CGI#45: Tales from the Red Dragon Inn, Gen Con & Origins 2023, Railroad Ink, and Button Shy Games | Casual Game Revolution

CGI#45: Tales from the Red Dragon Inn, Gen Con & Origins 2023, Railroad Ink, and Button Shy Games

Tales from the Red Dragon Inn by Slugfest Games is a cooperative dungeoncrawl game with more accessible gameplay, a story-driven campaign, and a built-in tutorial.

Plus: breaking new ground at Gen Con, Origins Game Fair returns to full strength, unlocking the charm of physical play with dexterity games, a guide to the many expansions of Railroad Ink, how Button Shy has big plans for their small games, and a FREE print-and-play game: Forest Sky by Button Shy Games. Our readers also discuss the weirdest games in their collection.

This issue features reviews of Vaalbara, Heat: Pedal to the Medal, Dubious, Nimalia, Scram!, Ferret Out, Qawale, and a guest review of Four Corners by Major Fun.

Page Count: 
68
Issue Number: 
45
Issue Period: 
Fall 2023
Authors: 
Justin Spicer, Natalie Rodriguez, Andrew Brassleay, Stephen Conway
Andrew Holt
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I wonder if Button Shy will be anything like Button Men, from Cheapass Games...?

jtb
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Thanks as always; keep up the great work

NatureLuvr
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Looking forward to reading this!

John Stout
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Button Shy is a game publisher.  With over 100 games published, most of them tiny in wallets.

Lauren B
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Looks great, and I can't wait to read it!

Nathan Ware
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I've enjoyed Red Dragon Inn and I'm interested in how this new direction plays out.

Dave R
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Dexterity games are hit or miss with me. I love Crokiniole, but not really into flip games. 

Mildred Voskanyan
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It was a good read, thank you!

Josh Christian
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Railroad Ink has been on my To Play list for awhile now.
Rob F.
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Looks like another great issue.  Excited for the Heat review.

Brittany Gilley
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looks awesome

JG
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I need a subscription to this.

KLZ
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Awesome!! 

Edward Petersen
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I'd like to hear how Gen Con went.
McKnight
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Very cool cover!

Leon Loo
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great coverage

Craig Sonis
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So many new and cool games coming out!

Kollin Patten
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I've tried Railroad Ink on BGA, I'll have to look into the physical versions, I thought it was good.

Cassie G
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Looks awesome!

Katrina Weiss
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I've never heard of wallet games, what a brilliant idea! 

Sue E
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I would love to win these games so I can play with my family.  It was a way to bond during the pandemic.
We love playing games!  We could use some new different ones to play.  Thank you for these giveaways and all of the hard work that is put into them!!

Sue E
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I'm new to all of these forums.  I don't know if I am commenting in the right place. Help!

Anyway, I have always wanted to learn how to play  Tales from the Red Dragon Inn.

The title alone makes me intrigued.

Raul Rentas
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Thank you!

Thanay Binford
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Great information

Love this magazine keep up the good work.

Ruth D
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Another great issue.

anangryhamster
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Never could get into Red Dragon Inn...

Josh Willhite
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Thanks for reminding me to check out Buttonshy's collection of free games, I forget they have so many, amongst all the new gaming news. Happy Holidays!

Charlene Westra
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Thank you for the magazine!
Dan In Idaho
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Always enjoy the new issues!

Mike McOmber
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Thank again!!

Wade
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Wow, you're fitting a lot in this issue.
Peter Papadopoulos
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Thanks for the creative work.

Kris Kaminski
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Thanks as always for the great info!

LJ
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Love it!

Lee Smith
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Love seeing the new posts

Eric P
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Quickly flipped through the magazine and it's very nicely laid out.  I'm eager to read about Tales from the Red Dragon Inn.