The animal kingdom is appearing in force this month on Kickstarter, with sumo wrestling beetles, a ship sinking octopus, and hungry dinosaurs. There are also a number of two-player games, a micro game set in the Wild West, and the newest game from the publishers of The Red Dragon Inn.
Nuts N Guts has its own take on poker, with streamlined cards and some additional wild cards with special abilities to mix things up. Currently on Kickstarter, it’s light, fast, and features its own unique art style and humor.
Fixdabox is a brand new way to repair & protect your game and puzzle boxes! Fixdabox is an alternative solution to the age-old problem of dealing with worn out cardboard corners.
Envoys, mercenaries, and empaths: use each card’s special ability to build your chain or sabotage your opponent’s, while unexpected events change the rules of the game or throw unexpected challenges in your path.
A unique combination of memory game and press-your-luck, dice-based combat, 13 Monsters is about building an assortment of monsters, stealing others from your opponents, and competing to become the ultimate beast master.
Work together to defeat the three witches with the aid of Binx the cat. However, due to the powers of the witches, communication is limited so you have to play carefully if you hope to survive Halloween night.
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