Technology

The viral sensation Tinderblox is getting two follow-up games: Tik Tak Trek and Barbecubes. Plus: SPIEL Essen 2024, board game tournaments, augmented reality in board gaming, an interview with game artist Andrew Bosley, and balancing game collecting vs. compulsion.

Silver Coin by Bezier Games offers new twists as the newest game in the Silver series. Plus: save the world from a raging virus in Pandemic, the "rock stars" of game design, six categories of board gamers, technology in tabletop games, and Restoration Games.