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How abstract can you go and still be able to recognize a well-known figure or a beloved fictional character? Can you guess Steve Jobs from a handful of colors? Or can you create Lara Croft with just three?

Pretzel Games has announced a new board game, Hasbro is releasing five parodies of their classic games, and Z-Man games has announced a card game.

Build statues in your honor, claim royal titles, race for goods, but don’t get too greedy or your subjects will have something to say about it!

Z-Man Games has made their new edition of Condottieri available for pre-order, Fairy Tale Fluxx has been released, and WizKids has a new Star Trek-themed card game.

Grow your tree, earn the favor of the tree spirits, and be remembered for generations for your green thumb!

The newest game in the Tiny Epic line hits Kickstarter this month, while Green Couch Games also brings their newest card game to the site. This month also offers a unique 3D board, two player cards games, and a board game of summoning magic.

Evil is approaching, and only your band of adventurers can prevent its advance. Set a Watch is a game of defeating enemies and preventing the return of the unHallowed.

Every year the board game industry grows and incorporates more and more dedicated players. The last few years have been termed the "board game renaissance," and in a lot of ways, it truly is the best era in gaming thus far. By the time industry magazine ICv2 reports of the most recent figures (typically 10-20% annual growth since around 2008), a plethora of new board game publishers have already sprung up. With the growth of Kickstarter, starting a publishing company has become a lot more accessible for those that don't have the financial resources to afford printing thousands of copies of a game on their own.

A two person version of Codenames, Czech Games Edition's Duet has new rules and a progression system that forces players to alternate their strategies between games.