The publishers of Casual Game Insider Magazine have established a new annual best-of award for the type of quick-and-fun but strategic game that is the focus of the publication. And the first winner of this award, Best Casual Game of 2017, is Sagrada from Floodgate Games.

Sagrada is a game where players take turns picking dice from a pool and using them to assemble colorful stained-glass windows. Restrictions on how to place those dice vary with the challenge level chosen by each player at the start of the game. However, the more difficult a window chosen by a player, the more access that player will have to special tools, which allow them to manipulate their dice.

Note: I participated as one of the judges for this award.

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Each issue of Casual Game Insider is filled with reviews, behind-the-scene looks, interviews, commentary, and other stories from the world of casual games. That is, games of quality which don’t require hours of study to play well or enjoy. After 3 years its mission of promoting fun, social, casual game play remains unchanged. And whether you pick up an issue to read poolside, subscribe for your waiting room, or leave several about to surreptitiously hook your family on board games, what’s great about Casual Game Insider is that it’s a magazine that’s also serious about quality.

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