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by W. Eric Martin German publisher AMIGO Spiel launched a U.S. subsidiary in 2018, releasing twenty titles that year that had previously been available only in Europe or through licenses with U.S. publishing partners. In an October 15, 2025 press ...

by Oleg Meleshin This article was written by the game's designer Oleg Meleshin, with significant contributions from lead developer Dan Lièvre and other members of the CrowD Games team. 1. Coming Up with a Concept As we get older, we often return to ...

by Richard Garfield There is no doubt what made me a gamer -- it was Dungeons & Dragons. When I discovered that game, it changed my world. It showed me something of what is possible with games, and it made me ask myself what other games are out there ...

by Shei Santos The Beginning The idea of designing a two-player version of one of our games came about in the most informal way possible. During a conversation in 2024, our editor David Esbrí asked us, "Haven't you thought about designing a two ...

by W. Eric Martin I'm a big fan of Susan McKinley Ross' game Qwirkle, having played it dozens of times over the past eighteen years, including a period in which my wife, a friend, and I played all sorts of homegrown variants. In one variant, we ...

by Orlando Sá Adamastor holds a special place in my game designer's heart. It was the first game I ever designed (at least the first one I actually finished), which I proudly released as a free print & play on BGG in 2017. It survived the test of ...

by Simon Makoto was born soon after I returned from a large game-playing convention where traditionally players enjoyed Tichu, a complex four-player shedding game with a steep learning curve, some protocols that resemble the bidding in bridge, and ...

by W. Eric Martin - In January 2026, U.S. publisher PickPocket Games will crowdfund Lodge, a 1-4 player game from Peter McPherson with a great original look from artist Leslie Herman, who is working in games for the first time in his career. Check ...

by Glenn Dejaeger Hi, I'm Glenn Dejaeger, and in this designer diary, I'd love to share the journey behind my new board game Kuldhara from its earliest ideas to its upcoming publication with Jolly Dutch. It's a tale of engine building, mysterious ...

by W. Eric Martin Mice, mice, babyWhile many flock to the game fair at Essen to look for new treasures, others want to add to treasures found in previous years. With that in mind, here's a sampling of game expansions for sale or demo at SPIEL Essen ...