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CGI#19: Dicey Peaks, Tile Laying, Cult of the New, and Wasting Time

Casual Game Insider, Issue #19, Spring 2017

Race to the top of Yeti Mountain in Calliope Games’ new adventure dice game, Dicey Peaks. Plus: 10 categories of tile-laying games, building a game library in India, the cult of the new, "wasting time" with board games, and Gamewright's new "Play It Forward" game experience (Sneaky Cards).

CGI#18: Heroes, Gaming for Couples, Kickstarter Trends, and Essen SPIEL

Casual Game Insider, Issue #18, Winter 2017

Gamelyn Games' Heroes of Land, Air & Sea is an adventure of epic proportions. Plus: tips for gaming as a couple, our coverage of SPIEL 2016, an analysis of tabletop trends on Kickstarter, 10 steps to bring your game to market (part 2), and Grandpa Beck's journey from airline pilot to game publisher.

CGI#17: Valeria, Storytelling, Gen Con, and Watch It Played

Casual Game Insider, Issue #17, Fall 2016

Daily Magic’s Valeria: Card Kingdoms is designed to reward players as much as possible. Plus: highlights from Gen Con 2016, 10 steps to bring your game to market (part 1), how storytelling has driven the resurgence of board gaming, an inside look at the Watch It Played! YouTube channel, and the origins of the hit game SET.

CGI#16: Ultimate Vampire, Deck-Building, Surprising Origins, and Playing for Credits

Casual Game Insider, Issue #16, Summer 2016

Bezier Games' One Night Ultimate Vampire adds a new twist to the hit One Night series. Plus: the ins and outs of deck-building games, the surprising origins of seven classic games, teaching art and design with board games, volunteering in the gaming community, and Calliope Games' new Titan Series.

CGI#15: Pyramid Arcade, Toy Fair, Political Correctness, and Living More Dreams

Casual Game Insider, Issue #15, Spring 2016

Looney Labs' Pyramid Arcade features twenty-two new games in one! Plus: a recap of Toy Fair 2016, exploring political correctness in the game industry, the educational benefits of board gaming, more insights from world-famous game designers, and the colorful history of FoxMind.

CGI#14: Red Dragon Inn, Living the Dream, Raising a Gamer, and Board Gaming Myths

Casual Game Insider, Issue #14, Winter 2016

Crack jokes, throw punches, and spend your last gold piece on the fine brews of The Red Dragon Inn by SlugFest Games. Plus: exploring the perspectives of world-famous game designers, lessons learned while raising children as gamers, Essen Spiel 2015 recap, busting common board gaming myths, and an in-depth look at U.S. Games Systems.

CGI#13: Tiny Epic Galaxies, Game Cafés, Gen Con, and House Rules

Casual Game Insider, Issue #13, Fall 2015

Build a galactic empire in Tiny Epic Galaxies, a 30-minute game by Gamelyn Games that offers an epic experience in a tiny box. Plus: the rise of board game cafés, highlights from Gen Con 2015, problems with the Roll and Move mechanic, changing a game with variants and universal mutators, and Bananagrams' journey from 0 to 6.5 million copies sold.

CGI#12: Nautilus Industries, Game Manufacturing, Mechanics, and Crowdfunding

Casual Game Insider, Issue #12, Summer 2015

Lamp Light's Nautilus Industries takes players deep under the sea for an extraordinary gaming adventure. Plus: how tabletop games are manufactured, understanding game mechanics, the basics of board game crowdfunding, and the metamorphosis of Blue Orange Games.

CGI#11: Daybreak, Cooperative Games, Rulebooks, and Why We Play

Casual Game Insider, Issue #11, Spring 2015

Bézier Games’ Daybreak expands on the success of the Ultimate Werewolf party game series. Plus: the origins of cooperative play, game industry elites discuss the ins and outs of rulebooks, why we keep returning to the table for board gaming, and the 60-year evolution of Eagle-Gryphon Games.

CGI#10: Alpha Bandits, Rule Headaches, the Finances of Gaming, and Unpub

Casual Game Insider, Issue #10, Winter 2015

Learn about Wiggity Bang's new devious little word game, Alpha Bandits. Plus: highlights from Essen 2014, why board gaming makes financial sense, how to avoid headaches when teaching game rules, how the Unpub network is helping designers create better games, and the history behind industry veteran Looney Labs.

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