20 years of Warlord

                                           After two decades, a classic of the CCG era returns.  Warlord: Saga of the Storm is back for a birthday celebration. This year will see the release of aRead More →

Larkstone

We are sad to say that this week we are packing up the AEG Larkstone house in Orange. We are happy to say that later this month we will be opening up Larkstone 2 in Vegas. While we pack up we are going to share some memories and try to thank everyone who made this first gaming house so much fun.Read More →

Pitching Games to AEG-  Updated Dec 5 2020

Pitching Games to AEG-  Updated Dec 5 2020 The New Normal I am John Zinser CEO of AEG but my current title and job is Director of Creative. This means I’m responsible for making sure AEG makes the greatest games we can. And that’s where you come in.  The timeRead More →

Dead Reckoning #3  But I don’t wanna be a Pirate!!

Dead Reckoning #3  But I don’t wanna be a Pirate!! It would be easy to describe Dead Reckoning as “a Pirate Game”. But that would be an incorrect classification. At least once per game someone quotes the Seinfeld puffy shirt episode.  “But I don’t want to be a Pirate.” InevitablyRead More →

CALICO- A Game By Kevin Russ and The CoLab

AEG is very excited to be able to announce that we will be the distribution publishing partner for the game Calico! This is the first game to come out of the Flatout Games CoLab project.  What is Calico? Calico is a puzzly tile-laying game of quilts and cats. In Calico,Read More →

Dead Reckoning #2  Enlist a great crew before you set sail.

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For Your Consideration

For your consideration Let me start by saying that I am not a fan of campaigning for awards. It feels disingenuous to spend your time and money promoting games to try and win an award.  That being said there are only a few times in 28 years of making gamesRead More →

GAMA 2020

We attended GAMA and it was a very good show. We  learned quite a bit and my team was able to talk about what our plans are for the rest of 2020 and beyond. RETAILERS The highlight of the show for us was contact with retailers.  Attendance was down atRead More →

I love expansions!

As a company making fewer new games I also felt that I should also talk about expansions to those games.  I personally love a good new expansion for my games. It is a great reason to bring the game back to table for a fresh and interesting play.  I alsoRead More →

Larkstone 2019.. That is a Wrap!

It’s 5:30 AM and I just dropped off the last visitor to the Larkstone house for 2019 at the Airport.  I know I have talked a lot about Larkstone this year but there is a good reason. Setting up this house has been one of the best decisions we haveRead More →