Chicago, IL: Teen shot and killed during dice game at school. (source)

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Reiver Games, a young game company whose taste in quality board gaming can only be asserted by pointing out that they published my first game design as their second game, is set to publish their third game: Carpe Astra – Seize the Stars, by Jackson Pope (the publisher) and Ted Cheatham.

In Carpe Astra you play contenders for the throne in a future empire, trying to build enough support among powerful guilds to claim the throne for yourself. Players control a number of ‘operatives’ who help them to form connections with the guilds either supporting the guilds or slandering an opponent, weakening their standing with the guilds.

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Gainesville, FL: Man arrested after pulling gun on friend who he accused of cheating during a card game (doesn’t say which game). (source)

Stuttgart, AR: Three charged for three-card monte scamming (not just for performing three-card monte, but for setting up marks, running away with the money, etc) (source)

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Jacked is a new CCG about car racing. You collect tracks, cars, modifiers, and events and try to reach the end of the track first.

The site has a play demonstration.

(site)

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I’ve seen a few dozen articles about Bunco in the news recently, none of which looked worthy of any attention. This one is an exception.

A woman decided to donate the winnings of her Bunco game group to breast cancer research on behalf of her friend who was diagnosed with the disease. She then encouraged other groups to do the same.

As of today, this initiative has raised $673,000 for breast cancer research.

For the uninitiated, Bunco is a relatively mindless dice game gaining in popularity among suburban women.

(source, image source)

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Find Your Game Store is a new site to help you find local game stores in the UK.

It covers specialty tabletop games of all types.

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Genspring Family Offices offers a new board game Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves that allows you to watch your money drain away over the course of three generations. The game offers no decisions; you simply have a 70% chance of losing.

The idea is to engender family discussion about how to save money with your parents as certain events occur.

(source)

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