Title: Hardback Genre: Spelling, Deckbuilding Publisher: Fowers Games Designer: Jeff Beck (II), Tim Fowers Artist: Ryan Goldsberry Player Count: 2-4 For People Who Like: Star Realms Hardback represents yet another well-conceived spelling game riff from Fowers Games. Though the mid-game
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Title: Ladder 29 Genre: Ladder, Climbing, Card Game Publisher: Green Couch Games Designer: Ben Pinchback, Matt Riddle Artist: Andy Jewett Player Count: 2-5 For People Who Like: Incredibly playable abstract card games Ladder 29 is a modern twist on classic
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Title: Flip City Publisher: Tasty Minstrel Games Designer: Chih-Fan Chen Artist: Chih-Fan Chen, Adam P. McIver Player Count: 1-4 For People Who Like: Light deck builders with a unique twist (that's not a pun, I swear) Flip City is a
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Title: Burger Up Publisher: Rule & Make Designer: Matthew Parkes Artist: Stephen Gibson Player Count: 2-4 For People Who Like: Delicious burger-based set collection Burger Up is a simple, attractive set collection game about making the most mouth-watering sandwiches you
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Title: Mythe Publisher: Passport Games, Ludicreations Designer: Koji Malta Artist: Yoshihiro Arisawa, Sami Laakso Player Count: 2-5 Mythe is a beautifully presented little game with a couple of clever little mechanisms that make it fun to play. It doesn’t have enough
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Title: Azuchi Castle Genre: Card Drafting, Worker Placement (Sorta?) Publisher: Baccum Inc. Designer: Sungwoo Hyun Artist: Jamsan Player Count: 2-4 Azuchi Castle is a tiny game that plays both very quickly and very easily. While brevity may be the soul
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Title: Villages of Valeria Publisher: Daily Magic Games Designer: Rick Holzgrafe, Isaias Vallejo Artist: Mihajlo Dimitrievski Player Count: 1-5 Villages of Valeria is another excellent addition to Daily Magic’s Valeria series (including Valeria Card Kingdoms and the upcoming Quests of
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Title: Lotus Publisher: Renegade Game Studios Designer: Jordan Goddard, Mandy Goddard Artist: Anita Osburn, Chris Ostrowski Player Count: 2-4 Lotus is a set collection/area influence game with gorgeous table presence and deceptively simple gameplay very much akin to Dragon Heart, an
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Title: Brewin' USA Genre: Area Control, Auction, Set Collection Publisher: Adam's Apple Games, LLC Designer: Adam Rehberg Artist: Maki Naro Player Count: 2-5 For People Who Like: Beer Brewin’ USA is sort of an odd melange of game mechanisms, featuring
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Title: Dragon Flame Genre: Set Collection, Area Influence, Card Drafting Publisher: Minion Games Designer: Matt Loomis Artist: Clay Gardner, Rob Lundy Player Count: 2-5 Players in DragonFlame are raging dragons, burninating the countryside and snagging all the treasure they can get
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