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The latest news from Casual Game Revolution and the board game industry.

WizKids has announced plans for new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tabletop games, Gloom will be getting a digital adaptation, and Alderac has posted a preview for their new Smash Up expansion.

 IELLO has released a casual dungeon crawler game, the nominees for 2015 Spiel des Jahres have been announced, and iSlaytheDragon has posted a preview of Origins.

Hasbro has announced a new Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader board game, the Titan Series has made it's crowdfunding goal, and Rio Grande Games will be releasing My First Bohnanza.

This month brings campaigns for two outlandish food and animal-themed games, as well as several games set in interesting and unique worlds (1930's occultism? Mutant goat herds?).

Looney Labs has announced the expansion Fluxx Dice, Passport Games has a new partnership with Pegasus Spiele, and the winning factions have been announced for Smash Up: It's Your Fault.

This year's Mensa Mind Games competition was held in San Diego, CA. There were 60 competing games, 325 judges, and 44 hours of gaming, which all culminated in five winners being chosen to win the Mensa Select award.

Cubicle 7 has announced Doctor Who-themed game Dalek Dice, the winners of the Mensa Mind Game Awards have been announced, and USAopoly is giving out free copies of Tapple to teachers during the month of May.

Tasty Minstrel Games has announced a new game they'll be releasing in the next few months, Ghostbusters: The Board Game has an official release date, and Board Game Quest has posted their nominees for the best games of 2014.

Fans can now vote on the fractions that will appear in Smash Up's 2016 expansion, microgame Coup is available in the app store, and Hasbro has updated the careers featured in The Game of Life.

Gamewright releases Super Tooth, Paste Magazine recommends some of the best party games, and Scott King previews Lanterns: The Harvest Festival.

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