Casual Games

This month brings some really interesting Kickstarters, with deduction games and asymmetrical card games, and lots of great artwork, from lovely dog miniatures to Jane Austen characters. 

Horrible Games has announced Dragon Castle, Asmodee is giving away Steam copies of two of their games, and Gamewright is running a giveaway for Jump Ship: A Cardventure Game.

Build a totem pole worth lots of points, but be sure to claim it before your opponent does, or it might just be whisked out from under you.

There’s set to be a Bob Ross themed board game, Dized is hosting an epic giveaway at Gen Con, and Cheapass Games has announced a deluxe edition of Pairs.

Become and adventurer and search for lost cities and ancient ruins, in this adaptation of the Lost Cities card game.

Mages are duking it out in this skirmish board game for two to four players, currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.

Onitama is a two player game where each move you make gives your opponent another option.

The Spiel des Jahres has been announced and both Cryptozoic and Mayfair have new games out next week.

Ion is a card-drafting game about creating compounds and finding balance, published by Genius Games — a relatively new publisher of educational games.

Some ideas just hit you like lightning. Once they've worked their way into the folds of your brain, they will not relent until they've achieved fruition.