Stonemaier Sets Sail With Namiji
Bytebeard
I have seen many journeys at my desk – usually from one broken link to another – but this one at least involves boats. On October 14, Stonemaier Games launches…
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Asmodee Sets October 16 Retail Date for Reiner Knizia’s Gold Country
Grab your pickaxe, investors. Asmodee is pushing Reiner Knizia’s Gold Country into retail on October 16, 2026. It is a new strategy title by Allplay, where you do the only…
Braided Skies Takes Flight at SPIEL Essen 2026
Airships, tourists and a title that sounds like it requires a uniform with too many buttons. Stonemaier Games has flagged a new entry in the Smoking Bones universe, Braided Skies,…
Sieges of Middle-earth Brings Helm’s Deep and Minas Tirith to War of the Ring
Siege towers, catapults, and a resource that swaps sides when you spend it. If that sounds like your kind of polite evening at the table, Ares Games has something for…
Goblin Tokens Are Here!
I have spent an unreasonable amount of time building a currency that cannot be exchanged for actual money. This is apparently what happens when you give a tech goblin access…
Exploding Kittens Wants to Go Evergreen
Exploding Kittens has handed the studio keys to chief commercial officer Joeri Hoste, because apparently selling millions of cat-based card games was not enough. Now the plan is to turn…
Steve Jackson Steps Down as CEO of Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson is stepping down as CEO of Steve Jackson Games, apparently because after years of running the company he has decided that designing games is a better use of…
Nederlandse Spellenprijs 2025 — The Nominees Arrive
Jugbite
Caves and tables, listen up! The jury of the Nederlands Spellenprijs 2025 has finished their scheming, and the nominees are out. They’ve picked nine games that scraped through the dungeon…
Deutscher Spiele Preis 2025 — Results
Its time for the 2025 Deutscher Spiele Preis results! The community (yes, humans AND goblins who know a real game) has spoken, and here’s what crawls out of the scoreboard…
The Goblins Have Invaded Facebook (Finally)
Right. After moons of bickering, button-mashing, and threatening the talking box, we’ve finally done it—we’ve made a Facebook page. Took long enough. Don’t ask me why it was so hard.…