Gamewright’s newest release is Twin It! ($15), a fast-play matching game with cards in more than 100 different patterns. Each player gets a stack and everyone turns over a new card at the same time. The first to correctly point to a pair of matching cards scores the point.

The cards are also two-sided, making the cards on top of each player’s stack fair-game for matching.

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For the 10th year of the company, Calliope plans a new release in the Tsuro line. Like previous entries, it’s a path-building game that takes up to eight players. But in this one, Tsuro Phoenix Rising (June, $40), players fly their phoenix pawns through a tile to promote any floating lanterns there in to stars. Then the lantern piece is moved to another tile with a matching colored lantern to show that it has now been released in to the air. The first player to promote seven stars is the winner.

In an advanced version of the game, players not only add new tiles to the sky, they can flip and rotate existing tiles as well.

Of course, the copy of the game previewed at PAX Unplugged was just a prototype. However, already I could see that Calliope’s plans should produce a game that looks as elegant as its theme.

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Dire Wolf Digital has announced plans for Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated to release in the fall of 2019. This version of the company’s dungeon-exploring, deck-building game will have players building their own franchise of the fantasy adventuring company featured in the popular live roleplaying stream, Acquisitions Inc. Also, the board, the game, and the setting will evolve as the players progress through a campaign.

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Deluxe upgrades for Stonemaier Games’ Scythe, including metal mechs, are 15% off at Top Shelf Gamer.

Community News of Australia is giving away 20 copies of the 70th Anniversary Edition of Scrabble.

MeepleGamers is giving away the pair of Mint Works and Mint Delivery from Five24 Labs to three winners.

Complete Stonemaier Games’ survey for a chance to win $100 in store credit. The company will be giving away several.

The Cardboard Republic is giving away Dice Hospital from Alley Cat Games.

Board Game Tables is selling sample and demo game furniture for up to 20% off.

Ancient History Encyclopedia is running a photo contest for pictures of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The top prize is 7 Wonders from Repos Production.

In celebration of a new expansion, Asmodee is also giving away three copies of 7 Wonders, along with the expansion, Armada.

Asmodee Digital’s digital advent calendar means daily game giveaways, starting with Pandemic on Steam.

Coiledspring Games is doing a similar Advent Calendar daily giveaway of board games for U.K. residents.

And so is Orchard Toys, also for the U.K.

Or chip in $8 for Asmodee Digital’s Humble Board Game Bundle to get Small World, Agricola, Splendor, Le Havre, Pandemic, Pathfinder Adventures, and more.

Save 20% on new releases at HasbroToyShop.com with promo code “ALLNEW”.

Ottawa Mommy Club is giving away Trash Pandas from Gamewright (Canada residents only).

Casual Game Revolution is giving away six different games from ThinkFun and Pressman.

Chess.com is giving away $150 in Chess-themed clothes for children from Monica + Andy. The site has also arranged for a Wholesale Chess’ 20% Cyber Monday discount to be extended through the 25th. Use coupon code “CHESS.COM”.

HexBug’s 12 Deals of Hexmas bundles include savings on Battlebots and Gladiators sets.

The latest at Bundle of Holding includes Coriolis and Tales From the Loop from Free League Publishing.

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OneBookshelf on Thursday announced that it is retiring the RPGNow brand effective this coming February. RPGNow predates DriveThruRPG and for a time was a favorite of the indie crowd but the former has seen fewer and fewer users (customers or publishers) since the two download portals were integrated.

In practical terms, little will change. Visitors to RPGNow.com will be redirected to DriveThruRPG, where the contents and account information are the same.

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Magnus Carlsen has emerged victorious over challenger Fabiano Caruana at the 2018 World Chess Championship in London. While spectators and fans may have been disappointed by the early draw in game 12, Carlsen’s strategy proved successful. He won three straight in the tie-break rapid games and will go home with a €550,000 prize.

Answering questions after the match, Carlsen said that Caruana was his toughest challenger yet for the championship.

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All 12 scheduled games of the World Chess Championship have been completed, with neither Magnus Carlsen, the reigning champion, or Fabiano Caruana, the challenger, declared the winner. In fact, there was no winner in any one of the individual games.

The match will now move to four games of rapid Chess (25 minutes per player per game, plus 10 seconds per move). If there is no winner after that, there will be two games of blitz (5 minutes plus 3 seconds per move), followed by two more, and finally an Armageddon game, in which White gets an extra minute but Black wins on a draw.

In any case, a champion will be declared on Wednesday.

Drawn games are common in higher level play and the last World Championship also ended regular games at a tie. For the first time in the tournament’s history, however, all games played under classical time controls finished with a draw.

The last draw attracted some criticism for Carlsen, who offered it at the first opportunity (draws by mutual agreement are not permitted in the first 30 moves) despite being in a favorable, if somewhat complicated, position.

In light of this shocking draw offer from Magnus in a superior position with more time, I reconsider my evaluation of him being the favorite in rapids. Tiebreaks require tremendous nerves and he seems to be losing his.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) November 26, 2018

But it seems Carlsen was playing the game for a draw. Caruana, only 3 ratings points behind the champion in classic time controls, put up a good fight throughout the previous games. In rapid and blitz, however, Carlsen remains the top ranked player, while Caruana is number 10 and number 18, respectively. Carlsen apparently prefers his odds in these tighter games.

