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Discover a Blue Moon in Discworld, and Join the Fourth Wing
Notes the publisher: "[T]he game has been carefully reskinned with Discworld theming and features brand-new added expansion content."A Discworld card game, Kill Sam Vimes, will be released in Q3 2026, with publisher promising that the design "drops your unlucky assassins into a contract to kill the titular character, as they try not to fall foul of deadly (and hilarious) traps and tricks imagined by the Duke of Ankh."In mid-2025, Modiphius crowdfunded Terry Pratchett's Discworld RPG: Adventures
Larry Levy – Review of Baseball Card GM
Designers: Matthew and Garrett Weaver Publisher: Weaver Media Group, LLC Players: 1-2 Age: 7+ Duration: 30-45 minutes Price: $35 Over the years, the Opinionated Gamers website has made enough of an impression on our hobby that quite a few publishers … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/12/08/larry-levy-review-of-baseball-card-gm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Unsolved playing cards: 5,000 decks aim to crack Palm Beach County's toughest mysteries
Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County, is set to roll out a unique deck of Unsolved Playing Cards aimed at generating new leads ...
“Dharmendra loved playing cards, but hardly ever won," reveals Aruna Irani
As India celebrates the 90th birth anniversary of Dharmendra, the Bollywood industry finds itself in a bittersweet moment.
Designer Diary: One-Hit Heroes
A bad dice roll, a bad decision, or a tough boss could make you lose before your first turn, so we re-framed the phrase "One-Hit Heroes": What if heroes started with 1 HP, but could heal or play armor cards for more health? We'd get the benefits of health pools and keep the title at the same time.Designing armor (and extra health) made the game seem fine enough to play, well enough to maybe ship, so we built the heroes, got art, finished Episodes 1 and 2, and began working on new content. Everyt
$10 playing cards VS $50 playing cards!
Who will win - the $10 or $50 cards? Get the Bicycle Black Tiger Revival edition here: ...
Become the Queen of Spies, Return to Sherwood Forest, and Talk Smack about Old Movies
Victory demands control.With faction-specific upgrades and dynamic tension from start to finish, HOOD: Troubles in Sherwood is a rich game of clever plays and brutal choices.The HOOD GF campaign features the usual range of goodies and add-ons, including four (yet to be fully revealed) expansions, with The Pirates Expansion including a fifth faction of...pirates.▪️ Another crowdfunding project from a Polish creative team is The Witcher: Legacy from Łukasz Woźniak, Go On Board, and CD Projekt RED.
PlayMode + Dune: Imperium – Uprising
No, gentle reader, “PlayMode” is not the phrase I mutter to myself when I’m getting ready to host a game night. Though the name does remind me of this classic bit from the underappreciated Disney film BOLT… PlayMode is a … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/12/05/playmode-dune-imperium-uprising/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Flatout Lures Gamers with Honeypot, and Phil Walker-Harding Sells Wombat Poo
<p>by <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1?bloggerid=17" >W. Eric Martin</a></p> <div style=''><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/image/9225193"><img src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/qII_JObHxyBh77FjVN-1vA__small/img/1dzsLYmtyb3_NuDghxHY43FEwt8=/fit-in/200x150/filters:strip_icc()/pic9225193.png" border=0></a></div>▪️ While wrapping up <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flatoutgames/cascadia-alpine-lakes?ref=bggforums" target="_blank" class="postlink" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">a crowdfunding campaign</a> for <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446815/cascadia-alpine-lakes" ><i>Cascadia: Alpine Lakes</i></a>, publisher <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/42733/flatout-games" >Flatout Games</a> has already announced its next two releases for 2026, with <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/458390/forage" ><b><i>Forage</i></b></a> feeling very on-brand thanks to company owners <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/116182/molly-johnson" >Molly Johnson</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/116181/robert-melvin" >Robert Melvin</a>, and <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/116180/shawn-stankewich" >Shawn Stankewich</a> handling the design and <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameartist/71164/beth-sobel" >Beth Sobel</a> providing the art. As for what's happening in this 1-6 player design:<br/><br/><font color=#2121A4><div class='quote'><div class='quotebody'><i><i>Forage</i> is a puzzly roll-and-write game in which you write on cards in an ever-changing tableau.