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January 2021

News Flash: Ticket to Ride Europe 15th Anniversary, Portal Games 2021 Releases

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 01/29/2021 - 11:04. Category: News
Ticket to Ride Europe 15th Anniversary Edition

Days of Wonder has announced a new special edition of Ticket to Ride Europe, Portal Games has announced the games they’re planning on publishing this year, and The Op and Asmodee have released two new editions of Spot It!.

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Casual Games, News, Game industry, Days of Wonder, Asmodee, The Op, Portal Games

Back to the Future: Back in Time Is a Cooperative Dice Rolling Adventure

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 01/26/2021 - 09:18. Category: Reviews
Back to the Future: Back in Time

Great Scott! Based on the popular 1985 film, Back to the Future: Back in Time has players trying to help Marty McFly’s parents fall in love, avoid the bully Biff, and get the time traveling DeLorean back on the road.

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Cooperative Games, Casual Games, Board Games, Dice Games, Funko Games

Calico Named the Best Casual Game of 2020

Submitted by Chris James on 01/25/2021 - 14:38. Category: News
Best Casual Game of 2020

2020 was a bumpy year in many respects, but there definitely was a silver lining: some great games were released! There were many great candidates for our annual award, but in the end we had to narrow it down to one.

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Casual Games, Casual Game Revolution, Awards, AEG, Alderac Entertainment Group, Flatout Games, Tile Laying Games

News Flash: Cubitos Announced, Ravensburger Kids Puzzle Design Contest

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 01/22/2021 - 09:30. Category: News
Cubitos

AEG has announced a new racing game, Ravensburger is hosting a puzzle design contest for kids to support charity, and some online gaming conventions have been announced.

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Casual Games, News, Game industry, AEG, Alderac Entertainment Group, Renegade Game Studios, Ravensburger, IELLO, Red Raven Games

Swat the Flies and Build a Collection in Kids Game Superfly

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 01/20/2021 - 13:09. Category: Reviews
Superfly

Published by Loki and designed for kids, Superfly is a set collection dice game about swatting the cards you want and trying to collect sets.

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Casual Games, Dice Games, LOKI

Bring Your Meeples to the Dance Floor in Real-Time Game Breakdancing Meeples

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 01/18/2021 - 15:24. Category: Reviews
Breakdancing Meeples

The timer is ticking and you have sixty seconds to roll your meeples as fast as you can to complete dance routines and win the approval of the crowd.

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Casual Games, Dice Games, Atlas Games

News Flash: Umbra Via Pre-Order, Bluffaneer Released

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 01/15/2021 - 10:05. Category: News
Umbra Via

Pandasaurus Games has a new game available for pre-order, Big G Creative has released a new dice bluffing game, and new game company Unexpected Games has announced The Initiative.

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Casual Games, News, Game industry, Pandasaurus Games, Big G Creative, Unexpected Games, Renegade Game Studios, Floodgate Games

Casual Games on Kickstarter: Heists, Auctions, and Tiny Dungeons

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 01/14/2021 - 11:53. Category: News
The Bank Job

A new year brings a host of new games to Kickstarter, including the newest game in the Mint Series, and several games designed for the Make 100 Kickstarter initiative. There is also a hidden roles game about thieves double-crossing each other, a new solo game, dinosaurs having a snack, and a skateboarding card game.

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Crowdfunding, Kickstarter, Casual Games, Brains and Brawn Gaming, City Square Studios, Game Direction, Alone Editions

Roll and Match Dice in Strike, An Elegantly Simple Dice Game

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 01/13/2021 - 11:15. Category: Reviews
Strike

Roll a die and make a match, fail to do so and you can choose to roll another. Be the last player with any dice left in order to win the game.

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Casual Games, Dice Games, Ravensburger

Play Cops and Robbers in Social Deduction Game Never Bring a Knife

Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 01/13/2021 - 11:06. Category: Reviews
Never Bring a Knife

It’s time for a standoff between the undercover cops and the criminals. Only problem: nobody knows whose side everybody else is on and you don’t want to accidentally shoot your friends.

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Casual Games, Party Games, Card Games, Atlas Games

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