This is the month for cooperative games on Kickstarter, with three of them making this month’s roundup. Also present is a two-player strategy game, and a tribute to 80s' horror films.
Days of Wonder has released Ticket to Ride: United Kingdom, Risk is getting a redesign, and Rio Grande is set to release a new game on the 18th of October.
In our latest Big Box O' Games giveaway, we are featuring four card games for your gaming pleasure — enter today for a chance to win these games just in time for Christmas!
One of the best tools in gaming's arsenal to expand the range of people playing games is an engaging theme. A game may be incredibly well designed, but it's hard to tell that from the box, and so its theme often has to do the heavy lifting of drawing in potential players.
IELLO releases the next game in their Tales and Games series, an official two player BANG! has been announced, and game recommendations for kids aged 3 to 5.
Previews for several games that will be at this year’s Essen, Victory Point Games is having a sale this weekend, and Looney Labs has announced Nature Fluxx.
This is a month for fun thematic mechanics such as spiders joining cults and Krakens patrolling the oceans. Also, this month brings us the campaign for Tabletopia, a digital platform for playing and publishing board games.
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