<br/><br/>Each round, roll the forage dice and reveal a unique journey tile. Choose a combination of dice, then explore, store, or give gifts. As you carry out actions, you earn bonuses to power up future actions or make additional moves to complete goals. At turn's end, draw one of the three types of cards and add it to your tableau, giving you more ways to combo and complete goals.<br/><br/>Completing exploration cards involves traversing trails through the forest and collecting bonuses by surrounding them via a spatial puzzle that extends as you add cards to your tableau. Completing pantry cards involves storing goods in jars and unlocking bonuses as you complete rows and columns within your shelves. Completing gift-giving cards involves collecting specific ingredients in the exact quantities to produce gifts, providing you with immediate and endgame scoring bonuses!</i></div></div></font><br/><div style=''><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/image/9225195"><img src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/1Kn9fhAWosnKaNGjwKgYGw__small/img/q8EqAp0qW3Y_QT-U5I1dw0MwTY0=/fit-in/200x150/filters:strip_icc()/pic9225195.png" border=0></a></div>▪️ The other upcoming Flatout title is <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/458391/honeypot" ><b><i>Honeypot</i></b></a> from <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/216600/fantastic-factories" ><i>Fantastic Factories</i></a>' <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/97506/joseph-z-chen" >Joseph Z. Chen</a>, and this is also a 1-6 player design:<br/><br/><font color=#2121A4><div class='quote'><div class='quotebody'><i>Players take on the role of secret agent bears who are trying to gather the best intel and spy supplies without getting stung! You will arrange secret caches for your opponents and carefully sift through the secret caches passed to you...but how far should you dig for valuable intel and spy supplies? Have your opponents passed you the sweetest honey, or a swarm of bees?<br/><br/>This set-collection game features a massive deck of cards that will confront you with a new collection of items each round. How can you arrange these cards so that others are encouraged to take what will hurt them in the end? As the game progresses and your tableau of cards grows, you'll need to keep watchful to avoid being stung.</i></div></div></font><br/>If you step far back from this <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/28024/kwanchai-moriya" >Kwanchai Moriya</a> cover, you'll find this sloppy bear transformed into a nuclear-powered ursine that radiates strength from its chest. Well, that's what I saw anyway...<br/><br/><div style=''><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/image/9213923"><img src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/xX76Scw43qKsCzMbnL0JCA__small/img/LIDgedG7cDcJruP0JmNut1vGgYQ=/fit-in/200x150/filters:strip_icc()/pic9213923.jpg" border=0></a></div>▪️ Now let's jump to another game about mammals handling sticky substances: <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/458004/wombat-poo" ><b><i>Wombat Poo</i></b></a>, the next release by <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/8347/phil-walker-harding" >Phil Walker-Harding</a> from his <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/51547/joey-games" >Joey Games</a> brand. Here's an overview of this 2-4 player game aimed at players aged six and up:<br/><br/><font color=#2121A4><div class='quote'><div class='quotebody'><i>Did you know wombat poo is shaped like cubes? It's true! In this game, you take turns stacking poo cubes of different sizes onto a teetering tower. Choose the right time to score one point per cube in the tower and exit the round because if you wait too long, the tower will fall over and you'll score nothing!</i></div></div></font><br/>If you have played 2015's <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170300/wombat-rescue" ><i>Wombat Rescue</i></a>, then you will indeed grasp the knowledge of wombats' wonky digestive system, but whereas that game challenged you to use poop to navigate through a dangerous environment, <i>Wombat Poo</i> — which is due out in December 2025 in Australia and March 2026 in the U.S. — is more straightforwardly a game about stacking poop. Here's a teaser image from Walker-Harding:<br/><br/><center><div style=''><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/image/9213919"><img src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/Nu7WOOd75RT9svgMQXK0dQ__small/img/R0CJgYgq26i_ayBVArBghvTlFVY=/fit-in/200x150/filters:strip_icc()/pic9213919.jpg" border=0></a></div></center>
