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This month brings several new dexterity based games to Kickstarter to test your ability to flick objects across the board towards various targets. Another popular theme this month is dice games, so if you enjoy press-your-luck gameplay, you’ll be in luck.

Hasbro will soon be releasing the game Pie Face!, Foxtrot has announced a new game, and Lanterns: The Harvest Festival now has a solo variant.

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.

You are a mage at the Arcane Academy trying to trap all kinds of mystical and magical creatures. Using your expert spell blending skills, you must cast the best spells to capture the most creatures and earn the title of Master Capturer.

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.