Learn geography while playing a game that transcends language and age barriers in TrikyTrail — a card game that puts forging bonds with globetrotters at the same level as winning the game!
Every year the board game industry grows and incorporates more and more dedicated players. The last few years have been termed the "board game renaissance," and in a lot of ways, it truly is the best era in gaming thus far. By the time industry magazine ICv2 reports of the most recent figures (typically 10-20% annual growth since around 2008), a plethora of new board game publishers have already sprung up. With the growth of Kickstarter, starting a publishing company has become a lot more accessible for those that don't have the financial resources to afford printing thousands of copies of a game on their own.
A two person version of Codenames, Czech Games Edition's Duet has new rules and a progression system that forces players to alternate their strategies between games.
Rawrr! Grrrr! Kaboom! Things turn vicious when dinosaurs battle it out. In this real-time dice game, players race to roll three matching results in order to deal blows and heal up.
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.
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.
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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