CGI#57: Cascadia: Alpine Lakes, Convention Coverage, Game Storage, and Atmosfear

Cascadia: Alpine Lakes by AEG and Flatout Games brings tile stacking, new scoring conditions, and a bigger challenge to Cascadia in a standalone sequel.

Plus: the mechanics of Origins 2026, how Gen Con 2026 weathered the storms, the unlikely origins of the cult-classic VHS game Atmosfear, smart storage solutions for your games and game components, an inside look at the partnership and creative direction of IELLO and Blue Orange Games, and a FREE print-and-play game: Hello Autumn by Radosław Ignatów. Our readers also discuss the games they paid way too much for.

This issue features reviews of Encyclopedia of Monsters, Got Five!, Boop Shuffle, Omens, Rocking Raft, Crops, Bullseye, and a guest review of Boxtop Pinball: Haunted House written by Major Fun.