Magazine Issues

CGI#52: Scream!, Game Humor, Cozy Games, and Bitewing Games

Casual Game Insider, Issue #52, Summer 2025

Bezier Games introduces family-friendly horror and clever bluffing with SCREAM! Plus: board game humor, navigating gaming conventions, game expansions, the trend of cozy games, and how Bitewing Games and Reiner Knizia are crafting smiles through game design.

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CGI#51: Little Alchemists, Trick Taking, Retro Games, and Wiggles 3D

Casual Game Insider, Issue #51, Spring 2025

Little Alchemists from CGE sparks excitement with a family-friendly potion-making adventure! Plus: trick-taking games, editing well-written rulebooks, the artistic journey of Sarah "Freedz" Conlon, retro board games, and how Wiggles 3D turned family trivia into gaming gold.

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CGI#50: Tinderblox, Game Tournaments, Augmented Reality, and SPIEL

Casual Game Insider, Issue #50, Winter 2025

The viral sensation Tinderblox is getting two follow-up games: Tik Tak Trek and Barbecubes. Plus: SPIEL Essen 2024, board game tournaments, augmented reality in board gaming, an interview with game artist Andrew Bosley, and balancing game collecting vs. compulsion.

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CGI#49: Disney Chronicles of Light, Miniatures Games, Emotions, and Game Education

Casual Game Insider, Issue #49, Fall 2024

An all-star cast of Disney heroines unites in Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls. Plus: the best games from Gen Con and Origins 2024, the emotional pull of board gaming, how higher education is preparing game creators, and casual miniatures games.

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CGI#48: Rebel Princess, Game Thrifting, Game Libraries, and Summer Games

Casual Game Insider, Issue #48, Summer 2024

Rebel Princess gets a deluxe makeover from Bezier Games. Plus: the hobby of game thrifting, philosophies of game design, new games that bring the heat this summer, board game libraries, and content creators who have found a unique board gaming niche.

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CGI#47: Mycelia, Game Tables, Single-Player Games, and 25th Century Games

Casual Game Insider, Issue #47, Spring 2024

Ravensburger's Mycelia is an enchanting deck-building game about magical mushrooms. Plus: single-player games, achieving 'flow' in board gaming, The Spiel Foundation, navigating the world of board game tables, and how 25th Century Games shoots for the stars.

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CGI#46: World Wonders, SPIEL 2023, 3D Board Games, and Brotherwise Games

Casual Game Insider, Issue #46, Winter 2024

Construct the greatest ancient city by building monuments and attracting residents in World Wonders. Plus: highlights from SPIEL Essen 2023, 3D board games, the art of Heather Vaughan, thematic game packaging, and the origin story of Brotherwise Games.

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CGI#45: Tales from the Red Dragon Inn, Gen Con & Origins 2023, Railroad Ink, and Button Shy Games

Casual Game Insider, Issue #45, Fall 2023

Tales from the Red Dragon Inn is a cooperative dungeoncrawl game with more accessible gameplay. Plus: highlights from Gen Con and Origins 2023, dexterity games, the many expansions of Railroad Ink, and how Button Shy has big plans for their small games.

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CGI#44: Scram!, Funkoverse, Page-Turning Games, and Scorpion Masqué

Casual Game Insider, Issue #44, Summer 2023

Work together to manage an invasion of campsite critters in Bezier Games' new team-based card game, Scram!. Plus: this summer's new casual games, playing Funkoverse like a pro, the many hats of Josh Cappel, page-turning games, and Scorpion Masqué.

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CGI#43: The Last Kingdom, Back to Nature, Table Presence, and Flatout Games

Casual Game Insider, Issue #43, Spring 2023

The Netflix series The Last Kingdom is brought to life in an epic new board game by Gamelyn Games. Plus: nature themes in board gaming, Project L strategy, games with table presence, the culture of games, and a spotlight of Flatout Games.