So, here is my rant-ish slam on some of the games in 2011 that several people worked very hard to bring to us.

Yeah sure there the same elements like other zombie games, picking up an old crowbar and smashing your zombie neighbor’s head in like a ripe melon, but this time you have to be careful cause beating the undead like a cave troll has its complications.

Old school fantasy game where a world opens up before you!

On any given day you could make millions in the stock market. All you need is sufficient starter capital and enough intuition to know when a stock will go a lot lower than its normal value for the buy.

To brew a good drink will make you rich in heart, and to share it with others will just plain make you rich!

Tomb for an Empire is the first installment in the Age of Muskets series, which is a wargame for history buffs or fans of nuanced historical gameplay.

I was really excited to open the box of Pressure Matrix because I am becoming a big fan of AEG, and love the idea of this arena fighting game from the not too future. Well I can see how this game was pitched. If you close your eyes and envision a futuristic world of men running in a game show fighting to stay alive.

I was hoping that this would be a dungeon crawl full of big ideas from the people of Victory Point Games.  The game starts out with good nature, dry humored instructions and sends you on your way with a little copper in your pocket and able to pick your skills from the four classes:  fighter, wizard, thief, and the priest.