January - 2021

Polyominoes? Check. Roll-and-write? Check. Legacy? Check. What do you mean, no minis?

Jan 30, 2021

Polyominoes? Check. Roll-and-write? Check. Legacy? Check. What do you mean, no minis?

Ada Lovelace. The woman. The myth. The legend. Ada Lovelace. Who saw the potential of computers, when they were just seen as calculating...

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GMT Games announces solo-focused in-house studio

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Jan 26, 2021

GMT Games announces solo-focused in-house studio

In their latest newsletter, GMT announced the creation of an in-house development team -GMT One-who will work on solo modes for the...

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Fresh out of the portal: Portal Games releases for 2021

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Jan 23, 2021

Fresh out of the portal: Portal Games releases for 2021

Ignacy Trzewiczek, live from PortalCon, just announced the games Portal Games is planning to release this year. We will only mention...

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Jan 23, 2021

Coffee in the cards

Café is a 1-4 player card drafting and resource management game in which you are building an efficient coffee supply chain. It was...

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Tarawa 1943 is live (Death toll on the atoll)

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Jan 23, 2021

Tarawa 1943 is live (Death toll on the atoll)

Update: Tarawa 1943 is live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 14 days. You may order a copy of the game or combine it with...

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Maeshowe: An Orkney Saga is live (Dig yourself out)

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Jan 21, 2021

Maeshowe: An Orkney Saga is live (Dig yourself out)

Update: Maeshowe: An Orkney Saga is live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 13 days. You may back either just the game or...

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Carnegie is live (Become a steel industry magnate)

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Jan 20, 2021

Carnegie is live (Become a steel industry magnate)

Update: Carnegie has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 17 days. You may pledge for one or multiple copies. Our...

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The Runelords Board Game is live (Build an army for your Runelord)

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Jan 19, 2021

The Runelords Board Game is live (Build an army for your Runelord)

Update: The Runelords Board Game has relaunched on Kickstarter, and the campaign will run for 30 days. There is only one pledge tier that...

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Call of Madness is live (Mad sacrifices)

Jan 19, 2021

Call of Madness is live (Mad sacrifices)

Update: Call of Madness (previously called Cthulhu: Call of Madness) is live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 13 days. You...

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Scribbletown is live (Take me down to Scribbletown)

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Jan 19, 2021

Scribbletown is live (Take me down to Scribbletown)

Update: Scribbletown is live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 20 days. There is only one pledge tier that gets you a copy of...

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Castles of Mad King Ludwig Collector's Edition is live (Castles of Mad proportions)

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Jan 19, 2021

Castles of Mad King Ludwig Collector's Edition is live (Castles of Mad proportions)

Update: Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition is live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 30 days. There are 3 pledge...

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Primal: The Awakening is live (The Awakening of powerful card combos)

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Jan 19, 2021

Primal: The Awakening is live (The Awakening of powerful card combos)

Update: Primal: The Awakening has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 14 days. You may pledge for the core game, or go...

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Jan 18, 2021

Deck building 101

If you have a standard deck of 54 cards and enjoy deck building games, you may want to try Card Capture: a set of very simple rules that...

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Jan 17, 2021

Raise the double standard!

Publisher Board & Dice decided to suspend all future collaboration and work with their top designer Daniele Tascini because of his racist...

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Illumination is live (Marginalia battles)

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Jan 14, 2021

Illumination is live (Marginalia battles)

Update: Illumination has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 14 days. This is a joint campaign with The Road to...

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Pingyao: First Chinese Banks is live (Profit-making in pre-industrial China)

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Jan 12, 2021

Pingyao: First Chinese Banks is live (Profit-making in pre-industrial China)

Update: Pingyao: First Chinese Banks has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 29 days. You may back either just the base...

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Fallen Land 2nd edition is live (Fallen Land and its Descendants)

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Jan 12, 2021

Fallen Land 2nd edition is live (Fallen Land and its Descendants)

Fallen Land: A Post Apocalyptic Board Game (second edition) and the Fallen Land: Descendants expansion have launched on Kickstarter and...

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Epic Seven Arise is live (Epic anime adventures)

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Jan 12, 2021

Epic Seven Arise is live (Epic anime adventures)

Update: Epic Seven Arise is live on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 19 days. You may choose either the core or the Deluxe...

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Jan 11, 2021

Tinners' Trail is live (Mine, all mine)

Update: Tinners' Trail is live on Kickstarter, and the campaign will run for 24 days. You may pledge for either the standard (retail)...

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The Road is live (Hit The Road and don't you come back)

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Jan 11, 2021

The Road is live (Hit The Road and don't you come back)

Update: The Road has launched on Kickstarter, and the campaign will run for 25 days. The game is offered in either English or French, and...

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