CGI#55: 5-Minute One Piece, 2026 Releases, Gaming with Kids, and Perplext
Casual Game Insider, Issue #55, Spring 2026
5-Minute One Piece by Wiggles 3D brings the hit Netflix series to the tabletop in a frantic, real-time cooperative game where players relive the adventures of the Straw Hat Crew.
Plus: casual games and publishers to watch in 2026, the hidden psychology behind why you love (or hate) certain board games, the challenge level of cooperative games, a parent’s survival guide to reducing game night chaos, the 25-year design journey of Chris Handy and Perplext, and a FREE print-and-play game: Time Machine by Radosław Ignatów
This issue features reviews of Diver Go!, Please Don't Burn My Village!, Quacks, Outfox the Fox, Penguin Party, Squirrel Away, Mooki Island, and a guest review of Duck & Cover written by Major Fun.
Page Count:
63
Thanks for all you do!
Great issue!
Well done, as always. Sadly, no games presented in this issue interest me this month.
The biggest problem with co-op games is the alpha leader. Also some games don't have much range of difficulty, allowing people to win on 'easy' and find a challenging level all the way up to expert.
I enjoyed the article about cooperative games and thanks for reminding me about Pack-O-Games again, it can be hard to keep up with all that's going on in the tabletop gaming community.
Great articles on the psychology of different game types and on co-op's.
So cool to read about why we choose the games we do!
Exciting stuff for my grandchildren.