Make cheesy delicacies or protect the coop as a heroic chicken! This month we have cooperative adventures, tense two-player head-to-heads, and solo micro games, as well as a unique book that is a story, game, and game design guide all rolled into one!
A new Similo has been announced, Sinister Fish Games has a new game available for pre-order, and Space Cowboys has announced a new cooperative deduction game.
Your friend is sad. How will you help cheer them up? Play a game, watch a movie, summon Cthulhu? Use emotions, brains, and life in this set collecting card game about being a good friend.
The Op has released a new cooperative board game, Czech Games Edition has made an online adaptation of one of their games, and Lucky Duck Games has a new game available for pre-order.
In this set of Rapid Reviews, we explore three thrilling new board games: Pyramido for pyramid construction, Chicken! for press-your-luck action, and My City: Roll and Build for city planning with dice.
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