The book Gathering of Gamers, which details the history of modern tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons, boardgames, Megagames, LARPs, and other forms of play through the Gen Con gaming convention is now available! Here is where you can pick Read More …
We have been working with GAMA on the creation of a history website for the 50th anniversary of the Origins Game Fair that is taking place this year. Now, with the convention less than 2 weeks away, we are happy Read More …
Have you ever wondered how we got to where we are with tabletop gaming today? How did games like Dungeons & Dragons or Magic the Gathering get their start to become so popular? Why did the Settlers of Catan spark Read More …
The nominations for the 2022 Charles S. Roberts Awards were recently published and The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857 is nominated for best early modern era wargame! These awards for excellence in conflict simulation gaming have been around since 1975, and Read More …
Arrival of The Red Burnoose is eminent! Since it should be available by the end of September, if not sooner, we have opened up the store for preorder sales. If you want to pick up this 1-4 player cooperative deckbuilding Read More …
The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857 will be coming to Kickstarter on September 14, 2021! We hope you will join us for the launch of this new game where you play as Kabyle villages defending themselves from invading French armies. The Read More …
#GenConOnline starts in just a couple of days! Join Hit ’em With a Shoe this year for specials and demos of two new games we are announcing at Gen Con’s first virtual convention this year.
We’re headed to Spiel 2019 in Germany! We were also reviewed by the journal Science, which is amazing!
Hit ’em With a Shoe is returning to Gen Con for our second year, and this time we’re not just demoing Bee Lives We Will Only Summer, we’re selling it! Head on over to booth #1941 to have a demo, talk about games or bees, see what we have coming next, and of course pick up your own copy of Bee Lives!
We launched the funding campaign on Kickstarter on September 10 and have successfully funded! This means that Bee Lives: We Will Only Know Summer is now going to be a reality! We are so excited and grateful for all of Read More …