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Designer Cole Wehrle, for example, has started Wehrlegig Games with his brother Drew in order to bring the second edition of his game Pax Pamir to market through Kickstarter (KS link). Wehrle has posted details on why a second edition exists and some of what's changed with the game's action system and graphic design. Good stuff to read, and a great way to engage with those who own the first edition and might be skeptical of change.
• To head 180º away from that design while still sticking to the concept of a game set in a distant location, how about this first look at Tomb Raider Legends: The Board Game, coming in Q1 2019 from Square Enix?
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Square Enix's announcement of the game on Twitter included no details of gameplay, but this picture of the components suggests that each player embodies a different incarnation of Lara Croft and will need to stand with their hip jutting out for the entirety of gameplay. The caption on the image notes that the game was developed by Hobby Japan.
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• Stronghold Games has picked up Wolfgang Warsch's dice game Ganz schön clever for release in the U.S. in English in January 2019 under the name Pretty Darn Clever! If you don't already know this game, you can check out this BGG News post for my write-up and a video overview.
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• Quined Games has also issued a statement about negative feedback it's received for the cover of Raiatea, one of its SPIEL '18 releases, both in this BGG thread and on Kickstarter where the game is currently being funded (KS link). Here's one example of such a comment on the BGG thread: "This cover is total appropriation of a culture that has nothing to do with the name or theme of this game. Typical colonial appropriation bullshit. I was shocked when I saw this box cover and then to find the game has nothing to do with the maori people or the culture. I was actually angry. This happens so often and then you get ignorant comments talking about something that isn't even in the correct context. It's upsetting. Any questions, ask away." And Quined's statement:
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Raiatea is a game set in French Polynesia, and it was developed in consultation with the Cultural Heritage Institute of Raiatea to ensure that the language on the Ritual Cards was consistent and in line with the gods of the island Raiatea. The term "Kahuna" is borrowed from Hawaiian culture. For the cover we wanted to create something that would really draw attention to the game. We now realize that this image originates from a place thousands of kilometers removed from Raiatea.
We have created an awesome game, and would be disappointed if people that don't like the cover would not play this game. Therefore, Franz Vohwinkel is working on an alternative cover, which we will make available as a PDF once finished, and use for a future reprint of Raiatea. Since we are a very small independent publisher, we can't afford to produce two different covers in the current print run, this would simply be too costly. We hope this is a suitable solution for everyone.
We have created an awesome game, and would be disappointed if people that don't like the cover would not play this game. Therefore, Franz Vohwinkel is working on an alternative cover, which we will make available as a PDF once finished, and use for a future reprint of Raiatea. Since we are a very small independent publisher, we can't afford to produce two different covers in the current print run, this would simply be too costly. We hope this is a suitable solution for everyone.
The cover in question
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