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Designer Diary: Sniper Elite, or How to Turn a Stealth-Shooter Video Game into a Hidden-Movement Board Game

In the wee hours of the morning of January 9, 2019, Duncan Molloy reached out to me on Twitter with a cryptic question, "Hey David...can you have a think about how you excitingly portray sniper...

Who Gets to Decide Which Games Should Exist? An Editorial

In February 2022, Calliope Games announced that it would release Tsuro: Luxury Limited Edition, a one-off deluxe version of the 2005 strategy game from Tom McMurchie.The Kickstarter campaign for...

Welcome Gangs of Night City to Cyberpunk 2077, and Gear Up for More Zombicide

• While clearing images from my phone the other day, I ran across this image of Justin Timberlake's next CD from Gen Con 2019 and was like, oh, yeah, is that still going to be a thing?Turns out...

Play Through Kevin Wilson's Kinfire Chronicles, Then Travel Where Humans Don't Belong

• I meant to cover Kinfire Chronicles: Night's Fall months ago, but I wasn't even sure how to approach the topic initially given that a press release on new publisher Incredible Dream Studios...

Hit the Right Notes in The Gig, Genetically Engineer the Finest Fish, and Find Cats in Bananas and Cafés

For today's post, I thought I'd shine a spotlight on a few crowdfunding campaigns from smaller or lesser-known publishers:• Japanese publisher TACTICAL GAMES is launching its first Kickstarter...

Trick Out Targi with a Bonus Box, and Keep the Tricks Under Control in Violet and the Grumpy Nisse

Let's sample a few more titles that publishers plan to have available at SPIEL '22 in October, although these games might hit retail outlets before or after that show depending on the whims of...

Manipulate Stock Markets and Lay Tracks Around the World and on the Moon

As an enthusiastic newbie to the 18xx scene, it's very exciting to see the wide variety of upcoming 18xx titles on the horizon. Holding true to their core as railroad-themed stock market and tile...

Come Together for SPIEL '22 with Rankster and Keydom's Dragons

The Gen Con 2022 Preview just went live and the 2022 Origins Game Fair has just opened, so it's time to sample new titles coming at SPIEL '22, right?• Norwegian publisher Chilifox Games has...

Designer Diary: Life of a Chameleon

Hi, I'm Nate Jenne. I designed Life of a Chameleon with my brother Jake, and we published the game through our own Last Night Games.We have been designing games together for years and published...