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Game Salute has released an expansion for Marrying Mr. Darcy, Days of Wonder’s Five Tribes is now available for pre-order, and new website Tabledom has been released to help connect gamers.
Submitted by Chris James on 07/10/2014 - 15:26. Category: News
In case you haven't seen our many announcements on social media and elsewhere, this week we launched a Kickstarter campaign to gather support for our 3rd year of Casual Game Insider. Not only are we hoping to continue production of the magazine, but we also will be expanding onto mainstream newsstands — a huge undertaking!
Mayfair Games has released Bedpans and Broomsticks: Escape From Shady Pines, Asmodee has announced two new expansions for Timeline, and Tasty Minstrel Games will be releasing their first co-op game.
New casual games from Blue Orange Games, Stronghold Games now accepting pre-orders for three new games, Cryptozoic announces The Hobbit: And Unexpected Journey Deck Building for July.
Several new editions of Love Letter are set to be released by AEG and Cryptozoic Entertainment, the 2014 Origins Award winners have been announced, and a new game from first time publishers Green Couch Games.
There are a ton of video gamers out there of all different levels. A TON. Which is why it is always nice to have a game that helps draw them in to the wonderful world of tabletop gaming. Game Over is a new video game themed card game by upstart publisher Pointless Hobby that is now seeking your support on Kickstarter. We recently had the opportunity to evaluate a prototype of the game to form our own opinions of it. But first, the gameplay!
Submitted by Chris James on 06/13/2014 - 15:47. Category: News
Forward, march! The Casual Game Revolution continues onward. We are proud to announce a new Casual Game Insider distribution deal with Ingram Periodicals, who serves over 6,000 newsstands across North America!
We're giving away a brand new copy of Tsuro, a great casual game for 2 to 8 players by Calliope Games! Players place tiles to move their stones along various paths on the board, trying to eliminate their opponents by directing their stones off of the edge. The last player remaining in the game wins.
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