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100 Amazon board game deals:

• Star Trek Frontiers from WizKids for 41% off.
• Munchkin Panic from Fireside Gmaes for 55% off.
• Colony from Bezier Games for 55% off.
• Abaddon from Toy Vault for 75% off.
• Monarch from Resonym for 36% off.
• Hunt for the Ring from Ares Games for 40% off.
• Android Mainframe from Fantasy Flight Games for 43% off.
• Power Grid: The Stock Companies expansion from Rio Grande Games for 67% off.
• Titan Race from FunForge for 38% off.
• Dead Panic from Fireside Games for 38% off.
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past from IDW for 48% off.
• Kingsport Festival from Passport for 68% off.
• Otys from Asmodee for 50% off.
• Awkward Family Photos from All Things Equal for 45% off.
• Yeti in My Spaghetti from PlayMonster for 44% off.
• One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Ultimate Werewolf Deluxe Edition, One Night Ultimate Werewolf Daybreak, and One Night Ultimate Vampire from Bezier Games for 50% off each.
• Dr. Eureka from Blue Orange Games for 36% off.
• Monopoly Game of Thrones Collector’s Edition from USAopoly for 37% off.
• Kanoodle Extreme from Educational Insights for 42% off.
• The Castles of Burgundy from Ravensburger for 36% off.
• Tides of Madness from Portal Games for 50% off.
• Brain Games Kids from Buffalo Games for 38% off.
• Friday from Rio Grande Games for 35% off.
• Yahtzee from Hasbro for 59% off.
• Pandemic Iberia for 54% off.
• Name 5 from Endless Games for 45% off.
• Dice City from AEG for 50% off.
• Founders of Gloomhaven from Cephalofair Games for 44% off.
• Race to the Roof from Ravensburger for 47% off.
• Tumble from Pressman for 43% off.
• Portal: The Uncooperative Cake Acquisition Game from Crytozoic Entertainment for 42% off.
• Dragon Slayer from Indie Boards & Cards for 38% off.
• Samurai Spirit from FunForge for 57% off.
• Broom Service from Ravensburger for 43% off.
• Tyrants of the Underdark from Gale Force 9 for 35% off.
• Power Grid Deluxe from Rio Grande Games for 35% off.
• Blaze and the Monster Machines Monster Dome Challenge from Briarpatch for 49% off.
• Medieval Academy from Iello for 45% off.
• Hotel Tycoon from Asmodee for 65% off.
• Hatchimals: The EGGventure Game from Spin Master for 55% off.
• Las Vegas from Ravensburger for 36% off.
• Through the Ages from Czech Games Editions for 36% off.
• Hollywood Game Night from Cardinal for 40% off.
• Star Trek Ascendancy from Gale Force 9 for 45% off.
• Oceanos from Iello for 40% off.
• High Tide from Queen Games for 77% off.
• Legendary Inventors from Asmodee for 37% off.
• Cthulhu Wars from Petersen Games for 40% off.
• Cry Havoc from Portal Games for 48% off.
• Zero from University Games for 63% off.
• Tail Feathers from Plaid Hat Games for 50% off.
• Escape Zombie City from Queen Games for 44% off.
• Village from Stronghold Games for 42% off.
• Smugglers from Kosmos for 63% off.
• Coraxis & Co. from Queen Games for 87% off.
• Atari Missile Command from IDW for 44% off.
• Homeland The Game from Gale Force 9 for 75% off.
• Planet of the Apes from IDW for 58% off.
• Rattlebones from Rio Grande Games for 75% off.
• Castellan from Steve Jackson Games for 51% off.
• Star Wars Trivia Game from Cardinal for 60% off.
• Portobello Market from Playroom Entertainment for 48% off.
• Apollo XIII from Passport Games Studios for 50% off.
• Rayguns and Rocketships from IDW for 66% off.
• Village Port from Stronghold Games for 45% off.
• Code of Nine from Z-Man for 49% off.
• Bioshock Infinite HeroClix from WizKids for 49% off.
• Mythe from Funforge for 50% off.
• Voyage of the Beagle expansion for Robinson Crusoe from Z-Man Games for 48% off.
• The Hobbit from Fantasy Flight Games for 46% off.
• Chicago Express from Queen Games for 43% off.
• Exoplanets from Greater Than Games for 46% off.
• Rooster Run from Blue Orange Games for 57% off.
• Frogriders from Stronghold Games for 52% off.
• Vikings on Board from Blue Orange Games for 46% off.
• Final Act from Tyto Games for 54% off.
• Open Sesame from IDW for 66% off.
• A Column of Fire from Kosmos for 42% off.
• Hordes High Command from Privateer Press for 66% off.
• Hop! from FunForge for 47% off.
• Fools Gold from Passport Game Studios for 56% off.
• Spike from R&R Games for 56% off.
• Innovation Echoes from Iello for 45% off.
• Dragon Valley from Queen Games for 79% off.
• Guilds of London from Tasty Minstrel Games for 50% off.
• Cave Troll from Fantasy Flight Games for 40% off.
• The Last Banquet from Fantasy Flight Games for 52% off.
• Days of Steam from Valley Games for 52% off.
• Yeti from AEG for 40% off.
• B-Sieged from CMON for 65% off.
• Liberte from Valley Games for 58% off.
• Wizard’s Brew from Eagle-Gryphon Games for 65% off.
• Train Heist from Cryptozoic Entertainment for 55% off.
• Sansoucci from Ravensburger for 38% off.
• Steam Works from Tasty Minstrel Games for 59% off.
• Space Sheep! from Stronghold Games 60% off.

