Being so involved in video games, I fully admit that Im often woefully unaware of really awesome board games and it isnt until they get an equally awesome port that they even pop up on my radar. A couple of days ago I hadnt the slightest idea what Neuroshima Hex was, but after watching the trailer and checking out the game, its high up on my most anticipated game list. Neuroshima Hex is a tactical hexagonal board game set in the Neuroshima tabletop RPG universe. This universe is host to fantastic things like nuclear war, rebellious sentient artificial intelligence, carnivorous vegetation, mutants, and humans that are just trying to survive in the middle of all this.

The board game is playable by up to four players or single player against AI opponents, utilizing four different factions each with their own strengths and weaknesses. The goal of the game is to take over the enemy headquarters by placing tiles on the board. There are a number of videos on YouTube detailing exactly how the game is set up and played, and it sounds wonderfully complicated.

Neuroshima Hex is being released this month, and after seeing exactly how awesome board games could be on the iPhone with Carcassonne [$4.99], Im really excited for the game. Its fully licensed, features all of the original art, and theres even plans for an iPad version in the works.