If you do one thing at any PAX, be sure to go to the Indie MEGABOOTH. We always leave with a list of new games to play that we otherwise would have never have known about.

I usually have my kids do most of the playing, letting them enjoy themselves while I can watch how the game plays and talk with the developers.

My kids and I walk the aisles until we see an open game with no wait, and pop in to play. The Indie MEGABOOTH is my favorite part of PAX because I always discover tons of awesome here. I discovered Forts while preparing for PAX West and reviewing the Indie MEGABOOTH line-up. Build the Best Fort – Pit your creative constructions against other players in our weekly challenge.Forts Private Beta Steam group – Be part of our dedicated group and discuss the best tactics and strategies with us and other players on the forums.Battle with the Devs – Take us on and try to blow our forts to bits, during these bi-weekly events!.During the course of the beta, Earthwork will be engaging with the Forts community in a variety of ways, including:.Sandbox – Explore the building mechanics.Skirmish – Test your mettle against the AI in one-off battles.Multiplayer – Take on your friends in the 8-player online/LAN multiplayer.Campaign Mode – Battle for world domination in the single player campaign.The private beta currently includes the following working features (this was in the invite email, so…): I anxiously await the day we’re given the go-ahead to talk about it! Registrations appear to still be open and the beta runs from November 12 until December 9, 2016. At the request of the creators of Forts this post will contain no new images or my impressions from the beta. But, for those who want a taste now, Forts is currently in a four-week private beta.

Forts game controls