Casual Games

We've seen so many bland card games recently that it's easy to lose hope in anything truly fun and unique hitting the market. Fortunately, Actionworks by Lumenaris has swooped in like Luke Skywalker to renew our hope in small card games.

Battle Sheep is a new abstract strategy game by Blue Orange Games. And no, these are not sword-toting samurai warrior sheep. However, when it comes to duking it out for control of Farmer Pat's pastures, these sheep can be rather vicious and conniving.

The final month of 2014 brings to Kickstarter a fun party game, a dice adaptation of a popular board game, strategy games for the whole family, and even one game designed by kids.

A new game has been announced from Steve Jackson Games, Flick 'em Up! is coming next year, and the San Francisco Chronicle recommends games for the holidays.

Witness will have a January release, AEG has announced Dark Seas release date and The Game Aisle reviews games from the Chicago Toy and Game Fair.

Cryptozoic has announced a December 3^rd release for their newest DC Comics Deck-building Game, Mars Attacks: The Dice Game is now available, and GeekDad reviews DIY Board Games.

Fantasy Flight Games is having a holiday sale from now until December 1^st, Fireside Games has announced a new Castle Panic expansion and Asmodee will be acquiring Fantasy Flight Games.

How time flies! Can you believe the holidays are upon us already? Celebrate this amazing time of year with some great games! Here are our favorite picks for the 2014 holiday season.

This month, Kickstarter brings games with lots of fun themes and ideas behind them, from one telling the history of an actual town to another that is played on two boards of the same island separated by several million years.

IELLO released King of New York this week, Tabletop season three premiered on YouTube and AEG announced Pretty Pretty Smash Up.