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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.

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.

This month Calliope Games has launched their ambitious Titan Series, which they've been talking about for the past several months. It is also the month for card games, with lots of great ones seeking funding.