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.…
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…
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…
It’s here That’s right, it’s that time again when the the Hallmark corporation commands us to show our affection to that special someone with expensive gifts and lavish dinner dates. This Valentine’s Day, why not try something different and break out some classic (and not so classic) tabletop games! Just for you, we’ve compiled a list of 9 games to…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…