Paper or Plastic? How to Create Less Waste in Game Shipments

In December 2021, I received a review copy of Berried Treasure from Restoration Games in the most visually arresting packaging that I've ever seen:

The material above was shipped in a box, mind you, but the box contained only the game wrapped in this cardboard weave, and the box itself lacked shrinkwrap. This got me thinking about other packages that I've received in the past few months, so I created this short video to encourage shippers to move toward less wasteful shipping methods, something several European publishers have already adopted.

As for Berried Treasure, I've played three times so far, but only with two players — and the game features special rules for two players that I haven't found satisfying. I need more plays with more players to develop a more rounded opinion...

Designer Diary: Tabannusi, Builders of Ur

Jan 11, 2022

My name is David Spada. I am an Italian game designer and the creator of Tabannusi: Builders of Ur, together with Daniele Tascini. Before beginning my journey as a game designer, I used to be a...

SPIEL Acquired by Spielwarenmesse eG

Jan 10, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, the annual SPIEL game fair in Essen, Germany is under the control of Spielwarenmesse eG, the organization that runs the Spielwarenmesse toy fair in Nürnberg,...

Become the Greatest Scholar of the Ming Dynasty, Compete Inside a Plant Cell, Run an Asteroid Mining Corporation, and Build Monsters, Potions, and Devices

Jan 10, 2022

• In January 2022, Moaideas Game Design is re-launching a Kickstarter campaign (KS link) for Jiangnan: Life of Gentry, worker placement, bag-building game designed by DuGuWei, which can be...

Stack Animals in a Line, Play Your Colors Right, and Earn a Meatball for Relationship Bliss

Jan 09, 2022

• In September 2021, Thai designer Khanat Sadomwattana successfully completed a Kickstarter campaign for the two-player abstract strategy game Iro, which will be shipped to backers in Q1...

Stack Fruit, Pack Hotels, Manage Gondolas, and Build a Roller Coaster

Jan 08, 2022

Let me follow up my recent post about new titles from German publisher HUCH! with a few other games in its 2022 line-up, starting with Gondolieri from designers Michael Kiesling and Andreas...