Hello and welcome Richard Launius to 2D6.org’s “20 questions” and answers from the readers segment. Richard is a game designer with a pedigree of great games under his belt including a game that after 7 years STILL holds a commanding position in the top 100 board games of all time over at boardgamegeek.com. That distinction alone should be enough to cement a game designers name into the minds of fans. Richard has many other memorable game design credits including the fantastic fantasy based co-operative game Defenders of the Realm, the …

Few are the people creative, passionate, and in some cases stubborn enough to make a good board game. Fewer still are those who can make not just one, but many board games that can stand the test of time in a hobby that is known for it’s occasional devotion to the “Cult of the new”. Yet award winning game designer Richard Launius has done exactly that! 2012 marks the 7 year anniversary of the Fantasy Flight Games version of Arkham Horror a game that to this day makes its way …

In the ancient Citadel of Monarch City, the King calls to arms the finest Heroes to defend against a Darkness that engulfs the land. You and your allies must embark on a journey to defend the countryside, repair the tainted lands, and defeat the four Generals and their Minions before any of them enter the Citadel.

Strange things are happening in the small Massachusetts town of Arkham; people have gone missing, sightings of indescribable creatures grow more and more frequent.

Stealing treasure from a sleeping dragon can get pretty ugly fast!

The ancient one’s time has come !

It is 1926, and the museum’s extensive collection of exotic curios and occult artifacts poses a threat to the barriers between our world and the elder evils lurking between dimensions.

Sure there is a lot of gold, but what do you do if you awaken the dragon.

Yet a dark shadow grows in the city of Arkham.

Defenders of the Realm is a cooperative game unlike any cooperative game you’ve ever played. O.k., that’s a lie, but it would be too easy to compare it to another well-known game which shall remain nameless.