Matt Leacock is a game design legend, particularly in the realm of cooperative games. As the designer of Pandemic, Forbidden Island, and Forbidden Desert, he has risen to international acclaim
What happens when you assemble a team of all-star game designers to create new casual games? You get the Titan Series, an upcoming line from our friends at Calliope Games. We recently reached out for an interview to learn more.
What's my favorite dice color? Blue! No...green! No...wait, I just can't decide. So I might as well just use these shiny new Halfsies Dice, which merge two colors into each individual die. Cool concept!
U.S. Games Systems has released Backstab, R&R Games announces they are working on two new expansions and Renegade Games has acquired the rights to Snow Tails.
This month features several games with intriguing themes, from adorable pandas to supercomputers attempting to hack each other. There are also a couple of two player games, if you’re looking for something to play when you can’t bring a big group together.
Both Castle Panic: The Dark Titan and Pandemic Legacy are now available for pre-order and Tiny Epic Kingdoms is getting both an expansion and an iOS adaptation.
Game Salute has released Tiny Epic Defenders, a co-op board game based on Thunderbirds is set for release, and Munchkin Adventure Time is getting an expansion.
It seems to be the month for dice games, with more than a few of the games on this list featuring lots of dice and rolling. However If you're more interested in miniatures than dice, you might also want to check out Cryptozoic's Ghostbusters.
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