CGI#57: Cascadia: Alpine Lakes, Convention Coverage, Game Storage, and Atmosfear
Casual Game Insider, Issue #57, Fall 2026
- Cover Story: Cascadia: Alpine Lakes by AEG and Flatout Games brings tile stacking, new scoring conditions, and a bigger challenge in a standalone sequel.
- Convention Recaps: The people, conversations, and games we loved from Origins 2026, and how Gen Con 2026 weathered the storms (literally and figuratively).
- Retro Spotlight: The unlikely origins of the cult-classic VHS board game Atmosfear.
- Practical Advice: Smart storage solutions for your games and game components.
- Industry Insights: An inside look at the partnership and creative direction of IELLO and Blue Orange Games.
- Game Reviews: Encyclopedia of Monsters, Got Five!, Boop Shuffle, Omens, Rocking Raft, Crops, Bullseye, and Boxtop Pinball: Haunted House.
- Community Spotlight: The board games that our readers paid way too much for.
- FREE Print-and-Play: Hello Autumn by Radosław Ignatów.
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Gen con was so much fun this year
Super cool! I would want to try this game, never played cascadia before
love that picture!
Fan on the base game. Looks like an interesting addition.
Thanks for this amazing post.
Thanks for the contest! Good luck, y'all!
Yay! Another Cascadia game!
I want to learn this game!
great
Looks really interesting!
Always interested to see what you're gonig to feature.
Another good game
I love to read game reviews and see how others store or disply their massive collections.
I always love to se info about games
Oooo storage is always tricky - love hearing new ideas!
I would love to read all of the reviews
Looks like a fun one.
I haven't found the right storage solution for us yet, so I'd be interested in that article!
I'd like to try this game!
This looks so cool!
Game storage: Smart solutions for organizing your games summer conventions and their components. I love finding new ways to make my life easier!
Everything looks so fun!
Great package looks fun
WOW! So cool
Fun!
Love the original Cascadia
Good as usual!
Looks like a lot of fun!
I love the cover. Cascadia, for me, is such a nice calm game. My game group often ends the night with a round of Cascadia.
A'll be pining for more.
This definitely looks like a game the entire family would enjoy
Thanks. Great Issue.
Looks pretty cool.