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From CMON, save up to 80% on select items through Monday.

Save 33% on more than 47,000 items at DriveThruRPG.

Academy Games’ Be Thankful You Are Not Being Invaded by Vikings Sale pairs 878 Vikings with various other games for bundle discounts.

Through Tuesday, all in-stock boxed games from Flying Pig are 50% off.

Also through Tuesday, in-stock games from Tiny Battle Publishing are 25% off.

Subscriptions to the Magnus Trainer mobile Chess training app are 25% off.

Amazon deals:

• Betrayal At House on the Hill from Avalon Hill for 47% off.
• Smash Up from AEG for 46% off.
• Game of Thrones Trivia Game from Fantasy Flight Games for 51% off.
• Qwixx from Gamewright for 44% off.
• Cry Havoc from Portal Games for 48% off.
• 7 Wonders from Asmodee for 40% off.
• Dark Souls from Steamforged Games for 44% off.
• Citadels from Z-Man for 51% off.
• DropMix from Hasbro for 61% off.
• Fallout from Fantasy Flight Games for 53% off.
• Jenga from Hasbro for 59% off.
• Yeti in My Spaghetti from PlayMonster for 56% off.
• Beyblade Burst Avatar Attack Battle Set from Hasbro for 41% off.
• Escape from Colditz from Osprey Publishing for 42% off.
• Shark Bite from Pressman for 67% off.
• Chow Crown from Hasbro for 60% off.
• One Night Ultimate Werewolf from Bezier Games for 50% off.
• HeadBanz from Spin Master for 50% off.
• Spot It! from Asmodee for 46% off.
• Hungry Hungry Hippos from Hasbro for 55% off.
• Googly Eyes from Goliath for 70% off.
• Rummikub from Pressman for 50% off.
• Letters from White Chapel from Fantasy Flight Games for 50% off.
• Speak Out from Hasbro for 55% off.
• Ultra Dash from Playmonster for 51% off.
• Hearing Things from Hasbro for 50% off.
• Giggle Wiggle from Goliath for 60% off.
• Bop It! from Hasbro for 50% off.
• Bugs in the Kitchen from Ravensburger for 49% off.
• Chrono Bomb from PlayMonster for 54% off.
• Chrono Bomb Night Vision from PlayMonster for 48% off.
• Catch the Fox from Goliath for 62% off.
• Pandemic from Z-Man for 50% off.
• Pandemic Legacy from Z-Man for 40% off.
• Pandemic Iberia from Z-Man for 57% off.
• Black Fleet from Asmodee for 63% off.
• Samurai Spirit from FunForge for 57% off.
• Arcadia Quest from CMON for 41% off.

Avalanche Press’ Black November Sale applies to Gold Club members, giving them 30% off 37 different products and 50% off two others.

The first 15 orders save up to €1,000 on Altar gaming tables in Rathskellers’ Black Friday Sale.

Save up to 20% in The Broken Token’s Black Friday Sale.

Meeple Source’s Thanksgiving Sale features discounts of 25-75%.

For 25% off in Firelock Games’s Raise the Black Flag Friday Sale, use coupon code “raisetheblack”.

For 20% off in Breaking Games’ Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale, use coupon code “BFCM2018”.

For 40% off most books from Goodman Games (excluding leather-bound and third-party products) and 20% off everything else (including the leather-bound books, as well as dice and other accessories) use the following coupon codes: “GGblackfriday2018”, “3PPblackfriday2018”, and “LEblackfriday2018” (multiple codes are accepted).

Mayday Games’ Black Friday Sale includes discounts on various board games, 35% off card sleeves, and free domestic shipping on orders over $50.

U.K. retailer Zatu Games is offering double rewards in its Victory Points loyalty program.

Save 20% in HasbroToyShop’s Friends & Family Sale with promo code “FF20”.

Top Shelf Gamer is offering discounts up to 25% on select products and bundles and free gifts ranging from stickers to dice bags to gift cards, depending on the size of the original order. This Black Friday Bling Weekend Event ends in the early hours of Tuesday.

Save 30% on orders from Renegade Game Studios with promo code “BFSALE”.

All Jon Brazer Enterprises’ Pathfinder PDFs are 75% off. Ends Tuesday.

Discounts are in the 20-45% range in Van Ryder Games’ Thanksgiving Week Sale.

Monte Cook Games’ Cypher Monday Sale starts Monday. Already active, though, is the gift code “2018MCGHolidayGift”, good for $5.

German retailer Spiel Zeit Shop is holding a sale on used and imported games.

Troll & Toad’s Black Friday Sale (discounts up to 60%) end Sunday night.

Drinking Quest games are 20% off.

The Game Crafter’s Turkey Day Giveaway of store credit and parts ends December 4th and will have seven winners.

Coupon code “BlackFriday2018Cards” is good for 10% off card decks from Superior Print on Demand, and “BlackFriday2018Photo” is good for 10% off photo products.