World of Darkness products (all editions) are on sale at DriveThruRPG. Official products are 75% off. Community products are 25% off.

Brawlin’ Brothers is giving away Bunny Kingdom from Iello.

Hubby Helps (UK) is giving away Lowlands from Asmodee.

Board Game Revolution is giving away 40 games, 25 in one grand prize. All entries require membership in a Facebook group.

Miniature Market asks what game you’d like to give to someone else. Answer and maybe they’ll give it for you.

Two bundles covering the King Arthur Pendragon RPG are available now at Bundle of Holding. One includes the core rulebook and essential supplements. The other adds location sourcebooks and scenarios.

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On Wednesday, The Strong in Rochester, New York announced its list of finalists for this year’s induction in to the National Toy Hall of Fame. The group includes four games, as well as a variety of toys, branded and generic:

• American Girl dolls
• chalk
• Chutes & Ladders
• Magic 8 Ball
• Fisher-Price Corn Popper
• Masters of the Universe
• pinball
• sled
• Tic-Tac-Toe
• Tickle Me Elmo
• Tudor Electric Football
• Uno

Final inductees will be announced November 8th but through the 19th of this month, the public can contribute to the selection by voting online collectively one of the 23 member committee.

Among the previous 65 inductees are playing cards, jump rope, Dungeons & Dragons, Monopoly, Mr. Potato Head, roller skates, Barbie, and Scrabble.

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A Thief’s Fortune is a card game for 1-4 players and in my opinion, has a unique theme. Each player represents a different possible future of the same character. By visiting various locations, interacting with locals and making sure that certain events you have seen happen, you try to lead the thief away from danger. The concept that you are all playing as the thief but on alternate timelines feels very fresh and original to me. The game has eight days remaining on Kickstarter and can be found here.

Discworld: Ankh-Morpork has been out of print for a while now, and seems never to be in print again due to the I.P. rights. The game is still highly ranged on BGG (401 Overall) and with that in mind PHALANX has stepped up and taken the Martin Wallace’s design and has been rethemed into the realities of the myths and legends of the Victorian London in a game called Nanty Narking. Set in the world of classic English literature the game is tied to real and fictional characters and places in London. Sweeny Todd? Check. Dr. Jekeyll & Mr. Hyde? Check! Irene Adler? Of Course! (I know that I did not name any real characters, but trust me they are in there). Over 50 mini figures, 24 mini buildings, this box is packed with gaming goodness. So what happened to Nanty Narking? find out…. (Que dramatic music)

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A few of the companies that I mentioned recently have posted additional openings.

Goliath Games in Plano, Texas is looking for a Product Coordinator, whose job it will be to help move new game projects through the process, including development and fabrication.

Southern Hobby Supply in Nashville, Tennessee has an opening for a Data Analyst with skills in Excel, ERP systems, and SQL.

With Brilliant PR there are opportunities for an Account Coordinator and Account Executive. Both require some experience pitching consumer products and both are remote work-at-home opportunities.

Forrest-Pruzan Creative in Seattle, Washington is recruiting for a Game Designer, a Senior Graphic Designer, and a Game Producer. The first will develop new game concepts. The second will design print components and packaging. And the last will oversee the whole team.

Contract recruiter Creative Circle also has an opening for a Graphic Designer for board game packaging in Seattle.

The newly combined Stronghold Games and Indie Game Studios is looking for a Director of Marketing and a Product Development Manager. Both positions are to be located in Indianapolis.

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Illuminati, Steve Jackson’s 36 year old card game that satirizes conspiracy theories—and still sometimes inspires them!—is out in a second edition. While gameplay remains pretty much the same, the updated Illuminati features a variety of new cards, as well as new art by Lar deSouza.

In Illuminati, players build networks of organizations designed to control society. Cards represent the well-known and secret groups, artifacts, and intrigues popular with conspiracy theorists. The update replaces some from the cold war-focused first edition to better represent the internet age.

Orders direct from SJ Games’ Warehouse 23 come with a Fake News promo card.

