August 2018

What's For Dinner? A Fresh New Card Game on Kickstarter

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 08/30/2018 - 09:03. Category: Reviews

In the mood for a picnic or TV dinner? Be careful! Don’t forget you can’t eat grains! But maybe cheating on your diet might just be worth it in the end.

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Kickstarter, Crowdfunding, Casual Games, Card Games, A La Carte Games

Catch the Bandido in this Cooperative Maze Building Game

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 08/28/2018 - 12:28. Category: Reviews

The bandido is trying to escape! Close off all the tunnels to make sure he can’t get out! In this cooperative maze-building card game, players must work together to stop the bandido before the deck runs out.

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Casual Games, Card Games, Helvetiq

News Flash: Trapwords and Monster Crunch! Announced

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 08/24/2018 - 09:09. Category: News

Czech Games Edition has announced a new party game, Big G Creative has a new game coming soon, and Indie Boards & Cards and Stronghold Games have announced a merger.

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Casual Games, News, Game industry, Czech Games Edition, Big G Creative, Indie Boards & Cards, Stronghold Games, Indie Game Studios

Blackstone Castle Preview: Intrigue, Manipulation, and Power

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 08/21/2018 - 09:03. Category: Reviews

Win the guilds to your side, secure the favor of the King, and maneuver and manipulate your way to victory. Strategic and logical, Blackstone Castle is a game of grid manipulation in which all the information is open and available to players.

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Kickstarter, Crowdfunding, Casual Games, Board Games, Dragon Phoenix Games

Build and Tell Your Life Story in CV

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 08/15/2018 - 09:54. Category: News

Build a life, make friends and connections, change jobs, and put together your work history! CV is a dice and storytelling game in which players put together their lives from young adulthood through old age.

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Casual Games, Card Games, Granna

Casual Game Crowdfunding: Life Boats, Super Villains, and Japanese Flowers

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 08/15/2018 - 09:14. Category: News

Cooperation, social deduction, real time, abstract, and micro games all make their way to Kickstarter this month. There’s a little something of everything both in mechanics and theme, with games ranging from fairy tales to stories of survival on the high seas.

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Crowdfunding, Kickstarter, Casual Games, Bezier Games, Rabbiteer, Octopus Games

Win a Copy of Grackles by Fireside Games

Submitted by Chris James on 08/14/2018 - 08:45. Category: Giveaways

Grackles is a new lightly themed, 30-minute abstract strategy game for 2–4 people that plays like a classic. Enter to win a brand new copy!

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Giveaways, Fireside Games

News Flash: Gen Con Wrap-Ups and Machi Koro Legacy Announced

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 08/10/2018 - 09:00. Category: News

Pandasaurus Games has announced Machi Koro Legacy, Looney Labs has released Star Trek Fluxx, and gaming websites have been posting their Gen Con wrap-ups.

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Casual Games, News, Game industry, Pandasaurus Games, Looney Labs, SolarFlare Games, Steve Jackson Games