Submitted by Chris James on 07/10/2015 - 11:46. Category: News
The Summer 2015 issue of Casual Game Insider has been released and is FREE to read for a limited time! We have also launched our 4th year Kickstarter campaign.
Fireside Games has released Bears! Trail Mix’d, a new app named Gamenauts has been released that should help with your board game shopping, and GeekDad is hosting a giveaway.
Submitted by jedaward on 06/23/2015 - 12:26. Category: Reviews
Longhorn is a western-themed strategy game that is as smart as it is fun. Two players are pitted against one another as rival cattle thieves. Players move for their opponent, so the amount of player interaction is intense.
Gamewright has announced Rolling America, deduction game Spyfall was released last week, and Alderac Entertainment Group is set to come out with Dice City this October.
Potions. Deception. Magical apothecary powers. Apotheca, by Knapsack Games, is an upcoming casual strategy game that takes a simple pattern matching mechanic and adds to it a mystical theme and detailed artwork.
This month brings several new dexterity based games to Kickstarter to test your ability to flick objects across the board towards various targets. Another popular theme this month is dice games, so if you enjoy press-your-luck gameplay, you’ll be in luck.
WizKids has announced plans for new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tabletop games, Gloom will be getting a digital adaptation, and Alderac has posted a preview for their new Smash Up expansion.
IELLO has released a casual dungeon crawler game, the nominees for 2015 Spiel des Jahres have been announced, and iSlaytheDragon has posted a preview of Origins.
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