book Club: Dinosaur Island

Welcome to Jurassic Park Dinosaur Island! Runtime: 90-120 Minutes Players: 1-4 Mechanics: Set collection, worker placement, resource management, tile placement, drafting In Dinosaur Island, you get to channel John Hammond and play the owner of a Jurassic Park-like theme park. The Goal: Get visitors to your park by opening attractions and cloning dinosaurs. (Just be careful because those visitors might…

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…

Fulfillment Has Begun!

Fulfillment Has Begun!

Let the fulfillment commence!  Another milestone has been met for XYZ Game Labs as our newest game, Inoka begins its journey to you. Today, we delivered a truckload of Inoka to the fulfiller. Literally, a truckload of Inoka.    Everyone at XYZ Game Labs touched this project and we couldn’t be more proud.    We even met Lexi, the real…

Midwinter Gaming Convention 2019 Wrap Up

Midwinter Gaming Convention 2019 Wrap Up

Midwinter Gaming Convention has held a special place in our hearts ever since we launched the Kickstarter for our first title RobotLab from the exhibit hall floor 2 years ago. Back then, we were one of the only board game publishing companies at the show. This year, we were thrilled to find 6 other board game companies in the exhibit…

Protospiel Madison 2018 Recap

Protospiel Madison 2018 Recap

I know we’re late, but here are some of the fun games we played at Protospiel Madison 1) Reject Squad: Super Hero Game “Reject Squad: Super Hero Game” is a 3-5 player, 30 minute, story-telling party game. In this game, one of the players takes on the role of a talent scout who is looking for a team of heroes…