Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: October 22 2023 (docs.google.com)
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Announcing bgammon.org, a free and open source online backgammon service without ads (bgammon.org)
Source code: code.rocket9labs.com/tslocum/bgammon...
Container, a board game with the most boring theme imaginable, is one of the most exciting experiences I've ever had (www.eurogamer.net)
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Container is less an actual playable board game and more a parody of the mundane, dryly economical themes adopted by the tabletop hobby’s more esoteric offerings.
Tabletop Game Review: Tesseract - Sequential Planet (sequentialplanet.com)
Spiel Sees Successful 2023 Show in Essen (toybook.com)
Anyone go? Any cool finds?
Board games can slow the progression of dementia - Hong Kong Medical Association (news.rthk.hk)
The Hong Kong Medical Association said it’s found that playing board games can be quite effective in slowing down dementia in patients, and urged the government to invest more resources into expanding such programmes....
Kiri-ai: The Duel - Two players, five minutes, 16 cards, one of the most compelling card games I’ve ever played (www.dicebreaker.com)
I just read this article and went ahead and preordered this game. It seems like such a fun time. I have a particular friend in mind that I think would love to play this with me. Figured I would share with this community.
Save Against Fear 2023 (tabletop.events)
Join us as the 13th annual Save Against Fear makes its return to York, PA the weekend of November 10-12, 2023! Save is organized and run by The Bodhana Group with all proceeds benefitting our mission, game, and training programs. This year Bodhana received a generous grant from Explore York to help establish Save Against Fear as...
Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: October 8 2023 (docs.google.com)
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Saw Board Game Announced (comicbook.com)
Game design course at MIT - more than 24 audio lectures (ocw.mit.edu)
Anyone interested in game design and would like to learn more, I can only recommend this free MIT course.
High-Fantasy Strategy Game 'WarBonds' is a Board Game for Wargamers (www.belloflostsouls.net)
Terraria Dives Into Mod Support, Unity Removal, And Work-In-Progress Board Game - MMOs.com (mmos.com)
Curious if anyone going to Essen can check Terraria the bordgame out and review it. I love the videogame but cannot see how it translates well into a boardgame
BackerKit bans AI-generated content from its platform, including art for board games (www.polygon.com)
I Need To Admit I’m Never Going To Play My Giant Board Games (www.thegamer.com)
CW: article contains swears...
Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: October 1 2023 (docs.google.com)
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Food Chain Magnate - Between Two Deluxes (www.thegamecrafter.com)
recently, it was announced one-time only deluxified version of Food Chain Magnate (FCM) would be held on Gamefound (campaign not launched yet) featuring a different art style than the infamous Spotter Spellen game known for its retro yet functional graphic design which some felt was so bad refused to play it despite it receiving...
Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: September 24 2023 (docs.google.com)
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A Study in Emerald (1e) to be Reimplemented by CMON (www.dicebreaker.com)
re-imagined and re-titled as Cthulhu Dark Providence set in the Cthulhu Death May Die universe...
Designer Diary: Challengers! | BoardGameGeek News (boardgamegeek.com)
Challengers is a game I play a lot on BGA so it’s very interesting to see the designers talk about the evolution of the design. Pictures of prototype components are always fun to see too.
A new Horizon Zero Dawn board game will act as a prequel to Forbidden West (www.techradar.com)
7 of the Most Valuable Board Games From the ‘80s and ‘90s (www.mentalfloss.com)
Aliens: Bug Hunt Is The Alien 'Dungeon Crawler' Board Game You've Always Wanted (www.slashfilm.com)
Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: September 17 2023 (docs.google.com)
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Terraforming Mars team defends AI use as Kickstarter hits $1.3 million (www.polygon.com)