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Debuting at the show for AEG was War Chest ($50), a war-themed abstract strategy game with what they call a bag-building element. Like the quintessential game in this category, Chess, each type of piece moves and fights in a different way. But rather than trying to capture opposing pieces, the goal here is to control a set of board spaces. Also, the pieces themselves are Poker chips (nice heavy, solid ones too). An important part of the game is choosing which pieces to put in the bag, because only those drawn from the bag can be activated and moved on the board.

Hitting retail later this month will be Greedy Kingdoms ($25), a bluffing and resource collection game for AEG’s Big in Japan line. The goal in Greedy Kingdoms is to build palaces. Each turn, players select and reveal three of nine character cards simultaneously. Any that match are blocked. Those that aren’t produce resources, which can be used to build, buy upgrades, and even upgrade character cards.

Planned for an Essen release is Scorpius Freighter. This one’s about smuggling in a science-fiction setting and has players upgrading their ships, hiring crew, and taking on contracts. Moving one of the central ship pieces is what allows a player to do something with their own ship. But for each rotation that central ship makes, a cargo piece is added to its hold, and when that hold is full, the government will clamp down on smuggling and the game is over.

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Highlights from Iello’s booth at Gen Con include Nessos and 8 Bit Box.

Nessos ($15, Q4) is a bluffing card game for up to six players with a Greek mythology theme. One player passes to the next a single card face down. If it’s a red creature card, they must correctly name the creature and card value. If it’s a green Charon card, though, they have to lie. The receiving player, then, has three choices (before looking). They can accept the card (and flip it over); they can return it (in which case, the first player flips it over); or they can pass it, along with a card of their own. The first player to 30 points is the winner but a player with three green cards is out.

8 Bit Box ($40, Q4) is something Iello is calling a “board game console.” Inspired by early video games, 8 Bit Box provides a set of “controllers” (dual cardboard dials) for use with a series of individual games. Included with the base box are the game modules Outspeed (a racing game), Pixoid (similar to Pac Man), and Stadium (team racing). There’s also room in there for seven additional games.

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At Gen Con, Gamewright debuted Forbidden Sky ($40), a much-anticipated sequel to Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert. Also a cooperative game, Forbidden Sky is set on a platform floating in a storm. While the winds blow their pawns about, the players must construct a circuit to bring power from lightning rods to an escape rocket. The game is electrified, the circuit is real, and the rocket lights up when the players succeed.

Other recent additions to the Gamewright’s lineup include Sneaky Cards 2 ($10), with more actions to play on the street and with strangers, This Game Goes to Eleven ($15, Target exclusive), a family game of sticking others with your cards, and Trash Pandas ($13), a push-your-luck game, where the players are raccoons collecting scraps from garbage cans.

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The Humble Digital Tabletop Bundle features a number of derived-from-tabletop digital games, including Ticket to Ride, Sentinels of the Multiverse, Mysterium, Pathfinder Adventures, Carcassonne, and Talisman.

Save 50% on admission to the Chicago Toy & Game Fair via Groupon.

Tinkerbot Games is selling Ghostel for 20% off with free worldwide shipping this month. Use coupon code “PURPLE20” to get the discount and Purple Pawn will get a small bounty too!

Save 25% on Hasbro games at Target with promo code “HASBRO25”.

Board Game Exposure is giving away a pledge level for Eagle-Gryphon’s Infamous Kickstarter project.

Marco Arnaudo is giving away Raids from Iello.

In honor of Labor Day, all of Gypsy Knights Games’ Clement Sector products with character-building elements are 30% off at DriveThruRPG.

Also at DriveThruRPG, there’s a sale on d100 system products.

To save 15% on orders of $100 or more in Litko’s Labor Day Sale, use coupon code “LABOR2018”.

Through Tuesday, save 25% at Miniature Market on discontinued games Arcane Legions, Golem Arcana, and AT-43.

A bundle of 3E and 4E Eberron products at Dungeon Masters Guild is currently 53% off.

Bundle of Holding is offering a deal on the Beasts & Barbarians campaign setting for Savage Worlds.

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There seems like there is no end in site to the boom of IP games. Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid Board Game is a 2-5 player co-operative game. Based on the hit kids T.V. which ran longer than you think it did (it’s still on T.V. now). Base on the original team, you will be tasked with defending Angel Grove from Rita Repulsa and her foot soldiers. Each Ranger comes with a unique combat deck representing their particular skills and fighting style which makes each character unique. In each game, you’ll protect four combat zones that are being targeted. Every round enemies will invade these zones, and your mission is to defeat them. With six days to go this Kickstarter is shy of $500,000. You can fund the game here.

Crazier Eights: One Thousand & One Nights is a card game based on the premise of crazy eights. I know your scrolling down on this already, but hear me out. Players take turns drawing a card, discarding a card, and playing a card for an effect. The first player with zero cards wins. Despite being light in nature, two things make this game shine, the asset cards and the art. The asset cards can give you special powers or even change the end game conditions. And the art is AMAZING! There have been a couple of versions of this game (first edition, Camelot) and the art is always incredible. The price point is $14 and can be found here.

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