Casual Games

Asmodee has acquired the English language rights for Catan, Hasbro Gaming Lab has announced the winner of their contest, and Green Couch Games has a new game coming out later this year.

The Guardian suggests some games to play this Christmas, Crash Games donates to Toys for Tots, and Dominion hits mobile devices.

Fantasy takes center stage this month, with magical creatures inhabiting dungeons, attacking cities, and even playing a few rounds of baseball.

How would you like to automatically receive a selection of fun casual games every month? A new service called TableTop Monthly hopes to provide just that — a subscription service for board games.

There’s going to be a Star Wars edition of Love Letter, Victory Point Games is having a Christmas Sale, and Scott King writes a wrap up of BGG.Con.

Calliope Games is hosting a coloring contest, San Francisco Chronicle lists the best games of 2015, and USAopoly is having a thirteen day giveaway.

Some games blur the line between a tabletop dexterity game and a sport – Foosball and Air Hockey are both good examples, but they require expensive equipment and a lot of space.

Munchkin: Marvel Edition has been announced, there’s a life sized version of Candy Land in Ohio, and websites are posting their board game Christmas list suggestions.

Tasty Minstrel has new releases this month, Forbidden Desert will be developed for a board game app, and International Games Day @ Your Library is this Saturday.

Dice games are nicely represented this month, with three games on Kickstarter that feature various amounts of rolling the dice. Between that, looting vaults, and pitching films in a party game for 4 to 10 players, this month offers a wide variety of casual games seeking funding on Kickstarter.