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Board Games

Every year the board game industry grows and incorporates more and more dedicated players. The last few years have been termed the "board game renaissance," and in a lot of ways it truly is the best era in gaming thus far. By the time industry magazine ICv2 reports of the most recent figures (typically 10-20% annual growth since around 2008) a plethora of new board game publishers have already sprung up. With the growth of Kickstarter, starting a publishing company has become a lot more accessible for those that don't have the financial resources to afford printing thousands of copies of a game on their own.

A dungeon crawler for a casual audience, the Dark Castle is tough to escape and tougher to forget. Each play through will be different as the castle changes every time you play. Dive in and try to survive, if you dare!

Strap on your helmet, pull on your boots, and enter the woods to fight fires. Will you and your team be heroes or will the fire grow out of control?

Dixit meets cooperation in Mysterium, a gorgeous game about solving murders, speaking to the dead, and using your psychic powers.

Bid, trade, and sell in Hafid’s Grand Bazaar, a game about becoming the most successful merchant in the land.

The designer of Arkham Horror, Defenders of the Realm, and Elder Sign discusses his next big game, based on the classic movie series Planet of the Apes.

Journey through time, avoid paradoxes (or chase them!), complete missions, and become the one, true Sarah in this time bending game that is currently on Kickstarter.

This two player strategy game borrows from Chess, is easy to learn, and plays fast.

Snakes have made their way onto the space station! Your mission is to avoid the snakes, gather supplies, and make it to the escape pod, in this cooperative board game.

Take a turn around Victorian London and save Scrooge from himself, in this Charles Dickens inspired board game currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.

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