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Afternoon Cable Justice

By Levi Rubeck • March 4th, 2020

Regardless of what’s kept a card-based metaphor of practicing law from hitting kitchen tables across the globe in the past, Rock Manor games are toiling under green lampshades to fill in the gaps, by preparing their upcoming modular card game Lawyer Up for Kickstarter.

Escape from the Sweet Board Game Bubble

By Levi Rubeck • December 20th, 2018

There’s a bubble brewing around board games.

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Suspended, Mid-air

By Davis Cox • September 21st, 2018

The fervor that fueled indie success after success on Kickstarter in the early 2010s has fizzled. Now, all that’s left are the dissatisfied, both fans and creators alike.

Chasm Emerges from the Depths

By Levi Rubeck • August 7th, 2018

Chasm ticks all the boxes, but at the same time suffers from its own success. I want it to be just a little bit more.

a cute little town with the words "Fantastic Factories" in banners dragged by zeppelins across the background

Joseph Chen on the Minimalist Design of Fantastic Factories

By Sam Desatoff • June 14th, 2018

“We gathered some of our favorite mechanics from our favorite games and made that our design goal,” Chen said when I asked about his inspirations. “We wanted to combine the engine building of Race for the Galaxy, the dice manipulation of Alien Frontiers, and the simultaneous action selection of 7 Wonders.”

RPG character standing in illustrated relief behind two other people.

Belonging Outside of Belonging: Avery Alder’s Dream Askew

By Sam Desatoff • June 7th, 2018

For Alder, Dream Askew is the product of years of hard work and iteration. As her vision finally nears release, she hopes that she can inspire marginalized communities to tell their stories in their own unique ways.

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