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The nominees for the 2021 Spiel de Jahres have been announced by Christoph Schlewinski, the coordinator of the Kinderspiel jury, and Harald Schrapers, the Spiel des Jahres jury chairman. The games nominated include The Adventures of Robin Hood , designed by Michael Menzel; MicroMacro: Crime City , designed by Johannes Sich; and, Zombie Teenz , designed by Annick Lobet.

The nominees for the Kinderspiel (children’s games) include Dragomino , designed by Bruno Cathala, Marie Fort, and Wilfried Fort, for children ages 5 and up; Storytailors designed by Marie Fort and Wilfried Fort, for...

Renegade Game Studios has announced the “Crimes & Capers” series, a modern reimagining of the Murder Mystery Party Game. Thus far, two titles have been announced: Crimes & Capers High School Hijinks and Crimes & Capers Lady Leona’s Last Wishes . Both games are designed by Juliana Moreno Patel and Ariel Rubin with artwork supplied by Roena Ivana Rosenberger. Both games play 4-6 players, ages 12 and up, in about 60 minutes.

The difference in the games is primarily in their respective themes: In High School Hijinks , the players cooperatively work together as 1990s...

Fireside Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a deluxe version of its award-winning tower defense game, Castle Panic . The game was originally published in 2009 and has come out with multiple expansions along the way. The game was designed by Jason De Witt. The artwork and graphic design for this deluxe edition are being provided by Tad Lambert, Matt Paquette, Anthony Cournoyer, and Justin Chan. The game plays 1-6 players, ages 10 and up, and plays in about an hour.

Castle Panic is a cooperative tower defense game in which all of...

Funko Games, makers of the Funkoverse Games, has announced a whole raft of games:

Funkoverse: Marvel 100 4-Pack: This is a standalone game that can be used in conjunction with the Funkoverse Strategy Game. It includes the characters Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Black Panther. For further information, be sure and check the website here ;

Funkoverse: Marvel 101 Expansion: Unlike Funkoverse: Marvel 100, this is an expansion which must be combined with any Funkoverse 2-pack or 4-pack. This expansion contains The Great Titan, Thanos, and introduces the...