Bundle of Holding’s Indie Cornucopia 6 bundle features Dusk City Outlaws, Spire, and a few more.

90 Second Nerd is giving away Captive from Van Ryder Games.

Sign up for Iron Crown Enterprises’ newsletter for a chance to win $10 off at RPGNow.

To save 33% on purchases from Precis Intermedia, use coupon code “9WAZXMNUYN”.

JasonTDnDDM is giving away the alternate-art Dungeons & Dragon core rules gift set. Retweet by December 12th.

ShimmerwindIsle is giving away a dragon miniature and polyhedral dice set. Twitter stuff required by November 27th.

Cassandra M’s Place is giving away three games from Tactic Games.

Sahm Reviews is running many giveaways, including Dungeon Raiders from Devir, Hero Realms from White Wizard, Blue Lagoon from Blue Orange, and more.

Syrinscape is offering a 30-day free trial to all of its gaming soundsets, including Pathfinder, Dungeons & Dragons, and more.

From Corvus Belli, save up to 50% and get free shipping with orders over €150.

Eagle-Gryphon Games’ Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale includes discounts up to 50%.

Alderac Entertainment Group is doing bundle deals for its Black Friday Sale.

Greenbrier Games is also doing the bundle thing, plus on Monday, get 10% off with sale code “2018GAMES”.

Hexbug’s Black Friday special BattleBots Championship Bundle is good for $25 savings.

Harn World PDFs from Columbia Games are 33% off with coupon code “thanks”.

Dog Might Games’ Black Friday deals include free dice at orders of $100 and free gift cards at orders of $250. Purchased gift cards are 20% off.

Games listed in Compass Games’ Holiday Catalog [PDF] are 30% off. Get the same discounts when ordering online with coupon code “HOLIDAY18”.

Update (4:00 PM ET, 11/23/2018) with late additions:

Osprey Publishing’s 30% off Black Friday Sale includes Gaslands, Frostgrave, Bolt Action, High Society, and more.

Steve Jackson Games’ Warehouse 23 Hauliday Sale has discounts of 23-75% and free gifts with orders of $25 or more.

Rogue Genius Games has bundles all 117 of the company’s Pathfinder PDFs for just $10 (normally more than $400). They’re calling it the Not Done With This Path Yet Sale.

Kenzer & Company’s Hack Friday Sale includes many items at 50% off.

For 20% off all board games from Capstone Games, use coupon code “HOLIDAYS20”.

The Open Gaming Store is running a Real Stuff Sale on print roleplaying products.

The Infinite Black Friday Sale means 20% off playmats from Infinite Black.

Save 30% on Beasts of Balance with coupon code “BFSAVE30”.

Use the “CRITHIT” code for a $5 savings at Hero Forge.

Everything is 20% off in Litko’s Black Friday Sale.

For 20% savings on Jenga Giant, use code “JengaGiant2018”.

Most things from PSC Games are on-sale for 25% off.

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How do you like your Pathfinder? The Adventure Omnibus Kickstarter combines every single A, B, and C-series adventure released by Adventureaweek.com (AAW Games) from 2010-2018. And it’s quite extensive, which is to be expected for an eight year omnibus. A-Series dealswith the struggle of nature vs. civilization, with cause and effect as opposed to good and evil having a profound and lasting impact upon the world in which the players exist. The B-series has over 24 adventures designed for use in any campaign setting and a multitude of environments. And finally the C-series involves dungeons and exotic encounters with challenges which are more a battle of cunning and wits than might. You can find the path to adventure (see what i did there?) here.

The thing I love about the next campaign is the warning to not use them as oven mitts. These meeple themed stocking have five days to go as of this post and are set for delivery this year! Do you have a gamer on your Christmas list? (my bad of course you do) You can spread some holiday cheer by chcking out the campaign here.

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Cubicle 7 needs artists and writers for its tabletop RPG team.

The Department of Computational Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz is accepting applications for part-time, on-call Lecturers in fields that include game studies, interactive storytelling, experience design, and board game design.

The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut is taking applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Design and Development. The program is focused on “serious, meaningful analog and digital games.”

Steamforged Games in Manchester, U.K. is looking for a Game Developer and a Quality Assurance Playtester. The latter supports the former with testing of products. Both will also assist with marketing efforts.

In Oxford, Osprey Games has an opportunity for a Games Developer to manage board and card game projects. Requires deep knowledge of the game market and organization and negotiation skills.

The Dice Tower is looking for a new full-time Video Editor to work in the Homestead, Florida area starting January.

RPG Therapeutics is looking for experienced Game Masters to run weekly roleplaying game sessions for at-risk youth. The part-time positions in the Spokane, Washington area are paid but also require professional experience in educational settings.

Package Right has openings for Print Power Cutters and Packaging Specialists at its manufacturing plant in Tipton, Indiana. Shifts are 11 hours long.

Ludo Fact is looking for an Assembly Line Supervisor, a Picker and Packer, and a Certified Forklift Operator for its game manufacturing plant in Lafayette, Indiana.

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