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by W. Eric Martin At the start of 2025, I was looking for something to play -- something that I would likely record a review video about since that's a regular part of my work life -- and I realized that I wanted a change of pace from yet another new ...
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by W. Eric Martin Here's a sampling of titles I've added to BGG's Game Market Spring 2025 Preview: - Designer Saashi of Japanese publisher Saashi & Saashi has announced his new release for 2025: The Great Evening Banquet, which will debut at Game ...
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by W. Eric Martin When I first wrote about the effect of U.S. tariffs on goods from China following GAMA Expo 2025, I mentioned that some publishers plan to crowdfund more in order to sell copies directly to buyers and make a higher margin per game ...
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by W. Eric Martin - Carl Chudyk's Panda Spin is an odd climbing card game in which played cards often get upgraded, then returned to your hand for use later as you attempt to shed your hand as quickly as possible. That 2024 release from Moon Gate ...
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by Jeff Siadek The seed of the idea came in the mid-1990s when I was playing a game with friends that was better suited for two players than for more. I love multiplayer games but kingmaking sucks, so I wrote a love and hate card for each player and ...
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by W. Eric Martin - I know that gamers often express frustration when a design comes in an unusual package, but I appreciate publishers who lean into the unexpected -- or are just doing something eye-catching that tries to boost the "fun" dial on ...
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by W. Eric Martin - Tomáš Holek's SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence has been surfing BGG's The Hotness since its SPIEL Essen 24 debut from publisher Czech Games Edition, and now CGE has revealed an expansion that will be released one ...
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by Ken Franklin [Editor's note: This diary was written by Kevin Rodgers and submitted by co-designer Ken Franklin. --WEM] In December 2020, game designer Ken Franklin was having a random conversation with Tricia Sydney, then the Director of Client ...
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by W. Eric Martin Mere days after launching the Game Market Spring 2025 Preview, BGG is moving ahead with the UK Games Expo 2025 Preview, for which I must give thanks to Sophia and Guy, two BGGers who prodded me to make this happen and (more ...
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by W. Eric Martin Aging isn't a common tabletop game topic. We have ye olde The Game of Life, Funny Friends (although this is more about living your chosen life than aging), Cradle to Grave (in the most abstract way possible), and Adulthood, a 1-4 ...
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