Dale Yu: Review of SILOS
SILOS (Secret Interlopers From Outer Space) Designer: Reiner Knizia Publisher: Bitewing Games Players: 2-4 Age: 14+ Time: 45-60 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3IzHzl7 Played with review copy provided by publisher It is the year glork-too-vleep, or mid-20th century according to … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/12/05/dale-yu-review-of-silos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Designer Diary: Squirrel Away
On the other hand, each 2-gem card meant you were halfway to a complete set.The initial version of the game had no wild cards, but after that first successful test, I wanted to inject more big moments, so I added a few wild cards that would let you take two or three gems of whatever type you needed. They were powerful cards, but also, anyone could claim to have them. After that, any time someone said they were playing a wild card, it often led to those great moments of squinty-eyed skepticism th
Maine State Police distribute decks of playing cards featuring unsolved homicides to prisoners
Maine State Police are distributing decks of playing cards featuring unsolved homicides to nearly 1,000 residents in state ...
Dale Yu: Review of Fountains
Fountains Designer: Kedric Winks Publisher: the Op games Players: 1-5 Age: 10+ Time: 30-45 minutes Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/46iKWEO Played with review copy provided by publisher Welcome to the elegant city of Florimelle, where a grand beautification effort has begun. … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/12/04/dale-yu-review-of-fountains/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Get Two to the Table to Rob Trains, School Fish, and Re-enact Revenge
As the rules state: "Dead fish pose no threat." Seems like a good life lesson there.At game's end, either after all fish have been placed or a player can no longer play, players score points equal to the sum of their living fish, with bonuses for occupying certain spaces on the game board, with two board designs included in the box.▪️ We'll end with another two-player in which players have the same goals, but this time that's because the game is co-operative. Let's jump ito an overview of The Gl
Preview: 52 Duels
When I was a kid, our version of a “fight with playing cards” (to borrow the tagline from Postmark Games) was War. For those of you who never had the pleasure (and I use the word loosely), both players simultaneously … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/12/03/preview-52-duels/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Dale Yu: Review of Shadow Cards
Shadow Cards Designers: Bob Kamp, Christopher Haviland Publisher: Amigo Players: 2-5 Age: 10+ Time: 30 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher In Shadow Cards, players secretly predict how many points they want to score in that round. Before … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/12/03/dale-yu-review-of-shadow-cards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Dale Yu: Review of Boss Fighters QR
Boss Fighters QR Designers: Michael Palm and Lucas Zach Publisher: Pegasus Players: 2-4 Age: 10+ Time: 40-60 minutes Played with review copy provided by publisher Dive into daring battles with 2 to 4 heroes as you face off against ten … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/12/02/dale-yu-review-of-boss-fighters-qr/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Designer Diary: Animal Rescue Team
We used some strategies to provide emotional distance for more sensitive players:• The cover of the game shows the animals in the act of being rescued – not in peril.• The illustrations on the rescue cards show the animals, but they're never shown in danger.• While the short stories on each rescue card describe real-world rescue situations, that text doesn't need to be read to play the game.• If you lose the game due to a failed rescue, we assure you that another volunteer rescue team comes to h
Alison Brennan: Game Snapshots – 2025 (Part 30)
This is unfortunately a pretty miserable set of games to explore, with Tea Garden the only one that wanted to draw me back. So let’s talk about other stuff instead. My favourite new-to-me series this year was catching up on … <a href="https://opinionatedgamers.com/2025/12/01/alison-brennan-game-snapshots-2025-part-30/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Twelve independent businesses inducted into refreshed playing cards pack
TWELVE new businesses have been inducted into the latest pack of Henley Playing Cards. A “reveal” night was held at the Flyte bar in Henley last Fri...